First image- video of a group writing the title Chalk Art in the Quad in front of the stairs with just the chalk art visible in the morning and the workers constantly going on and off screen.
Transitions- fade to black and
Effects- fast forward. Make the video speed through the production of the Chalk Art title.
Voiceover- no voice over
Soundtrack- Drums based sound with the high hat and bass more prominent.
Second image- images of chalk art around the campus, starting at the cathedral and ending at the towers.
Transitions-
Effects- focus in on one image, screen in and then focus out on the next and repeat.
Voiceover- Chalk art or graffiti chalk has been around the university system since the first eventually developing in the histories of universities around the world as both a blessing and a curse.
Soundtrack- softer music maybe piano or classical music
Third image- Show photos of the different types of chalk art available meaning explicit photos, slogans, university pride, and party locations.
Transitions-
Effects-
Voiceover- Chalk art is used as a means of communication across largely concrete campuses. The messages can sometimes be explicit or harmless, challenge the university or cheer on the university on. The University of Pittsburgh’s chalk art is no different from other universities; it tells messages of when and where events are taking place, displays slogans for upcoming elections, and makes comments towards the success of the university’s sports teams.
Soundtrack- play hard scratchy loud guitar, then switch to a song that sounds like the university fight song.
About Me
- Emily Doerfler
- Writing connected to the Visual Learning Community and Jamie Bianco's seminar in composition class at the University of Pittsburgh. wiki-http://emilydoerfler.pbwiki.com/
Monday, November 3, 2008
video contract for interviewees
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Revised Script
Chalk art or graffiti chalk art has been around the university system for as long time eventually developing over time to become in histories of universities around the world a blessing and a curse. Chalk art is used as a means of communication across largely concrete campuses. The messages can sometimes be explicit or harmless, challenge the university or cheer on the university on. The University of Pittsburgh’s chalk art is no different from other universities; it tells messages of when and where events are taking place, displays slogans for upcoming elections, and makes comments towards the success of the university’s sports teams. But like any other university there are times where the chalk art becomes graffiti chalk, and it no longer is a contributing part of the university but a bleak spot on an otherwise white canvas.
The main spectrum of chalk art on the University of Pittsburgh campus is located around the Cathedral, in the Quad, and around the Towers. All of these places provide the greatest amount of viewers in the shortest time. The locations are both sought after for the amount of viewers and to comply with the wishes of the university. The university may not have a strict no chalk art policy but it does dictate some control over the content and location of the chalk art. Chalk art is to be non-explicit and only in certain areas that are either easily removed through wear and tear during the day, the elements, or a simple blast of a hose.
All the work that goes into chalk art and it is simply washed away in a matter of minutes. (show video of chalk art production outside the cathedral). The first step to creating chalk art is to have a clear concise idea of what needs to be written down and where. Then the next step is to pick up a piece of chalk and begin to write the message down as large as possible in the space provided.
So why is chalk art essential to the university system and what influence does it have on the student body? Lambda Sigma recently created chalk art around the campus advertising free food and fun on October 30th. Lambda Sigma said…(use interview recording or if the information from this interview is insufficient use the interview recording from Sigma Chi or Haunted Holland).
Chalk art is not just messages, it is an important part of university culture both good and bad. The chalk art may disappear after a time but, like any performance art piece, it can leave a lasting impression on those who have seen it and allowed it to influence them.
The main spectrum of chalk art on the University of Pittsburgh campus is located around the Cathedral, in the Quad, and around the Towers. All of these places provide the greatest amount of viewers in the shortest time. The locations are both sought after for the amount of viewers and to comply with the wishes of the university. The university may not have a strict no chalk art policy but it does dictate some control over the content and location of the chalk art. Chalk art is to be non-explicit and only in certain areas that are either easily removed through wear and tear during the day, the elements, or a simple blast of a hose.
All the work that goes into chalk art and it is simply washed away in a matter of minutes. (show video of chalk art production outside the cathedral). The first step to creating chalk art is to have a clear concise idea of what needs to be written down and where. Then the next step is to pick up a piece of chalk and begin to write the message down as large as possible in the space provided.
So why is chalk art essential to the university system and what influence does it have on the student body? Lambda Sigma recently created chalk art around the campus advertising free food and fun on October 30th. Lambda Sigma said…(use interview recording or if the information from this interview is insufficient use the interview recording from Sigma Chi or Haunted Holland).
