This thesis pushes the limits of design by looking at the industry of film-making and celebrating its essence in the context of a studio district. There is a relationship between the design processes of film-making and place-making. Film-making involves an extensive amount of design and organization to tell a successful and interesting story to an audience. Architecture, or place-making, involves similar tactics of design and organization to achieve the similar type of storytelling. The involved thesis research will focus on various cinematic techniques used in film and apply them to the design of place.
The proposed thesis site is in the Port-lands of Toronto, Ontario, which is in the film studio district. This district is at the peak of its industry and continues to grow. This thesis will analyze how the relationship between film-making and place-making can create spaces that evoke and create memories and stories for people. These spaces will invite film-makers and enthusiast of all ages and professions to a unique place. This will include interactive and productive spaces, educational and study spaces, as well as research and archive spaces that bring the film industry and other related disciplines into the spotlight.
