Narrative

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Narrative - Poster

Sayings

1. yeah thats totally fine, just let me know
2. look, heres what i would do, next time you see her just say whats on your mind
3. yup, it'll get ya
4. i'm doing pretty good, you know: school, work, the usual
5. hey can you do me a favor? i'm late for class can you do my dishes?

Documentary Outline

INTRODUCTION:

Every city has its iconic structure, and Saint Joseph is at risk of losing hers. 

Years have rolled over the head of this town and the lighthouse has been there through it all. 

The North Pier lighthouse is located at the mouth of the Saint Joseph River as it pours out into Lake Michigan. It is admired by locals and by thousands of tourists each year. 

It is one of the oldest and last remaining working lighthouses on Lake Michigan and has been featured on a United States Postage Stamp.

HISTORY: 

• The mouth of the Saint Joseph River was explored by Pierre Marquette in ????. originally called “Newburypoint” in 1829, Saint Joseph was incorporated in 1834. The first lighthouse built there was built in 1831, and was the second lighthouse on Lake Michigan after Chicago, Illinois.
• The river was an important route the ran for well over 60 miles inland towards the fertile lands of southwestern michigan and northwestern indiana. 
• planners of the city of saint joseph once bragged that saint joseph would be as important as chicago on lake michigan
• When ore was discovered in Northern Michigan, lake michigan served as an important trade route for the midwest. 

• Other lighthouses were built after this first one, including one on the South Pier, one on the Saint Joseph bluff and the iconic one built on the north pier today (built in 1834). 

• The original lighthouse headquarters have been used by the Red Cross, American Cancer Society, and Society for Crippled Children, until the year 1955.

Lighthouse Today:

• Years were not kind to the St Joseph lighthouses, the City lost its first lighthouse in 1955, which was razed to make more room for parking.The original 1832 lighthouse, the lighthouse on the bluff and the South Pier lighthouse are all gone.

• In 2008, the Coast Guard declared the lighthouses on the Great Lakes as “non-essential” and funding ceased in 2013.
• The City of Saint Joseph was the only willing buyer for their lighthouse and the funding was too great for the city budget. 

Robert Judd (former mayor of Saint Joseph) and leading citizens have come together with a plan to restore the lighthouses.

PLAN :

Hazardous materials testing

Outer light stabilization

Critical repair of structures

Inner light and fog signal building repainting

Maintain safety

Structural repairs to outer light

Repairs to inner light and fog signal building: first floor, lantern and ventilation

Catwalk repair and repainting

Provide Safe access to structures

Complete rehabilitation, new doors and wiring of fog signal building and inner light interior

Fabricated ventilation parts and doors

Catwalk painting

Documentary Subjects

Michael Koch --

Michael Koch is the director for The Music Box, located at Box Factory for the Arts in Saint Joseph, Michigan. Koch's musical talent at one point landed him a record deal shortly after college. After releasing a record with the company and a national tour, Koch decided to leave the professional music industry to stay true to his art. He is now settled in Saint Joseph and spends his days teaching kids music in an unorthodox, off-beat fashion. His talents expand beyond music, as he starred in his first acting role as Rich Mullins in Ragamuffin in 2013.




Ambassador Andrew Bennett --

Andrew Bennett is Canada's first Ambassador of Religious Freedom, an appointment that is new to the Canadian government. Bennett, a faithful Eastern Catholic, has spend most of his life studying politics and religion. He has a PhD in Political Science from University of Edinburgh and teaches the history of religion at Augustine College in Ottawa, Ontario. Bennett's position in the government has him traveling worldwide to fight for religious freedom on behalf of Canada. Bennett has been involved in raising awareness for atrocities such as ISIS and the unrest in eastern Ukraine.




David N Brown --

Dr. David Brown is the founder of Vision Outreach International, a small non-profit organization dedicated to serving the blind poor worldwide. The idea for VOI began in 2000, when Brown was in rural Kenya serving as an ophthalmologist at Tenwek Hospital. Brown realized that a large majority of blindness in third world countries is caused by extreme cataracts, which are completely treatable and do not cause blindness in the US. Brown and his colleagues began to use an operating procedure that replaced a cataract lens with an artificial lens for less than $20. Brown has traveled around the world performing surgeries and teaching local hospitals how to combat cataracts.

Music Video Location Photos

Location 1 - EA Building

Location 2 - IUSB Campus outside:

Location 3  -  Parking Garage:

Location 4 - Wes's Apartment

Location Scout Survey 

(attach location photos)

Project Name: Music Video

Completed by: October 1

Scout Date & Time: Sept 29 / Oct 1

Location address: 

IUSB

1700 W Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN 46615

Day and time of shoot:

Location description (interior/ exterior):

Interior: 

1. Student apartment (small, kitchenette, bedroom, small living room, natural/artificial lighting)

2. EA Building (new stairways, hallways, natural/artificial lighting)

Exterior:

1. Main campus mall (pathways, trees/landscaping, grass)

2. Parking Garage (3 levels, concrete, mostly artificial lighting, pavement slanted)

Describe the scene and action. How many people are on camera?

Each scene varies as needed. There will be two people on camera for the majority of the time. Shots in the apartment at the beginning will be just Brady. 

How much space is needed?

Action shots (any running/romping) will require a lot of space. Shots at the end and beginning (where Brady is alone) will require less space

Will the action be shot from one or multiple locations?

Multiple locations

Is there off-screen space available? yes

What are the light levels and sources of light? How does this impact your scene?

Further scouting will be done to see if there is a need for a light package at Wes's apartment. A light package will be used in the parking garage. Outside shots will use natural light.

Are you recording sound? Are there any issues to be aware of?

No sound.

Is there any special equipment needed?

No.

Are there any concerns that need to be addressed about shooting at this location?

If we shoot at a retail store, we will need to comply with the store's desires for how we shoot.

Other notes:

Emotion Video

Emotion Video 1 from Davis Brown on Vimeo.

Emotion Pictures -- Fear

Brainstorming -- 9/10/14

1. Music Video

Control  --  watching life

A man discovers that he can control his world with a remote control. He can pause/play actions, change his location/meal/car with the channel changer, and mute annoying sounds/people. Just like TV, he is unable to communicate with the world around him--even if he shouts. As he grows increasingly lonely, he briefly wonders what pushing the power button would do. in the last frame of the video, as he begins to touch the power button, everyone looks at him for the first time.

2. Documentary

Greenbush Brewery  --  a Michigan success story

Motivated by recent unemployment and inspired by a cheap brew kit he received as a gift, Scott Sullivan launched what is now Greenbush Brewing Company, one of the most popular brewers in the Midwest. Sullivan, with no formal brewing experience, taught himself his own eclectic style of brewing beer, all fueled with the Greenbush slogan in mind: good beer wins. Greenbush Brewery has transformed the small, dwindling town of Sawyer, Michigan into a hot spot for beer lovers and a success story for the state of Michigan.

3. Narrative

The Blue Line   --   being strangers together

The narrative follows the lives of four random strangers and documents all the steps leading up to when they come together on public transit. The piece works with the separate story-lines of each person: the emotions, thoughts, and problems of each individual. Each character develops with limited dialogue. The piece ends with the four individuals sitting together on the bus, all going different places for different reasons, never knowing the significance of those sitting next to them and never to see each other again.