Sunday, February 11, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Prototyping
Prototyping is the process of quickly putting together a working model (a prototype) in order to test various aspects of a design, illustrate ideas or features and gather early user feedback. Prototyping is often treated as an integral part of the system design process, where it is believed to reduce project risk and cost. Often one or more prototypes are made in a process of incremental development where each prototype is influenced by the performance of previous designs, in this way problems or deficiencies in design can be corrected. When the prototype is sufficiently refined and meets the functionality, robustness, manufacturability and other design goals, the product is ready for production.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototyping]
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I am not sure how am I going to build a working model for my project....I allways think prototyping it has something to do with a machine...is prototyping only for something tangible?
Ideas :
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I am not sure how am I going to build a working model for my project....I allways think prototyping it has something to do with a machine...is prototyping only for something tangible?
Ideas :
1.
Research
Story telling inspiration:
My Architect
David & Layla
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A film about Jewish - Muslim love relationship:
Movie on Jewish-Muslim love challenges taboos, provokes ire
A DOCUMENTARY FILM: JEWISH - CHRISTIAN
OUT OF FAITH examines the complex and emotionally charged issues surrounding assimilation and interfaith marriage. The film compels Jew and non-Jew alike to reconsider the classic query of “melting pot or salad bowl?” Does this country of immigrants gain its strength from homogeneity or heterogeneity; i.e., are we a salad bowl of numerous subcultures, gaining strength from our diversity, or are we a melting pot that achieves greatness through the creation of an amalgam of cultures?
On Out of Faith and Intermarriage: The Director's Perspective
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WHAT IS JUDAISM?
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. The religion of the ancient Hebrews and their descendants the Jews, it is based, according to the Hebrew Bible, on a covenant between God and Abraham about 2000 BCE, and the renewal of the covenant with Moses about 1200 BCE. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths, and it is one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. The values and history of the Jewish people are a major part of the foundation of other Abrahamic religions such as Christianity, Islam, as well as Samaritanism and the Bahá'í Faith. More About Judaism [wikipedia.org]
WHAT IS ISLAM?
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab, who later became one of the most influential religious and political figures in history. It is the second-largest religion in the world today, with an estimated 1.4 billion adherents, spread across the globe, known as Muslims.[1] Linguistically, Islam means submission, referring to the total surrender of one's self to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh) and His will, and a Muslim is "one who submits [his whole being] to God".[2] More About Islam [wikipedia.org]
MARRIAGE BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS (ISLAMIC LAW)
MARRIAGE WITH CHRISTIANS AND JEWS: The marriages between Muslim
men and CERTAIN non-Muslim women is allowed. However, certain
restricitions exist on such marriages, especially if they occur
in non-Muslim lands where Islamic law and religion is not
prevailing. More [jannah.org]
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WHO ARE THE SUNDANESE?
The Sundanese are an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 31 million. The word is frequently confused with the word "Sudanese", referring to the people of the country of Sudan, Africa. The Sundanese are heavily Muslim. They speak a distinct language which is also known as Basa Sunda. More about Sundanese people [wikipedia.org]
Original Belief System
Their beliefs formed the foundation of what is now called the original Sundanese religion. Although it is impossible to know for sure what these beliefs were, the best indications are found in the oldest epic poems (Wawacan) and among the remote Badui tribe. MORE [sunda.org]
WHO ARE JEWISH PEOPLE?
Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים, Yehudim; Yiddish: ייִדן, Yidn)[4] are members of the Jewish people, an ethnic group originating in the Israelites of the ancient Middle East. The ethnicity is strongly related to the religion of Judaism, and converts to Judaism are included among the Jewish people.
Although the total number of Jews is difficult to measure and is controversial, most authorities place the number between 12 and 14 million, the majority of whom live in the United States and Israel MORE ABOUT JEWISH PEOPLE [wikipedia.org]
My Architect
David & Layla
*****
A film about Jewish - Muslim love relationship:
Movie on Jewish-Muslim love challenges taboos, provokes ire
A DOCUMENTARY FILM: JEWISH - CHRISTIAN
OUT OF FAITH examines the complex and emotionally charged issues surrounding assimilation and interfaith marriage. The film compels Jew and non-Jew alike to reconsider the classic query of “melting pot or salad bowl?” Does this country of immigrants gain its strength from homogeneity or heterogeneity; i.e., are we a salad bowl of numerous subcultures, gaining strength from our diversity, or are we a melting pot that achieves greatness through the creation of an amalgam of cultures?
