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Peter Eleey on Doug Aitken's House; “’Do we stand in the calm center of this hurricane of modern life,’ the artist asks, ‘or do we step into its turbulence? And do we have a choice?’ In similar situations (earthquakes), I have dove headlong into densely cluttered closets, begging for safety. In similar situations, you, others like you and me, would do the same. And yet, this couple sits, staring longingly into each other’s eyes. They don’t merely step into the turbulence; they wallow in it.

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begin to write an essay on michigan, its people and the migration effects.

from this begin formulating loose questions and talking points.

then begin interviewing to cut down and produce a script, to edit to…

Keep it real. Keep it human. Keep it connected.

-Get to know the story (goes without saying really) - Scout the location(s) to help tell the story and create mood - Prepare some questions/talking points to lift the main story/objective/concept out of the details - Hand this to the character to help him prepare the talking points - in this case keep the preparations loose cause you'd rather have the character talk about it than recite a script - Then film and go through the "script" i.e. Each talking point

Sometimes we define “documentary” using the word “objectivity.” But while documentaries can be supported by evidence, they rarely present a balanced view on a subject. They are a form of art and reflect a filmmaker’s perspective on a subject.

This film tells a story about Michigan. a place of variety, beauty, strength and struggle. But we must remember that this film is ultimately just entertainment.

While it is important to examine the challenges that exist in the state, which this film does, we must not merely criticize. Rather, we must use the challenges we find to begin a dialogue about how to ensure that Michigan can succeed overall again.

Name: Alex Ozark Midwest Home: Detroit, MI New Home: Los Angeles, CA

My parents moved from Michigan to Virginia in 2004 for work, while I stayed for college.

I graduated in 2008, when the economy was just turning down, and people were being let go at the Big 3. I had done 3 co-ops with suppliers in southeast Michigan and none of them offered me a position—very uncommon—due to the current state of the economy.

I’m almost positive that, had I been offered a job by my previous employers or with the Big 3, I would have taken it. But, again due to the market, there was very little available at the time I graduated. I had no choice but to move to VA with my parents.

I was so disgusted with the automotive market that I actually did not want to work in it. I started initially looking in defense in VA and CA. I happened upon my current job, as a Test Engineer at Proving Grounds, on pure luck.

The amount of people from MI in CA is staggering. There is now a place called Coney Dog LA on the Sunset strip that features straight-from-Michigan Coney dogs, Faygo, and Stroh’s.

Name: Megan Taylor Midwest Home: Michigan New Home: Denver, Colorado

We asked for my husband to be transferred to Colorado, and couldn’t be happier. Within one month of moving here I found full-time employment (was working two part-time jobs in Michigan). Within six months of moving here I found full-time employment in my field.

It’s hard to say where the road will take us. My husband has a fondness for Chicago, and all of his family is in Michigan. We have talked about someday owning a second home in Michigan, but I’m not sure if we’d ever move back there permanently. The economy in the Midwest would have to improve drastically for us to consider it.

Name: Ken Hubbell Midwest Home: Troy, MI New Home: Davidson, NC

I wrote a book on the last decade resulting from the first “great recession” which led to my leaving my home and family in Raleigh and heading first to New York City for 9 months and then to Troy, MI for four years. I have now come back to North Carolina to live in Davidson. The book is a quick read but will give you great insight as to why our family and many others like ours are making life changing decisions and choosing unconventional ways to succeed

The economy, the living conditions and the weather all add up to only one thing: the opportunity would have to be so great as to outweigh the costs.

Name: Andrew Reed Midwest Home: Kalamazoo, MI New Home: Atlanta, GA

I left because there were no jobs in Michigan, and the Sun Belt seemed to be thriving by comparison. A secondary reason had to do with long, cold, snowy winters. Is it better here? Yes, I think so, although nowhere is good in this depressed economy.

I have two sons who were born and raised in Georgia, and I bought a small farm here almost three years ago. I have two sisters back in Michigan, as well as many friends, and I go to visit every few years, but I will not move back there.

Name: Tricia Hoover Midwest Home: Detroit, MI New Home: Los Angeles, CA

I was transferred to Southern California when Ford moved its Premier Auto Group to The OC. I actually turned down the transfer the first time because things were good in Detroit. The second time it was an offer I couldn’t refuse.

As the auto industry slowly rebuilds, I feel I am much better off here in LA. I now have skills that allow me to work on other brands/categories outside the automotive industry. I don’t know if I would be unemployed if I still lived in Detroit, but here in LA I don’t have that worry. My job is very secure.

I have grown and feel a bit more advanced than the people who work in my field back in Detroit. Most of my friends have moved away, too. I still have family there and travel back 1-2 times a year. But I don’t see myself ever living there again.

I call Detroit the “crazy uncle that only I am allowed to make fun of.” If my friends make fun of it - I’ll defend it to the death.

Name: Rebecca Stevens

Midwest Home: Waterford Township, MI

New Home: Denver, CO

With the right job, I’d move back tomorrow.

I’m an out-of-work electronic journalist currently working at a residential rehab for drug/alcohol abuse. A job at WDIV or some nice rehab would lure me ‘home’ in a heartbeat.

I live in a bedroom community outside of Denver and fact is, it just takes longer for stuff to hit out here, and then a whole lot longer to recover. We chose to come out and raise our family in the West, but my husband (a news manager) and I haven’t had ‘real’ jobs that paid our mortgage or rent in ten years plus.

Lost the house to a short sale two years ago last October, our kids go to school on grants and student loans.

So that’s my story. Times are beyond tough. Our retirement is gone, no one told us we didn’t have to spend it to try and stay afloat and we can’t make it paycheck to paycheck without a great deal of trouble.

Name: Bridget Scallen Midwest Home: Ann Arbor, MI New Home: Brazil

After earning a BA in Anthropology and Political Science at Kalamazoo College in 2006 I moved to DC. The young, idealistic vibrancy of the Capitol was irresistible. I got lucky with two job offers in DC, luck that I have not had since. I eventually returned to Michigan for graduate school.

I look at UM now with great bitterness, as I continue to be unemployed and in terrible debt months after graduating.

I am now in Brazil trying to learn Portuguese but struggling, with little help, in a dangerous place.

I miss the landscape of the Great Lakes and waking up to snowy sunshine, and I miss my friends who live in the state that was supposed to be my home.

Name: Carolyn Poissant Midwest Home: Ann Arbor, MI Heart’s Home: Colorado

I grew up on the east side of Detroit, attended Detroit public schools, then the University of Michigan. I worked for the City of Ann Arbor for nearly 9-1/2 years. Then, less than 6 months shy of being vested in the pension system I traveled to Colorado to go hiking with my college classmate who works for the National Park Service. I was determined to move to Colorado and was subsequently hired as a Park Planner with the City of Denver. I love the west!

I am still physically in Michigan but my heart is in Colorado. I dream of returning to those big, open spaces where the sun shines 300 days a year and nature surrounds you in all its majesty!

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