Here are some of the ideas I came up with while watching "Paris is Burning." These are my musings on how to relate the things I watch to how I choose to construct Travel Queeries. I have also written notes on perspectives and shots I liked.
-Having the characters explain what the film is about
-Showing people b-roll then introducing themselves
-Explaining what queer is, many different perspectives, similar to explaining what "the ball is."
-The various aspects of queer identity broken up into categories like sex, political, theory, combine this with animation sequences to tie it all together.
-Break dancing derives from Egyptian hieroglyphics and gymnastics
-Really intense intersection of oppression, homophobia, sexism and racism. Speech about trying to be white and rich, this being in the ultimate goal. Seduced by power.
-The domination of capitalism in the 80's, how the balls went from "what you can create to what you can acquire,"designers verses fashion
-"Everything is drag, all outfits, all roles, all identities"
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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