On Out of Faith and Intermarriage: The Director's Perspective
*****
WHAT IS JUDAISM?
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. The religion of the ancient Hebrews and their descendants the Jews, it is based, according to the Hebrew Bible, on a covenant between God and Abraham about 2000 BCE, and the renewal of the covenant with Moses about 1200 BCE. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths, and it is one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. The values and history of the Jewish people are a major part of the foundation of other Abrahamic religions such as Christianity, Islam, as well as Samaritanism and the Bahá'í Faith. More About Judaism [wikipedia.org]
WHAT IS ISLAM?
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab, who later became one of the most influential religious and political figures in history. It is the second-largest religion in the world today, with an estimated 1.4 billion adherents, spread across the globe, known as Muslims.[1] Linguistically, Islam means submission, referring to the total surrender of one's self to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh) and His will, and a Muslim is "one who submits [his whole being] to God".[2] More About Islam [wikipedia.org]
MARRIAGE BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS (ISLAMIC LAW)
MARRIAGE WITH CHRISTIANS AND JEWS: The marriages between Muslim
men and CERTAIN non-Muslim women is allowed. However, certain
restricitions exist on such marriages, especially if they occur
in non-Muslim lands where Islamic law and religion is not
prevailing. More [jannah.org]
*****
WHO ARE THE SUNDANESE?
The Sundanese are an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 31 million. The word is frequently confused with the word "Sudanese", referring to the people of the country of Sudan, Africa. The Sundanese are heavily Muslim. They speak a distinct language which is also known as Basa Sunda. More about Sundanese people [wikipedia.org]
Original Belief System
Their beliefs formed the foundation of what is now called the original Sundanese religion. Although it is impossible to know for sure what these beliefs were, the best indications are found in the oldest epic poems (Wawacan) and among the remote Badui tribe. MORE [sunda.org]
WHO ARE JEWISH PEOPLE?
Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים, Yehudim; Yiddish: ייִדן, Yidn)[4] are members of the Jewish people, an ethnic group originating in the Israelites of the ancient Middle East. The ethnicity is strongly related to the religion of Judaism, and converts to Judaism are included among the Jewish people.
Although the total number of Jews is difficult to measure and is controversial, most authorities place the number between 12 and 14 million, the majority of whom live in the United States and Israel MORE ABOUT JEWISH PEOPLE [wikipedia.org]
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Daughters Story
Daughters captures the struggle of faith and identity amidst three generations of Jewish women in my wife’s family. Her grandparents' journey took them from a small village in Romania to the Cuban Jewish community in Havana, then to the ethnic neighborhoods of Queens, NY and finally to a suburb of Tel-Aviv, Israel. If still alive, they might be shocked to know their own granddaughter unequivocally married a Muslim man from Indonesia--myself. Provocative and socially challenging, Daughters--a film by myself and about the life of my wife, Meital Rusdia--"the granddaughter," is a story about maintaining one’s individuality and the human right to find one’s own path while reconciling with and paying homage to a history encompassing one Diaspora after the next, in which starting over again from nothing was a way of life.
My wife’s grandparents lived a life with much suffering. They experienced war in Europe, political turmoil in Cuba, the immigrant struggle in the United States, until they finally achieved peace of mind and happiness during their final years in Israel. With their incredible life experiences came physical danger, persecution, poverty, hunger, illness, and the loss of a child. Yet they maintained a certain resilience throughout it all, which perhaps came from the strength of their Jewish identity. Likewise, my mother in-law, Cecille Hershkovitz, who was born shortly after her grandparents arrived in Cuba by boat, lived an idyllic childhood immersed in the tropical island culture of Havana. Today, she still remembers the warmth of the people and the rich Jewish community where she lived. Yet she also recalls the fear that spread during the Cuban Revolution--army planes flying overhead, military searches in her house, hiding under the bed or in the closets--and then ultimately getting on a plane to the United States at the age of eight unaccompanied by her parents. She was part of "Operation Peter Pan," an underground effort to rescue thousands of children during the uncertain times of Cuba's political transition. As a result, my mother in law and her sisters endured four years of separation from their parents, living in a foster home in the United States. It wasn't until she too discovered Israel as a young adult that she found her peace and happiness.
