Controlled city: Creating Rooftop During the pandemic time, every public space is under strict control, leading to the disappearance of many daily narrations. While rooftop, as a place between private and public space, might be “created” in a new narration.   Footage & Drawings [Act I] Scene A (15s): Dormitory (Start with Black screen, the sound of typing, clicking the mouse, and background music) Jane is crouching in the chair, wearing earphones, and surfing the website when she notices the news that “West and Central District Harbor will be shut down temporarily because of the anti-pandemic requirement of government”, She

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Synopsis We have really taken overhead bridges for granted. It creates a controlled space for us as it controls the pathway, the safety and the weather. We tend to think that we are in control of the path we step onto, but are we controlling the path, or is the path controlling us?  Overhead footbridges have been providing convenient and safe pedestrian traffic over dangerous areas like steep terrains, streams, and eventually vehicular traffic. However, some have realised the true intention behind the bridges may be “control”. Overhead footbridges are attractive to developers for their ability to concentrate transit, commerce,

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Fast City by Yi Ko (Danny) Wo Storyboard Frame 1 – Room brightens as sunrises for another day in a “fast city”. Frame 2 – Shower Frame 3 – Boiling water for coffee and drinking. Frame 4 – Sound of stove turning on for making breakfast. Frame 5 – Flipping through the channel while eating breakfast. Frame 6 – Quick smoke before leaving the house. Frame 7 – Washing dishes. Frame 8 – Leaving the house. Frame 9 – Lobby of the housing estate (apartment building – it is hard to find actual housing estates in Taipei). Script for frame

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