VLVL Ditzah

[Terrance]

jbor wrote:
> 
> 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.

I agree.  I like the car fetish connection.