| Ithaca College Television (ICTV) Producers: Christopher Burt Christopher Cucci Sarah Justine Woodhouse Busking the Big Apple (pilot) documents the life of individuals who earns a living through busking, also known as street performing. Busking is the act of performing live in a public place to entertain people. Through taking a cinéma vérité approach, we captured many of these performers in their attempt to make a living wage performing. We wish to bring attention to a New York City subculture that often goes unnoticed; a hidden subculture that reinvigorates us with color and life in contrast to a concrete gray environment. This short piece promotes the understanding of music in the community, even if it is on the streets of a concrete jungle, for it humanizes the our individualistic isolated society. Music in unconventional locations breaks apart our daily routine, creating a rich human experience. It may be a man drumming on a bucket in a tunnel, the sound of a Kena flute echoing off downtown skyscrapers, or a man strumming a guitar in his underwear. The video you see here is a cut specifically created for the 2009 Association of Higher Education Campus Television Administrators Student Production Awards. The original piece is a 15minute pilot. Please contact info@smallscaleprodctions.com for more information. Living in New York City during the summer, Producer Chris Cucci became fascinated with individuals who performed on subways, street corners, and in parks. After ... |
