Author: j.tlaczani

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Final cut

Young Love is a video poem focused on two young parents in Queens, NY. This is an insight into two minutes of their everyday lives.

1. NYC asylum seeker crisis, from the Mayor’s Office POV

I interned at the Mayor’s office last year and I have a connection in the office of immigrant affairs and to an emergency director in the community affairs unit. The documentary would focus on the toll that the crisis has had on the NYC local government and their departments/agencies since their funds had to relocated to provide for the new arrivals. Documentary would include interview from city officials and NYC residents.

2. NYC asylum seeker crisis, from the seekers themselves

This option would be using all of the available data that the city has available online, with interviews of individual asylum seekers. The objective would be to hear personal stories on how/why they chose to come to NYC.

3. MTA Crimes

It seems like there has been an uprise of violence and crime in MTA train stations. The documentary would focus on the types of crimes that has occurred so far, how the MTA attempts to make the train stations safer, and any legislation/rules that have been introduced to address crime. Feedback would ideally be from MTA workers or daily commuters.

I believe the film best aligns with the story’s basic frameworks. It loosely follows a theme, motivation and dramatic arc. Within the first couple of minutes the viewer can grasp that the theme which is effects of war by showing the Z tank, explosions, fighter jets and presidential messages from President Putin and President Volodymyr. It speaks to the gravity of the national conflict.

The motivation behind the film is to show other nations what is happening in local neighborhoods , how Russia is invading Ukraine, and as one of the doctors put it to show proof of how vile Putin’s actions are to children and women. The dramatic arc includes minimal background of what Ukraine has been facing for years, how Russia plans to invade Ukraine cities by force and violence. There are many rising points such as where the journalist and the doctors are being targeted by Russian tanks that are attempting to take over the last hospital where they are trying to save lives. However, there is no denouncement, turning point or falling action in regards to the war(the bigger picture), for the journalist he finds safe passage back home but the lives of the local residents are still in danger.

It was difficult matching the film to a framework since there is a lot that is still going on as we speak and the film shows only the POV of Ukraine and not Russia. 

Watching the film was emotionally and mentally devastating, the most shocking part was in the beginning where an ambulance comes into the hospital giving chest compressions to a toddler. As the doctors were trying to revive him, I was emotionally distraught. I have heard snippets of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the news but I was not aware that innocent residents were being killed/targeted. It’s difficult going back to live my “normal” life when atrocities are taking place in Ukraine.

Working Title: A Closer Look at The Bronx

Topic: Showing the differences in the North vs South Bronx

The Bronx is one of the poorest congressional districts in the US, I want to focus on the poor & wealthy.

The highlights would be the differences in certain neighborhoods, parks & building structures. More specifically, the different layouts of the neighborhoods and the different ways of living in both areas.

Some of the neighborhoods I would like to focus on are in the South Bronx: Hunt Points, Fordham Rd, 149 Street and on the flip side the wealthy neighborhoods like Riverdale, Castle Hill and Pelham Bay.

Opening shot: “Welcome to the Bronx” sign or rooftop shot

Other shots: buildings, businesses(differences in restaurants, food vendors, street vendors), sidewalks(differences in sanitation practices), driving roads(double parking, lack of parking), neighborhoods, train stop posts, buses,

Music: not sure yet

Editing: fast-pace video comparisons, possibly side to side

10-shot assignment

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