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This is going to be a huge setback for anyone involved in the film industry, whether it's commercials, TV shows, or movies. From the LA Times,

"Crew death renews concerns over film set safety amid COVID-19"

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John Nolan, a Texas-based assistant director, went into cardiac arrest and died Aug. 26 after weeks of battling the illness, according to public journal entries made by his family on the website CaringBridge.

Although it’s not known where or when Nolan contracted the disease, he developed symptoms of the virus after he worked on a commercial production in Austin, Texas, in mid-July and tested positive for COVID-19 on July 29. By Aug. 5, he was in intensive care at a Georgetown, Texas, hospital and placed on a ventilator, according to the Nolan’s family account. ...

He was a second assistant director, with his son as a production assistant, on a six-day ad shoot for insurance company State Farm from July 9 to 16, according to Santa Monica-based production company Tool of North America.

The company said it could not discuss the private medical information of employees but said that it tested crew members’ temperatures daily on the set, and no one failed the test. Tool also said it used a zoning system for social distancing, gave protective equipment to the crew and had a COVID-19 compliance assistant on set, as well as a medic and sanitation crew.

“John’s passing is tragic, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family,” said Matt Van Hoven, spokesperson for Tool of North America. “We take all available options regarding safety precautions very seriously.”

He added that it was continuing to work with the Assn. of Independent Commercial Producers, or AICP, L.A. County Department of Public Health and unions regarding health and safety measures. They “are rigorously following these and other state and federal guidelines,” he said.

Texas guidelines require temperature testing while L.A. County guidelines exempt short-duration films such as commercial shoots from testing.

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The assistant director’s death has ignited debate on social media about the safety of returning to film sets, according to John Elmore, a 20-year veteran assistant director and colleague of Nolan’s. Some have raised concerns about the lack of testing on sets, while others defended the production.

Commercials, which tend to have smaller crews and shorter shoots than television or film productions, don’t require COVID-19 testing under local health orders or industry guidelines.

“Some people are afraid,” Elmore said, who worked on the 2002 “Spider-Man” blockbuster and television series “The Oath.” “They’re thinking of just getting out of the business completely. It’s important to know what happened and what still needs to be done for this industry to get back to work safely.”

The untimely death of a crew member highlights the conflicts faced by filmmakers and workers on sets as they resume production. While many in the industry want to return to filming, with thousands of jobs lost in the hiatus, they have to balance the risks of exposure to COVID-19 as sets are typically crowded locations. Producers, unions and health officials have been working together for months to create a series of safety protocols for sets.

“If any good can come from John’s passing, it would be for the production side of our industry to be more mindful this COVID thing is still out there waiting for us,” said Ben Ketai, a Los Angeles-based film and television director who worked with Nolan for several years on his TV show “StartUp” that first aired in 2016 on the streaming video service Crackle. “Film sets are busy, crowded places and it’s very easy to get into a comfortable rhythm and let your guard down."

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Reduce, re-use, re-imagine: compact neighborhoods

Reduce, re-use, re-imagine, Work environments advice, Compact neighborhood design, Architecture

Reduce, re-use, re-imagine

August 17, 2021

By Keith Walzak, AICP, ASLA, Director of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Cushing Terrell

Reduce, re-use, re-imagine

Reduce, re-use, re-imagine: How to slow climate change by slowing urban sprawl

By Keith Walzak, Director of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Cushing Terrell

The case for compact, vertical, walkable urban neighborhoods

In the U.S., we’ve typically defined upward mobility as outward growth: larger properties, bigger homes, more cars. But as we’ve stretched out and claimed more for ourselves, it’s come at the cost of the environment and a comfortable future.

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Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the state of the warming planet, stating: “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land.” Findings from the report — approved by 195 governments and based on more than 14,000 studies — also showed that aggressive, rapid, and widespread cuts to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, if they begin immediately, could limit warming beyond 2050.

Yet, when we think of cutting emissions, a sparkling new subdivision or a stop at the supermarket on the commute home from the office may not come to mind. We’re more likely to envision congested freeways, overpopulated cities, heavy resource extraction, and industrial smokestacks. However, accommodating urban sprawl — necessitating new buildings, more driving, and larger parking lots — is a major contributor of GHG emissions.

