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- Arvid Hokanson
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- "One Huge Backyard"
- Summary: Ten-year-old Connor Lent takes us on a tour of Cliff Island, Maine and shows us how island life is changing.
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Review of One Huge Backyard
Arvid Hokanson
Posted on April 11, 2006 at 10:38 AM
This piece has lots of sound and makes good use of it. However, I had trouble finding a narrative arc. I got a good sense of life on the island and Hunter's character. The piece would have been stronger with some sort of specific conflict or problem threatening the island or a more immediate challenge to life on the island. The piece, at 7 minutes, seemed like an audio postcard that would be stronger closer to 3 minutes in length.
Samantha did a good job capturing Hunter in a sound-rich format. The piece also was well written, letting the characters tell the story.
This piece would fit well in a magazine or showcase program about life in the Northeast or life in rural/smalltown America.