And there my wife emerged, the daughter of an Israeli father and a Cuban Jewish mother who was herself the daughter of Holocaust survivors. But would this birth identity she inherited pre-determine her destiny or would she be free to live her life without pre-conceived limitations on the choice of her future mate or the level of her religious observance? Could she maintain her allegiance to Israel and her faith while also embracing the beauty and differences of her husband's world, my world? Yes, she could.
Through artistic and thoughtful storytelling, Daughters explores an important universal conflict faced by the third generation of many ethnic communities within the context of the filmmaker's wife’s multi-national Jewish lineage. Asserting the right to be your own person without disrespecting the heritage of your ancestors can be one of life's most deeply-felt challenges.
My wife’s grandparents lived a life with much suffering. They experienced war in Europe, political turmoil in Cuba, the immigrant struggle in the United States, until they finally achieved peace of mind and happiness during their final years in Israel. With their incredible life experiences came physical danger, persecution, poverty, hunger, illness, and the loss of a child. Yet they maintained a certain resilience throughout it all, which perhaps came from the strength of their Jewish identity. Likewise, my mother in-law, Cecille Hershkovitz, who was born shortly after her grandparents arrived in Cuba by boat, lived an idyllic childhood immersed in the tropical island culture of Havana. Today, she still remembers the warmth of the people and the rich Jewish community where she lived. Yet she also recalls the fear that spread during the Cuban Revolution--army planes flying overhead, military searches in her house, hiding under the bed or in the closets--and then ultimately getting on a plane to the United States at the age of eight unaccompanied by her parents. She was part of "Operation Peter Pan," an underground effort to rescue thousands of children during the uncertain times of Cuba's political transition. As a result, my mother in law and her sisters endured four years of separation from their parents, living in a foster home in the United States. It wasn't until she too discovered Israel as a young adult that she found her peace and happiness.
And there my wife emerged, the daughter of an Israeli father and a Cuban Jewish mother who was herself the daughter of Holocaust survivors. But would this birth identity she inherited pre-determine her destiny or would she be free to live her life without pre-conceived limitations on the choice of her future mate or the level of her religious observance? Could she maintain her allegiance to Israel and her faith while also embracing the beauty and differences of her husband's world, my world? Yes, she could.
Through artistic and thoughtful storytelling, Daughters explores an important universal conflict faced by the third generation of many ethnic communities within the context of the filmmaker's wife’s multi-national Jewish lineage. Asserting the right to be your own person without disrespecting the heritage of your ancestors can be one of life's most deeply-felt challenges.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Concept Proposal - Daughters (working title)
For my senior thesis project in the Design and Technology program of Parsons School of Design I would like to produce a multi-media installation called “Daughters” that tells the unique and fascinating history of mine and my wife’s multi-faith, multi-cultural, and multi-social sector marriage, which, with passion and determination has risen above all odds.
The project will use a combination of mixed mediums. Initial research has provided options of using: recent digital video and photos, old silent Hi-8 film reels, black and white vintage photographs, original immigration arrival cards, handwritten letters/stamps, stock footage of historical events, etc.
Because this family history is so unique and visually arresting, I have been working on it before entering Parsons School of Design and part time during the breaks between semesters. The initial portfolio I presented to get accepted to the university and the work I have been doing since has built on this same theme. I have sketched sample web pages, cut raw video footage, worked on a film trailer to experiment with narrative storytelling and typography, and done a variety of initial research interviews. It is a project that I believe has great social significance and that I am incredibly passionate about. Therefore, more than anything, I would like to spend my senior year developing it, executing it and bringing it to its conclusion.
The project will use a combination of mixed mediums. Initial research has provided options of using: recent digital video and photos, old silent Hi-8 film reels, black and white vintage photographs, original immigration arrival cards, handwritten letters/stamps, stock footage of historical events, etc.
Because this family history is so unique and visually arresting, I have been working on it before entering Parsons School of Design and part time during the breaks between semesters. The initial portfolio I presented to get accepted to the university and the work I have been doing since has built on this same theme. I have sketched sample web pages, cut raw video footage, worked on a film trailer to experiment with narrative storytelling and typography, and done a variety of initial research interviews. It is a project that I believe has great social significance and that I am incredibly passionate about. Therefore, more than anything, I would like to spend my senior year developing it, executing it and bringing it to its conclusion.
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