This film that my group and I are making is called Rooftop Legends. It documents the history of Graffiti and the making of the Graffiti on this Rooftop and how it all collides into one story about the controversial art form. The 1st semester project has been a success so far, my team and I finished our films trailer. In order to get the footage we needed to complete the trailer we had to go on the roof of our school and film almost everyday to have a variety of footage. My team and I also needed to get an interview from the curator of the roof so we had to first come up with question to ask him and find out when he was available to be interviewed, that was a difficult process coming up with the right questions to ask and getting the oh so busy Jesse Pais to be interviewed for our film. The most grueling process out of the trailer was editing it on imovie and finding which footage looked best, the trailer is mostly filmed in fish eye and switches to wide angle for the interview.
Now for the 3rd quarter, my team and I need to figure out how to complete the whole film and what we are trying to convey to our audience. The key to my groups success is if we come to class, staying on task during class, remember to bring materials needed, and communication is #1 key to success because if someone in the group doesn't like what we are doing, it is important for us to discuss the issue and find a solution.
Rooftop Legends is located on the roof of the Seward Park Campus school. Rooftop Legends is one of the largest street art shows in New York City. Jesse Pais, is dean at New Design High School, which is one of 5 schools in the building. He is also the founder of Rooftop Legends. He started Rooftop Legends when he was asked to do a credit recovery program on the history of hip-hop. He originally planned on taking students to the Graffiti Hall of Fame in Harlem but it was going under construction as it only contained a minimum amount of tags and throw up’s. He decided that the roof of Seward Park would be a good place for graffiti. He created Rooftop Legends. The roof contains over 60 pieces of graffiti, and every year it is updated with new graffiti. People are allowed to explore and view the art. When people enter the roof, all they can see and touch is pure art from corner to corner. We would like to welcome you to, Rooftop Legends.
This movie is really interesting because the actors were not trained actors. They were just people from everyday life. But yet they were able to act 10000 times better than any actor who has been training for years (in my opinion). The movie is set in the Louisiana, and these people live in a bayou community cut off by the rest of the world by a levee. The main character is Hushpuppy a six year old living with her sickly hot-tempered father. The story follows them throughout a storm that makes their whole community become underwater, and very few survive. You have to watch the trailer to find out the rest! This movie has a mythical and optimistic feel to it, and you will definitely cry towards the end of the movie.