What we likely default to considering is how the changing climate affects where and how we live, work, and play — not the other way around. We focus on how a flood could knock out power to the supermarket or how a fire could damage our home. But the reality is, the ways in which we develop and use land play a big role in how these places are impacted.

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Reversing the Trend

While the IPCC report didn’t detail techniques for reducing GHG emissions and halting global warming (that report is expected in 2022), another paper published in the spring specifically explored the possibility of turning the tide of climate change by way of sustainable land use. The authors of the report, published by the Brookings Institution, detail how decades of sprawl have made the U.S. a world leader in both building-related energy consumption and vehicle miles traveled per capita. Additionally, they found that lower-density development can pollute water sources and result in higher relative emissions during initial construction.

The trend toward urban sprawl is largely driven by people’s preferences for low-density residential areas. Contributing factors include the benefits of newer homes and subsequent home value (driven by average cost per square foot and amenities provided in larger suburban homes), nearby shopping, better schools, and greater security (whether real or perceived). Pro-sprawl policies that favor road infrastructure and discourage vertical development also have contributed to the outward growth.

That’s not to say, however, that we have no pull in reversing the trend toward sprawl and reducing GHG emissions. In fact, designers, architects, and builders have made large strides in recent years in terms of greening buildings. Now, we need to go deeper than all-electric homes, solar panels, and recycled materials; we need to focus on why, where, and how to build in general. This means rethinking the entire planning, design, and construction process as well as changing local development regulations and policies that currently promote urban sprawl development patterns.

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What can be done now to make positive change for future generations?

1) Land-use planning: Cities, counties, and communities can focus on changing land-use planning strategies and guide growth and development toward compact, vertical, walkable neighborhoods and districts. Communities can rethink annexation policies to control how growth is defined, spurring enclaves or cluster developments that preserve and encourage open spaces and agricultural lands that help eliminate food deserts.

2) Education: The design, planning, and development community can help educate people about how such changes will make a difference and provide benefits, and we can demonstrate the logistics of how to design and build in denser environments. We can show how regenerative and resilient design that encourages human-centered solutions is not only doable, but imperative.

3) Partnerships: In addition to simply understanding that urban sprawl is problematic for the environment, we need to dig into how and why. This is where a variety of experiences and expertise comes into play. Not only can design firms tap into the variety of resources they may have in-house, but also partner with city leaders, developers, and financing institutions. What might a nonprofit or government entity know about a region that would propel the reimagining of an unused warehouse or vacant lot? What does a specific area need to make it more conducive to walking? Where might a community garden make a place more livable? Partnerships are key to understanding land use needs and solutions, as well as helping to drive policies that encourage more climate-friendly development.

4) Walking the walk: As we aim to design and build more sustainably, there will be choices we have to make related to both money and morals. Design firms will have to be clear on their mission: What is it that we truly believe in? Because the conversation about urban sprawl and climate change also includes discussions about equity and social justice. When we decide to tackle any of these subjects, what does it mean, exactly, and does our work align with our values? And of course, there’s the monetary investment — putting our money where our morals are.

Keith-Walzak, Cushing-Terrell:

Understanding the Problem of Urban Sprawl

While the thought of pollution may bring densely packed urban cores to mind, research suggests these areas have lower levels per capita of GHG emissions and other pollutants, compared to their less-dense neighbors. The key difference being that in older urban locales, the living spaces and city blocks tend to be smaller, promoting cleaner modes of movement such as walking and biking. The climate-related problems caused by urban sprawl come down to two main factors: new builds and the transportation they necessitate.

Although design firms have pioneered and adopted ways to make buildings greener, development in car-dependent areas often incentivizes less energy-efficient design. As the Brookings team explains, these regions typically include detached buildings that miss out on the energy efficiencies of shared walls and walkways. Single-family homes with more square footage also require more energy for climate control and other utilities. Even constructing these low-density neighborhoods requires more physical capital per person, which translates into more building materials and emissions to manufacture the necessary concrete, asphalt, piping, and other inputs — and all such materials can radiate heat back into the atmosphere to cause higher temperatures.

