Mar'08
28
Project! Notes
Starting Point: Home
Ending Point: Macaulay Building
Issues: Dwell Time (Preeya), Cars vs Transit (Goldie), Street Safety, Length vs Cost (Vishal), Congestion, Biking, Access? (Lisa), Pedestrian Issues (Vishal)
Ideas:
Dodge Taxi
Cost of commute–Vishal buying ticket
Preeya waiting at the platform
Dr. P–Motorcycle race to stationRiding a bus–Hsi, dwelling and congestion
Speedometer showing speeds of different modes
For next week: everyone have […]
Mar'08
26
Plotline Ideas
I was thinking of having the group start from the MHC center and race to one common place (perhaps someone’s campus, or maybe the Grad Center) and taking different modes of transportation. There would be this pre-game where the winner gets to choose their method. The amazing race had some odd things (like eating a […]
Mar'08
20
Script Ideas and Suggested Scenes
I also agree with the idea of using a mixture of both the Amazing Race and 24. The suggestion of having a clock ticking away at the corner of the screen would work really well in the movie. It would be emphasizing the point that time is of the essence when we’re trying to get to class […]
Mar'08
20
structure of the script and some suggested scenes
I’ve seen neither the Amazing Race nor 24, but in my mind the first couple of scenes are of each of us stepping out of our doors with the times displayed in the corner. This initial scene will show all of us on a split screen. After this we will zoom into one of our […]
Mar'08
20
Script Ideas
I like Vishal’s “24″ idea. “24″ is a great action/spy/adventure show and I think it’ll translate quite well to our ideas. However, though this may be hard to implement, I would like to integrate some of the cinematography from Lost in Translation.
The director, Coppola, minimized the amount of dialogue in “Lost in Translation” and emphasized […]
Mar'08
19
5 Themes
1) Congestion – This theme was mentioned in a few of the posts and is of a major concern for NYC. From a pedestrian POV it would be easy to portray-we can just hold the camera and walk down 42nd street. With cars/transit we could do the same, just film during rush hour.
2) Limited access […]
Mar'08
19
Core Themes
These are some of the core themes I think the iMovie should cover:
Dwell Time for bus transit - Like everybody else is saying, dwell time is definitely a issue that many people fail to recognize as a problem.
Tardiness - I know that the trains are scheduled to come every some odd minutes, but rarely have […]
Mar'08
19
5 Core Themes
Here are some of my ideas for core themes:
1. Modes of transportation for different boroughs/ neighborhoods.
We can show that the way people travel really depends on where they are from. (People from Brooklyn and Manhattan can easily to take mass transit because it is available to them, whereas people from Staten island and New Jersey really have to […]
Mar'08
18
5 core themes
1) excessive car use because of haul length to subway
2) inefficient bus stations
3) long dwell time at subway and bus stops
4) passenger boarding time increases dwell time
5) street traffic lengthens travel time
Mar'08
18
Structure + Suggested Scenes
Intro should be letting everyone know whats going on in the film.
Intro scene - we could each get a 30-45 seconds. There could be a moving image of us in color, then a black and white still shot of the same picture, with writing on the side telling the audience our name, where we are, […]