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"Misfire" is a short, conceptual sound piece commissioned by the Third Coast Audio Festival in 2003.
To celebrate the versatility of the documentary form, The Third Coast Audio Festival commissioned four new works on a single topic. Producers were invited to submit proposals for stories relating to the topic of THIRST. From the nearly eighty proposals submitted, the Third Coast Festival staff selected four proposals ranging widely in style and vision, each demonstrating a different interpretation of the assigned topic.
The TCF ShortDocs debuted at the Third Coast Festival Conference, where ShortDoc producers participated in a panel discussion, hosted by John Hockenberry, about their work. The ShortDocs were also featured in a Third Coast Festival Listening Room.
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"Misfire" is a short, conceptual sound piece commissioned by the Third Coast Audio Festival in 2003. To celebrate the versatility of the documentary form, The Third Coast Audio Festival commissioned four new works on a single topic. Producers were invited to submit proposals for stories relating to the topic of THIRST. From the nearly eighty proposals submitted, the Third Coast Festival staff selected four proposals ranging widely in style and vision, each demonstrating a different interpretation of the assigned topic. The TCF ShortDocs debuted at the Third Coast Festival Conference, where ShortDoc producers participated in a panel discussion, hosted by John Hockenberry, about their work. The ShortDocs were also featured in a Third Coast Festival Listening Room.
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Review of MisfireThis is an interesting, sound rich piece on the theme of "thirst" commissioned by the Third Coast Festival. It's well produced; the original violin music is terrific and the old Dr. Pepper ads are a curiosity. Running all the "thirst" finalists would be an interesting segment on its own. This one could also be used during next summer's certain heat wave. |
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Justin Grotelueschen
Posted on October 17, 2004 at 08:48 AM | Permalink
Review of Misfire
I really like the violin music, and that's what drove me to play the piece. As far as it being an audio description of thirst, it's a bit of a stretch, but that doesn't take away from it being well-produced and an interesting listen. I'd like to hear a lot more of this type of "sound art" on my radio.