On the non-residential end, commercial and industrial buildings with large footprints and low heights — think of office parks and shopping centers — also can require more energy to heat and cool because of inefficient structural design.

Perhaps an even greater issue than the buildings themselves is what those new builds necessitate: More urban sprawl means more driving and higher GHG emissions. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, transportation makes up the largest portion (29%) of GHG emissions in the U.S. as of 2019. And in 2018, a report from the California Air Resources Board found that increased driving was hurting the state’s ability to meet its climate goals, thus the board called for denser development as one solution.

Star Market Boston, MA, USA, by Cushing-Terrell:

There are still plenty of people who will argue for the individual benefits of living in less-dense regions, such as lower noise or light pollution, but there’s also research that negates many of the misconceptions of living in dense urban areas. One recent study found that large U.S. cities have lower rates of depression because of the number and variety of human social networks available to them — running counter to the popular belief that these regions can feel cold and isolating. It’s just one more reason that stopping sprawl can be good for both people and the planet.

Solutions Through Human-Centered Development

Battling climate change through design, while having obvious implications for land use, is about centering development on the users. Designing for people’s well-being tends to result in more conscious, sustainable design. Similarly, if you solve for a warming planet, you make the world more livable for its inhabitants. To realize better places for people, as well as reduce our impact on the earth, there must be a focus on 1) high-performance buildings, 2) mobility, and 3) compact communities.

Work has progressed (and continues to progress) on the first aspect, designing and building high-performance buildings. Look no further than the influx of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), Green Globes, WELL, and other certifications as proof — not to mention the strong push from businesses, cities, and developers to realize energy-efficient, resilient buildings that result in cost-savings.

The second two aspects, mobility and compact communities, are beginning to receive far more attention, and they specifically focus on resisting sprawl and embracing smaller footprints. Higher mobility means an increased use of lower GHG-emitting forms of transportation, such as public transit, biking, and walking. And compact communities require less transportation in general when workplaces, entertainment, and shops are all in close proximity.

One Big Sky District – Landscape Architecture Planning, USA, by Cushing-Terrell:

Sustainability in Reimagining What Already Exists

Reimagining design in dense regions includes reimagining our existing spaces. Rather than constructing a new building, we can think about reusing existing structures. This strategy is tied to the concept of a circular economy, one that feeds and sustains itself rather than seeking out new sources of energy, materials, or land once the old ones have been depleted. Reusing existing structures also can reduce embodied carbon. This is the carbon footprint of a building or infrastructure project unrelated to its operation and including the carbon dioxide produced to build, maintain, and eventually demolish it and dispose of the waste materials.

While “starting from scratch” may feel like the easier option, solutions such as adaptive reuse can have enormous economic upsides. Land assemblage and new, walkable infill dedicated to a mix of uses and located near public transit is another plausible strategy. A study from the Preservation Green Lab of the National Trust for Historic Preservation found historic rehabilitation over a 32-year period created two million jobs and generated $90 billion in private investment. The research also found that residential rehabilitation creates 50% more jobs than new construction.

Adaptive reuse is good for regional economics as well. Revitalizing urban areas can draw more residents and visitors, thus increasing the value of nearby properties and boosting local tax revenues. The benefits to cities are so high that some are starting to incentivize the reuse of old properties, such as increased density allowances and flexible approval and permitting processes — all of which can save investors time and money.

Making communities and neighborhoods more walkable can result in more room for green space with health benefits for both humans and the earth. Adding more trees that provide shade mitigates the urban heat island effect, wherein dense concentrations of pavement, buildings, and other surfaces absorb and retain heat. Reducing the amount of paved surfaces also discourages the use of vehicles and can help make areas less prone to flooding.

We can look to concepts like the 15-minute neighborhood, where residents can easily access day-to-day needs such as food, education, and outdoor space within a 15-minute walk from home. This may require streets that allow safe mobility for all types of transportation and taking into consideration the Fitwel standard, which scores on design and operational strategies for buildings based on health behaviors and risks. These and other strategies and programs help elevate the discourse on pedestrian-first environments, which reduce barriers to create comfortable, safe places for all age groups and abilities.

