This video is sort of a subtweet about some art twitter discourse. But I wanted to respond in video form rather than in written form so that you wouldn't misinterpret my words. Also not linking the discourse directly because I don't want to dogpile on the inspiration for my thoughts. But here are three ideas that I wanted to share with artists for us to keep in our brains as we go into the new year.
Raccoon City
August 7, 2015
I swear, the Walking Dead crew needs to get their asses up here and film some scenes in White Flint. It's absolutely perfect for a zombie apocalypse set. It's also pretty dangerous from the looks of it.
Sooooooo maybe not such a good idea.
MOUSE OVER
Finger across the throat means death!
PANEL 1
Bodie looks through the entrance glass.
BODIE
Kane, does “White Flint” mean Raccoon City in some language that I don’t know?
KANE (on the phone)
Nah, man. It’s just a dead mall.
PANEL 2
Shot of the decrepit interior.
BODIE
Dude, there’s dead and there’s apocalyptic.
KANE (on the phone)
Well, it’s been dead for years. In spirit, anyway. Now it’s a physical embodiment of its sadness.
PANEL 3
Cecily walks up.
CECILY
Oh, hey, Bodie. I was hoping to catch you before… uh… well, before you saw this.
BODIE
Gotta run, Kane. Hey, Cecily. Um, did you know that your mall is dead?
PANEL 4
Cecily nervously replies and gestures to Lord & Taylor.
CECILY
Weeeeelll, uh, we’re still here.
MOUSE OVER
Finger across the throat means death!
PANEL 1
Bodie looks through the entrance glass.
BODIE
Kane, does “White Flint” mean Raccoon City in some language that I don’t know?
KANE (on the phone)
Nah, man. It’s just a dead mall.
PANEL 2
Shot of the decrepit interior.
BODIE
Dude, there’s dead and there’s apocalyptic.
KANE (on the phone)
Well, it’s been dead for years. In spirit, anyway. Now it’s a physical embodiment of its sadness.
PANEL 3
Cecily walks up.
CECILY
Oh, hey, Bodie. I was hoping to catch you before… uh… well, before you saw this.
BODIE
Gotta run, Kane. Hey, Cecily. Um, did you know that your mall is dead?
PANEL 4
Cecily nervously replies and gestures to Lord & Taylor.
CECILY
Weeeeelll, uh, we’re still here.