The Truth About the Economy
Metropolis by Rob Carter
“Metropolis is a quirky and very abridged narrative history of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. It uses stop motion video animation to physically manipulate aerial still images of the city (both real and fictional), creating a landscape in constant motion. Starting around 1755 on a Native American trading path, the viewer is presented with the building of the first house in Charlotte. From there we see the town develop through the historic dismissal of the English, to the prosperity made by the discovery of gold and the subsequent roots of the building of the multitude of churches that the city is famous for. Now the landscape turns white with cotton, and the modern city is ‘born’, with a more detailed re-creation of the economic boom and surprising architectural transformation that has occurred in the past 20 years.”
Shot off the coast of Phuket in Thailand, and in the Hudson River, New York.
Cinematrographer and Editor, Trevor Tweeten.
Colorist and Post-Production, Jerome Thelia.
by Richard Mosse 2009
Made with the assistance of the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing and Visual Arts and Jack Shainman Gallery.
