Final Project, Final Stretch

So it comes to this, my last piece of work due for Internet Studies. And while it certainly isn’t a thirty page philosophy behemoth; it’s no slouch of an assignment either. So what does the final project entail? Well basically, a 1500-2000 word essay with a specific theme and question with which to answer; and secondly, a 3-5 minute movie (made with windows movie maker or the like) which is supposed to illustrate some aspect of the more public aspect to life in Durban.

For the essay, I will stick close to the topic. And as this essay asks a question to which is looking for a specific (in a sense) answer, that is, every student got the same topic for which to write their essay; I will make sure I maintain a decent structure and composition. This will hopefully increase the strength of that of the essay’s argument and conclusion, and even more so, it will help in guiding my idea for the movie. Because while most are basing their essays upon their movies, I am basing my movie more upon the themes highlighted in the essay.

In order to write the essay, I concentrated on the duties to the filling of rights such that a state of equality is achieved for all citizens. So by concentrating on our Constitutional Bill of Rights, as well as the Mamphela Ramphele, I have attempted to bring up many of the rights and roles of citizens of South Africa. This is then compared to the role of a movie maker, and by extension my role; however, this does not completely answer the question at hand. So, by including my movie ideas and structure, a comparison is made between my movie and that of the general movie maker.

For the movie, I have chosen the topic/theme of the clear disparity in services, wealth and infrastructure. I will do this by creating a driven comparison between multiple circumstances and scenarios of disparity in the lives of Durbanites. And more than that, the failings of the government. Such as pressure as applied by large population increases.

So in the process of making the movie, I took pictures and located online images that would compliment by comparison. Such that the images would draw comparisons between the extremes in the cases of: housing, business and services etc. Then by means of subtle and hard cues, containing specific connotative questions, I aim to deliver my point behind the essay. The point being that the government elect needs to equalise the situation, but more than that, needs to focus on the less fortunate on a much more serious way.