[summer]

In a statement of support for Project Rebirth, New York Governor, George Pataki, said, "It is my hope that this film will serve as a reminder for future generations of how the unbreakable spirit of America rose to new levels in the aftermath of those horrific attacks."

"Many years from now our children will ask how we were able to heal from such catastrophic events," Producer Solomon added, "and we hope that our film may help to answer that question."

I don't know if any of you saw the news segment on MSNBC last night about this film project, but the footage they have already shot is incredible. I wish they had a link of it on the project's web site, and hopefully they will.

IMO, this is a theme and lesson plan the NEA should have promoted to teachers: the theme of rebuilding, of how our country heals, and how hard American people are working to make it happen.

Children are fascinated by flip books of animation, and this project is like a giant animated rebuilding of the WTC, which, when completed, will show in only 20 minutes how the rebuilding was done. Students now in elementary school will be able to see this completed film when they graduate high school.

I am truly curious: Did anyone catch this on MSNBC, and if so, what did you think of the footage and the idea?

[summer]

FYI.

[finnman69]

The cameras will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, capturing 288 frames of footage a day

The first 3-5 years will be awful boring as there will be NO action at all. The WTC site wont be rebuilt for 10 years. Hope they have a lot of film.

[BigBobber]

Hopefully this will give the powers-that-be some incentive to commission a building worthy of this site. Not those wimpy non-descript 60-story boxes they floated around a few months ago.

"Bring me men to match my mountains"

2002 redux:

"Bring me buildings to match my men"

[Alberta's Child]

Did anyone catch this on MSNBC, and if so, what did you think of the footage and the idea?

I didn't see this, and I wouldn't really have any interest in seeing it. Something about it just strikes me the wrong way -- I don't like the idea of making a public spectacle of a disaster/crime scene like this.

For what it's worth, they could have gotten the same "stunning" impact by posting cameras around any major construction site in the world. In some cases it would be even better than what they're proposing here -- you could even see them demolish one building on purpose, then build another one in its place.

[PJ-Comix]

I saw a funny cartoon recently. It showed the various building plans for ground zero and they ALL had those indisguishable rectangular glass box high rise buildings.

[3catsanadog]

Cool.

[nunya bidness]

It's a small world. I worked with my friend Tom Lappin (Dir. of Photography) on Whit's (Whitaker) student film before he graduated.

[windchime]

Thank you, Summer! I did not see the MSNBC segment, but will watch this weekend for a repeat. I have the Project Rebirth site bookmarked!

The concept sounds breathtaking! I'm imagining photography depicting growth/rebirth of the site much as time-lapse photography shows growth from a seedling to a plant.

Sounds accompanying the "rebirth" are also a necessity and I'm glad they're being included. I went to Ground Zero in late October/early November and sound (and sometimes lack of it) was very much a part of the experience.

This film seems to be intended as a documentary fit for a time capsule to describe who and what we are. Marvelous idea and I want to see the finished product!