Collateral & the Death of Neon

An exploration of street lamps, crime cinema, and disappearing worlds. patreon: twitter: letterboxd: Music by Tyler Floyd The Greatest Long Take You’ve Never Seen: Why The Ring Didn’t Use Color Grading: Additional Attributions: 10:14 - Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) [voiceover clip] More information on the “moonlight towers“ referenced at 3:20: Citations: Moro, Francisco García. “The Death and Life of Hong Kong’s Illegal Façades.” ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 2020, Art. 2. Yaldız, Esra et al. “Loss Of City Identities In The Process Of Change: The City Of Konya-Turkey.” Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 140, 2014, 221-233. Links & Sources: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:59 Part 1: Street Lights & The Color of Crime 11:03 Part 2: Collateral & The Rise of Neon 15:54 Part 3: LEDs & The Loss of Identity 23:46 Conclusion