An exploration of street lamps, crime cinema, and disappearing worlds.
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Music by Tyler Floyd
https://www.tylerfloydaudio.com/
The Greatest Long Take You've Never Seen: https://youtu.be/FpQyVYyLYEA
Why The Ring Didn't Use Color Grading: https://youtu.be/d3Eg9fo4c_M
Additional Attributions:
10:14 - Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) [voiceover clip]
https://youtu.be/RWsR7y5N8NI?si=b20CPpdjQValkXOg
More information on the "moonlight towers" referenced at 3:20:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDiXNsWQzD0
Citations:
Moro, Francisco García. “The Death and Life of Hong Kong’s Illegal Façades.” ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 2020, Art. 2.
https://ajar.arena-architecture.eu/articles/10.5334/ajar.231
Yaldız, Esra et al. “Loss Of City Identities In The Process Of Change: The City Of Konya-Turkey.” Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 140, 2014, 221-233.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814033394?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=85a5eddfb8e8635a
Links & Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ANmoA7lCAmisjmmSesq1wJeM9pHVzrXTcbRbYzA5TU/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:59 Part 1: Street Lights & The Color of Crime
11:03 Part 2: Collateral & The Rise of Neon
15:54 Part 3: LEDs & The Loss of Identity
23:46 Conclusion