Chalk art is not just messages, it is an important part of university culture both good and bad. The chalk art may disappear after a time but, like any performance art piece, it can leave a lasting impression on those who have seen it and allowed it to influence them.
notes and annotations
Graffiti chalk art has been condemned on its content not on its use. Graffiti chalk art is less likely to be condemned on its location, due to the nature that it washes or wears away rather quickly. Most examples of disciplinary action for graffiti chalk art have been due to what is written. These cases mostly consist of graffiti art where expletives were used or crude obscene drawings were displayed. There have been rare cases, from different parts of the world, where graffiti chalk has been condemned for other reasons. In Bangor, a small university city in the United Kingdom, two girls were fined for creating chalk art of rainbows and hearts. The girls were charged due to an increase in chalk graffiti around the university and it appears that any type of chalk art, even that which is in a residential area and made up of hearts and rainbows, is considered to be dangerous (“Girls”).
Chalk art is used to convey several different things in the university spectrum. The main use around the University of Pittsburgh Oakland Campus is to display times and places where events are being held. Chalk art is not limited to this idea in any means. It can be used as a form of protest, such as when the Georgetown University students used it to advertise their disagreement with the university’s policies on the Georgetown University apparel. The students used chalk art to advertise the sit in they had to protest the university’s policies on where, how, and who makes the university’s apparel. Chalk art was used to show anti-sweatshop slogans and it also should the names of the students involved in the sit-in (Williams).
Williams, Kristian. “Reflections on the Georgetown Sit-In.” Z Magazine. 01 May 1999. 30 Oct. 2008.
“Girls Fined for Pavement Drawings.” BBC News. 29 April 2007. 31 Oct. 2008..
Chalk art is used to convey several different things in the university spectrum. The main use around the University of Pittsburgh Oakland Campus is to display times and places where events are being held. Chalk art is not limited to this idea in any means. It can be used as a form of protest, such as when the Georgetown University students used it to advertise their disagreement with the university’s policies on the Georgetown University apparel. The students used chalk art to advertise the sit in they had to protest the university’s policies on where, how, and who makes the university’s apparel. Chalk art was used to show anti-sweatshop slogans and it also should the names of the students involved in the sit-in (Williams).
Williams, Kristian. “Reflections on the Georgetown Sit-In.” Z Magazine. 01 May 1999. 30 Oct. 2008
“Girls Fined for Pavement Drawings.” BBC News. 29 April 2007. 31 Oct. 2008.
interview scripts
Haunted Holland Advertisement Committee script
Q: Why did you choose to advertise the Haunted House in chalk form?
Q: Was there any specific reason you choose that particular location in the Quad?
Q: What were you hoping to gain by advertising the Haunted House there?
Q: Did you have any contact with Pals and Lambda Sigma in coordination to the chalk advertisement in the Quad?
Q: Do you think that advertising there brought the activity to the attention of more students?
Q: Who did the actual chalk writing, was it the Holland committee or the Pals and Lambda Sigma?
Q: (if they performed the actual chalk writing) Did you have to get permission to write the chalk message in the Quad?
Q: How long did it take to do the chalk writing?
Q: When did you make the chalk writing?
Q: Were you aware of any consequences that could arise from chalking the floor of the Quad?
Q: What do you think is the importance of the chalk writing around campus through your personal experiences with creating it and seeing its affects on activities?
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Q: What is the purpose of chalk messages when your fraternity creates them?
Q: Do you receive special permission from the school to create the chalk writings?
Q: Are you only aloud to put messages in certain areas and only aloud to write certain information down?
Q: What is the information usual present in a chalk writing?
Q: Do you feel that the chalk messages help to inform people of what is going on around the university?
Q: What is Sigma Chi’s personal policy on the use of chalk art?
Q: Who is actively involved in the creation of chalk art?
Q: When do they usually create the chalk writings both time of day, day, and occasion?
Q: Is it usually a group assignment or an individual assignment and why?
Lambda Sigma
Q: Lambda Sigma was recently involved with the chalk art in the Quad for Halloween correct?
Q: Was Lambda Sigma responsible for the creation of the multiple chalk drawings around the Cathedral and Towers advertising Free Food and Fun?
Q: Who created the chalk writings?
Q: Was it a joint effort with Pals and Haunted Holland?
Q: How long did it take to create the multiple chalk writings?
Q: Was special permission needed to create the chalk writings?
Q: What were the reasons for the locations?
Q: Why did you choose to advertise the Haunted House in chalk form?
Q: Was there any specific reason you choose that particular location in the Quad?
Q: What were you hoping to gain by advertising the Haunted House there?
Q: Did you have any contact with Pals and Lambda Sigma in coordination to the chalk advertisement in the Quad?
