ANALYSIS OF FILM 2.2 'THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY'

Here are some sheets that analyse the film made for Project 2.2, which I presented in December.  The diagram at the top is a chronogram, trying to incorporate time and sound whilst the other sheets analyse the camera movement within each scene.

CHRONOGRAMS FOR EARLIER FILMS

I have created some chronograms for previous films that were made last term after realising that apart from the film themselves, I hadn't actually documented them for the portfolio...

CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CITY

I have created some images of the cells 'stuck' within the city. Some are more successful than others, but in creating these images I've realised that each cell, depending on where and how they land, will all have a different affect on their new surroundings and also the programme that they will hold. Some may land in open spaces where they can become independent structures, whilst others may collide with existing buildings, possibly damaging them, and so their new programme has to take into consideration the surrounding programmes.  Depending on where they land within the city, one may become a homeless person's shelter whilst another may become a state of the art gallery. The location of the cells within the city is integral to their success.

15 YEARS LATER...

The use of the panopticon to 'observe' the banks has, over 15 years, succeeded.  Combined with advances in technology, where the walker and googler are able to access information easily, the panopticon, is no longer needed. Because of this, over a number of years, with nobody to maintain or control the movement of the cells, they begin to loose momentum and direction and start to become embedded within the built environment.  It is here, stuck between the city, that the cells begin to take on a new life, and also the structure that used to house the cells, also begins to take on a new meaning and programme.

The diagram below shows, how over a number of years, less and less cells return to the structure as they become 'stuck' within the city.

STRUCTURE IN USE

The following images show how the cells move out of the structure and also how the panopticon is constantly changing through out the day with cells entering and exiting.

STRUCTURE

As I continued with the project, I found myself taking the panopticon as a physical object on site more than a theoretical one. Unsure what to do, I decided to create a simple structure for the panopticon on site, where it begins to interact with the existing environment.  With a permanent structure in place, it is a constant reminder to the banks that they are being watched.

The structure from the walker's point of view.

The structure when all cells are in place, when some have moved across the city and when it is empty.

SHAPE AND SCALE OF THE PANOPTICON WITHIN THE CITY

Following the crit in December, one of the references that was give to me was Super Studio's Continuous Monument.  When looking at this piece of work, it made me question, not only the role of the panopticon within the city, but also the scale, shape and programme.  

 

Does the panopticon act as a boundary for the entire city? Or does one exist within each borough?

If one exists within each borough, are they all physically connected? Does it have to be restricted to the circular shape or can it, for example, follow the river Thames, which would allow the 'cells' to move, and to observe both the north and south of the city?

How will the structures look when the cells are all moving across the city?