Monday, September 24, 2007

hello all, well here is most of the overview, there will be more articles

Acid Park: A Legend

who or what is it about?
The mythology and truth surrounding acid park and vollis simpson

what story will it be?
the story will about the different myths that circulate even to this day. from college ghost stories to revenge scenarios, we will break down each one visually, trying to weed out the truth that exists

Five people to interview
Town sheriff
Town librarian/historian
Witnesses to the paranormal
Vox pop (2 or 3) locations
Vollis Simpson
Carol Simpson (Vollis' daughter)
Resident of nearby house in legend

how will you communicate this film stylistically/filmically?
we will communicate this film through many differing images: 16 mm black and white, Super 8 mm color (aged and new), Digital SLR Camera (Nikon D80), 35 mm SLR camera, mini-dv (amateur and professional), rephotography and projection experimentation. All of these techniques will be used to tell this story in levels and segments in an experimental fashion. Also many different types of audio capture will be implemented. The use of vox pop will be crucial to the telling of legend aspect.

drama at film's core
the direct confrontation of the legend and myth of acid park and the ensuing story's real and actual origin.

here are some articles: there are more to come also jm

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48923
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthemap/html/travelogue_artist_7.htm?true
http://www.smm.org/sln/vollis/

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