I. Introduction
A. Sound of rushing water possibly layered over “Colors of the Wind”
II. Route and Colors
A. Begin at the Redhouse
i. Red: clip of rosebush
ii. Talk about past community
iii. “The area you see now was formed after decades of development”
B. Turn off tape recorder and walk across the street to small park area
i. Brown: look at the contrast between the Brown original buildings, the Warehouse, the large red wall, the pink newer office buildings
1. note the awkwardness of the layout, especially with the sculptures
ii. White: Syracuse Train graveyard in the distance. “Much like the Vanderbilt train station used to thrive and be a hub of commerce in the community, the Creek used to be clean.”
iii. White: Mushroom sound clip
C. Stay to the left and have first sight of the Creek
i. Black: Fence barrier. Use quotation from Creek walk engineer
1. contrast between the new industrial barrier and the chain link fence
ii. Blue: Beer bottle label on the side of the creek
1. pollution - possibly mention treatment facility
2. keep walking on the street, talk about Beer and bar industry in Armory Square
D. Interview one of the local shops and businesses briefly along the street
i. Pink (?) : signs on chocolate store
1. briefly talk to business owner for personal anecdote
E. Reach the end of street and cross the road to bench area
i. Green: “Notice the familiar, ubiquitous green of Starbucks.” Mention the development of the area, trying to remain nostalgic for the past. The buildings are a fake brick exterior that attempt to look like the true old buildings of Armory Square.
ii. Mention the shot clock in front of them
iii. Look at old pictures of the area
iv. Beige (?): Look at the Most buildling. Notice the medieval architecture of the building
1. The Most is a center for science but has no mention of the Creek and the citizens remain woefully ignorant about it
a. Cue Mitchell sound clip
F. Turn around and walk back towards Redhouse
i. Play clip of Piano Lady - mention of Syracuse community
ii. Silver: Walk past Sushi restaurant and look into mirror. “Check yourself out. Is it windy out?”
G. Walk back and take final look at the creek. Look down at the Graffiti and on the steady erosion of the ground beneath it. How quickly the rapid water of the channelized stream is flooding the landscape.
i. Magenta: the graffiti on the wall. Mention the neglect of the creek.
ii. Possibly interview a Graffiti artist
iii. Look at picture of the creek in the unchannelized portion and how the creek could look.
H. Walk back to Redhouse. Cue music.
1 comment:
Hi folks,
I'm intrigued by the different themes and colors you have pulled together. I think it will take much more time than you expect, and you may have to make it longer then cut the excess, just like writing a paper.
The problem is, this isn't a script. It's an outline. You need to start making the details more explicit right away. Right now, it's hard to tell which interviews you are planning to use, what the voice-over will be, how long it will be or what special considerations and directions you'll have to give the listener. The sooner you can start to make this more detailed, the more successful your finished piece.
If you want the listener to stop the recording, best to make more than one track. They could press "pause" but if something goes wrong it will be hard to find their place again.
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