With the reduction of sprawl also comes the protection of natural environments. Certain natural landscapes actually serve as carbon sinks, defined as areas that absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than they release. Protecting these environments from development and sprawl not only stops further climate change, but also helps repair the damage we’ve already done.

Moving Forward

At this stage in battling climate change, the world has a clear understanding of how we got here, how bad the problem is, and how much worse it will be if we continue our current trajectory. What’s less obvious are the specific steps each sector needs to take to reduce GHG emissions.

Our ambition is to explore some of the areas we touch in our industry that could make an enormous difference, particularly as it relates to urban sprawl. Our experts are constantly engaging with the world around them and questioning how the work gets done. We plan to examine how reimagining urban spaces affects equity, the benefits of reusing existing buildings and spaces, and how we can maintain the concept of placemaking and character as we reimagine cities.

We hope this opens up a larger conversation not only within our firm, but with our clients and the industry at large, allowing us all to be part of the solution.

About Keith Walzak, AICP, ASLA

Keith is the director of landscape architecture and urban planning at Cushing Terrell. Inspired by people and places, he is committed to improving the health and livability of communities. Keith specializes in sustainable community design, urban planning policy, community engagement, capital improvement programming, and project management with emphasis in sustainable urbanism, downtown and mixed use districts, transit-oriented development, multi-modal access, civic park and cultural arts strategies.

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Liz Stallmeyer named judge for 2024 AICP Show

Super excited to be a judge for this years AICP Awards. Really looking forward to seeing all the amazing work.

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ourdallasvideofestthings · 6 years

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BART CHAT Hi all, We had a great time at the Dallas International Film Fest and thus, we end the very full and fulfilling spring season of film festivals in the North Texas Area. If we take a moment and think about how many films from all over the word were seen by our community, it is astounding. Also last week we, meaning UT Arlington's Film and Video program, had our end of the year screening and I am really proud of that work. And this week, we have a special screening of the work from our graduating MFA students who have made some really great films and have also helped both faculty and undergraduate filmmakers. Come see their work on Tuesday for free at the Fort Worth Modern. I finally had a chance to see a few films that were not in a festival. I saw Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami and was somewhat disappointed. The performance footage is magnificent, but the material where we are supposed to get to know more about her doesn’t reach the level of her performance footage. If you are a fan, it is still worth seeing. On the other hand, I saw Brian Eno’s 1971-1977, The Man Who Fell to Earth on Amazon. I love the music from both, documentaries, while have please from the Jones film and got a deeper resonance from the Eno piece. This film, being a historical film, didn’t have contemporary performances and also had limited footage, but it really gave a deep insight to this pioneer in a way that the other film didn’t. This Sunday there will be a cool event for those that are interested in archival and old film called. Spotlight on North Texas: Your Home Movies are History. This will be at Top Ten Records on Jefferson near The Texas Theater from 10-5:00 on Saturday. The main part of this is the ability to have your home movies digitally transferred for free. Come and bring your old tapes and super 8 films and have them preserved for free. at 1 pm our friend Blaine Dunlap will be showing two of his old films, Sometime I Run (1973) and Big D (1974). I will show 20 minutes of the Frame of Mind Remixing the News at some point as well. See you there. This weekend there are two hands-on workshops for filmmakers. Women in Film is having their Boot Camp on May 18-20th at Abernathy Media Professionals new space, which I have heard it is pretty nice. The other workshop is AICP’s Production Training Seminar on the 19th and 20th. This one is more expensive and is really not for beginners. It’s for Producers/Production Supervisors/Assistants/Coordinators who have recently returned to the field or who would like an update on digital production, union rules, bidding, etc. If you want commercial work in your field, this is a great investment. So what else is happening? At The Texas Theater, they are showing the Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami and Room for Reel, the late teenage years of Jean Michel Basquiat. I saw the trailer and it looks great. Seems like we are forever reliving the 80’s. Next Saturday they are showing the documentary, RGB (which is also playing at The Magnolia and the Alamo.) If you are fans of Gray Gardens, the original film, the play, or the HOB narrative remake, you might want to see That Summer, a documentary that has footage of Big and Little Edie. On Wednesday, The Alamo will be showing Wagner: A Genius in Exile as part of Soluna at 7:30 PM. The Studio Movie Grill at NHWY is showing Cabaret—what does this have to say about what is going on today? That is it for the week. Enjoy the films in the AC and chill at the movies. Bart Weiss, Artistic Director Dallas VideoFest

