Very intimate piece about Katrina evacuee and a girl homesick for Chicago. I like the fresh feel, the way they tell a story without the normal timeline. There seems to be poetry and some nat sound. It seems the rest is true, but the mix sounds great.
To me, this fresh way of telling a story is more interesting than the standard fair -- maybe every story shouldn't be like this, but having these shows really spice things up.
A great piece about homesickness and the things we miss when we're away from home. As a UK expat living in the middle east I can relate to this!
The opening is good, the description of New Orleans after the flood. The forgotten action figures maybe symbolise the forgotten citizens of New Orleans?
I like the way you cut suddenly from the stream of consciousness-like poem to the atmospherics. I like this technique and I think it can be very effective.
My only criticism is the tape hiss on one of the segments. Did you record all your narrative on the same equipment?
Other than that it captures well the longing that you both feel.
Comments for Homes
Produced by Bria Dolnick and Hei-Yesh Broom
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Hans Anderson
Posted on February 24, 2007 at 05:07 AM | Permalink
Review of Homes
Very intimate piece about Katrina evacuee and a girl homesick for Chicago. I like the fresh feel, the way they tell a story without the normal timeline. There seems to be poetry and some nat sound. It seems the rest is true, but the mix sounds great.
To me, this fresh way of telling a story is more interesting than the standard fair -- maybe every story shouldn't be like this, but having these shows really spice things up.
Miranda Diboll
Posted on February 21, 2007 at 08:20 PM | Permalink
Review of Homes
A great piece about homesickness and the things we miss when we're away from home. As a UK expat living in the middle east I can relate to this!
The opening is good, the description of New Orleans after the flood. The forgotten action figures maybe symbolise the forgotten citizens of New Orleans?
I like the way you cut suddenly from the stream of consciousness-like poem to the atmospherics. I like this technique and I think it can be very effective.
My only criticism is the tape hiss on one of the segments. Did you record all your narrative on the same equipment?
Other than that it captures well the longing that you both feel.