Q: Do you think that advertising there brought the activity to the attention of more students?
Q: Who did the actual chalk writing, was it the Holland committee or the Pals and Lambda Sigma?
Q: (if they performed the actual chalk writing) Did you have to get permission to write the chalk message in the Quad?
Q: How long did it take to do the chalk writing?
Q: When did you make the chalk writing?
Q: Were you aware of any consequences that could arise from chalking the floor of the Quad?
Q: What do you think is the importance of the chalk writing around campus through your personal experiences with creating it and seeing its affects on activities?
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Q: What is the purpose of chalk messages when your fraternity creates them?
Q: Do you receive special permission from the school to create the chalk writings?
Q: Are you only aloud to put messages in certain areas and only aloud to write certain information down?
Q: What is the information usual present in a chalk writing?
Q: Do you feel that the chalk messages help to inform people of what is going on around the university?
Q: What is Sigma Chi’s personal policy on the use of chalk art?
Q: Who is actively involved in the creation of chalk art?
Q: When do they usually create the chalk writings both time of day, day, and occasion?
Q: Is it usually a group assignment or an individual assignment and why?
Lambda Sigma
Q: Lambda Sigma was recently involved with the chalk art in the Quad for Halloween correct?
Q: Was Lambda Sigma responsible for the creation of the multiple chalk drawings around the Cathedral and Towers advertising Free Food and Fun?
Q: Who created the chalk writings?
Q: Was it a joint effort with Pals and Haunted Holland?
Q: How long did it take to create the multiple chalk writings?
Q: Was special permission needed to create the chalk writings?
Q: What were the reasons for the locations?
list of interviewees
Interviewees…
The Haunted Holland advertising Committee November 6th in the Holland Hall Lounge
Sigma Chi Fraternity Representative in Front of the Cathedral on November 8th
Lambda Sigma Representative in front of the Cathedral on November 9th
Dean of Students interview pending an opening in his schedule
The Haunted Holland advertising Committee November 6th in the Holland Hall Lounge
Sigma Chi Fraternity Representative in Front of the Cathedral on November 8th
Lambda Sigma Representative in front of the Cathedral on November 9th
Dean of Students interview pending an opening in his schedule
Production shots
Production shots…
Video of the creation of chalk art in front of the Cathedral of learning entrance early morning on November 7th.
Photos of examples of chalk art around the campus showing where the chalk art is located. Locations include around the Cathedral, in the Quad, and on the Sidewalks around the Towers. Some of the photos were already taken and others will be taken on Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th. The photos will be taken in the morning at 9, the afternoon at 12, and at night at 8.
Photos of chalk art as it begins to wear down. The photo locations will be around the Cathedral and around the Towers. The photos will be taken November 8th. Some will be taken at 8 in the morning, 12 in the afternoon, and 3 in the afternoon, 6 in the evening, and 8 at night.
Video of the fading chalk art over time. The photo would be taken outside the front entrance of the Cathedral of Learning, and it would be a combination of videos starting at 8 am and going till 10 am. It would show people walking over it and whatever elements, such as rain or wind, happen to be in affect that day. The video will be taken November 8th.
Video of interviews with the creators of the Haunted Holland chalk art. Video will be taken November 6th inside the upper lounge of Holland Hall at 8pm.
Recording of the morning sounds of Pittsburgh would take place at 7 pm November 7th by the Cathedral front entrance.
Video of the creation of chalk art in front of the Cathedral of learning entrance early morning on November 7th.
Photos of examples of chalk art around the campus showing where the chalk art is located. Locations include around the Cathedral, in the Quad, and on the Sidewalks around the Towers. Some of the photos were already taken and others will be taken on Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th. The photos will be taken in the morning at 9, the afternoon at 12, and at night at 8.
Photos of chalk art as it begins to wear down. The photo locations will be around the Cathedral and around the Towers. The photos will be taken November 8th. Some will be taken at 8 in the morning, 12 in the afternoon, and 3 in the afternoon, 6 in the evening, and 8 at night.
Video of the fading chalk art over time. The photo would be taken outside the front entrance of the Cathedral of Learning, and it would be a combination of videos starting at 8 am and going till 10 am. It would show people walking over it and whatever elements, such as rain or wind, happen to be in affect that day. The video will be taken November 8th.
Video of interviews with the creators of the Haunted Holland chalk art. Video will be taken November 6th inside the upper lounge of Holland Hall at 8pm.
Recording of the morning sounds of Pittsburgh would take place at 7 pm November 7th by the Cathedral front entrance.
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