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BART CHAT Hi all, The Dallas International Film festival carries on this week, and I think it’s great that film festivals get along like this in our area. We have our special screening of Frame of Mind-Remixing the News on Tuesday night at 6:00 PM. Most of the filmmakers will be present, so please come out. We are also supporting a few other films from DIFF later in this chat. And hope you can support those, as well. Speaking of DIFF, I saw a very important film there this weekend, Won’t you be my Neighbor?, Morgan Neville’s film about Mister Rogers. If you don’t know Morgan Neville, he made 20 Feet from Stardom and several other good docs, most about music. While this film is well made, it is truly the subject that is so critical for these times. I was too old to watch Mr. Rogers, and it seemed the opposite of Sesame Street and everything else made for kids. It moves comatosely slow, where Sesame Street was pushing the pace of TV, preparing a generation for music videos. Watching this film made me understand how he talked to kids and made them feel good about themselves, good about different, good about their neighborhood, and more than anything else, made kids feel like they were loved. After disasters like the Columbia space ship exploding, Mr. Rogers could dialogue with kids in a way that most adults could not imagine. There are many moments when you will cry for joy, so bring a tissue with you. After the screening, people were hugging each other in the lobby; it has that kind of effect on audiences. As I watched the film, I could not help feel that this is what is so needed now. Fred Rogers made a show that was not about bullies picking on the uncool or outcasts, not about throwing pies and insults at others, which we spend so much time doing. We have a divided America that has lost respect and the ability to talk to each other about our concerns for the future of this country, where both “sides” feel hurt about the way things are going. But mostly, I feel that if our president had watched Mr. Rogers growing up, perhaps he would not need to make so many people feel so bad. Perhaps he would not send out noxious tweets and speeches. Perhaps, if he were to watch this film—it is 2 hours and I am not sure he has that much attention span—he would feel good about himself, without putting people down, without needing to brag about his genes or anything else. So when this film comes out next month, please see it. I’m getting off my soapbox now. Other things to see at DIFF this week are Don’t Forget Me, Generation Wealth, People’s Republic of Desire, Combat Obscura (which gives you a real look at the war in Afghanistan) and Blindspotting. On Tuesday and Wednesday night from 7-10:00 at The Studio Movie Grill in North Arlington, we will have our end of semester screenings for UT Arlington where I teach, so come out and see those for free. There are two cool workshops coming up now that film school semesters are winding down. Women in Film is having their Boot Camp May 18-20 at Abernathy Media Professionals new space, which I have heard it is pretty nice. The other workshop is AICP’s Production Training Seminar on the 19th and 20th. This one is more expensive and is really not for beginners. Both look good. Also on the 19th, there is a cool event about home and archival films that I will share more about next week. So, what else is screening this week? The Texas Theater is showing Isle of Dogs Tuesday and Thursday. This weekend they have a film I have been waiting for: Grace Jones: Boloodlight and Bami. I have not seen this, but hear good things about it and it’s a good way to relive those Grace Jones, Stark Club nights. On Mother’s Day, they have a dog film festival at The Texas. These are not like your YouTube, cutie pie videos, but are short films that feature dogs. At The Alamo in the Cedars, you can see Breakfast at Tiffany's and Mommie Dearest on Mothers’ day—nice mix, or you can go to The Alamo in Richardson and see Carrie and The Sound of Music, or at The Alamo in Lake Highlands you can see Psycho. What do these programmers think of their mothers? Maybe they should have watched Mr. Rogers. No new episode of “Fog of Truth” this week. We wrapped up Season 2 and are taking a week off, so this gives you time to catch up: fogoftruth.com. That is it for this week. See you Tuesday night at 6:00. Bart Weiss, Artistic Director Dallas VideoFest

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