VLVL Ditzah

[jbor]

on 11/1/04 7:35 AM, Terrance wrote:

> To establish and maintain 24fps would have
>> taken money. 
> 
> They would need some money, but more importantly they would need
> Capital, not necessarily in the form of money. See page 247 where Sledge
> is tinkering with a generator and the generously funded Film Arts
> Department equipment is in finders keepers. They could tap into the
> power grid and they could raid the film departments of college campuses
> ... a car here, a van there, a donation, a find, a gift (one of
> Frenesi's cameras was given her by Sasha).  It seems to me that the text
> is emphasizing that they went about scuffling to keep the thing up and
> running ... there cars and equipment are not in great shape. They were
> willing to risk their lives. They were willing to rip off whatever
> wasn't nailed down to get the film, the light, the shot, the image.

Yes, Frenesi is depicted as quite fearless on a number of occasions, and DL,
and Howie and Sledge, take quite a few risks also.

But Ditzah and Zipi? Do the Pisks WORK? How do they support themselves? Zipi
knows about shopping.

It's not a major drama one way or the other. I find that there are enough
hints in the text to say that the Pisks, who established 24fps along with
Frenesi's one camera, come from a privileged background, and that this is a
deliberate aspect of the satire. I'm not convinced by their talk about "Film
equals sacrifice" and the battle fatigues and the spray paint, particularly
when it's juxtaposed against their kvetching about shopping and pastries.

best