One of my initial ideas for Senior Project was to shoot abandoned homes along the highway through South Dakota. I had gotten rid of the idea pretty quickly realizing it wouldn't really work for this class since I can't get to South Dakota easily and the whole thing would have to be made in one or two shoots tops. So when I graduate, this is one of the first things I would like to do. I taken several road trips to and thru South Dakota and I am fascinated and confused as to why there are so many abandoned homes throughout the entire state. They all look as though they've been there for about the same amount of time, but how long that is or why, I'm not sure. I am interested in finding more information about his and who owns them now and why they haven't been torn down. They're beautiful and for the most part, pretty easily accessible from the road. Did people flee from their homes after the highway was built? SInce most of the state is country, maybe the sounds of the highway and the constant busy traffic drove them all away. Or did the Great Depression make the people leave their homes looking for better opportunities in more populated places? I would like to find it. I think they could make for a beautiful film. I want to shoot it on black and white film, not video.
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