Suburban RED
Suburban RED is a project that I worked on while living with and caring for my elderly mother. It was a teaching tool that I used to show various aspects of film production for a cinematic storytelling class that I taught at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. For this class I would bring in examples of the storyboard production, the creation of props and set design and the various stages of editing and special effects - a style of effects known as "practical effects," meaning, effects that were constructed and photographed rather than built solely in the computer (CGI).
With this project, I had several goals. To tell a story, which became a story with various chapters - each chapter correlating with each new semester. To generate imagery that I can use for photographic and video art production. To have a creative project to do in the home while with my mother: self-care as I did home-care. To collaborate and interact with family members and friends during my time in suburban Sunnyvale - hence the title.