Addiction to eavesdropping is an early sign of a destiny as documentarian. Here, the producer remembers an overheard encounter - one of those confrontations that distills casual maniuplation to its essence, the type that make you think, if I could just communicate this moment, I could carve one more notch on the key to human nature. And she DOES communicate it. It's all the more perfect for radio that she was apparently not facing the characters - causing her, for example, to describe the SOUND of their kisses, not the look. Thanks for this story.
What a nice, surprisingly sad piece. I went away feeling a bit scared to become a father, especially after hearing one woman's story of her creative, fun dad who one day left forever. I was struck by the snippets about these distant men, and how despite the differences they almost blend into a single narrative. Maybe it is because a close, happy relationship doesn't make a good story, that the darkness came to the foreground in this piece.
Strucurally, the movement from the opening montage of shorter clips to longer ones works well, and the closing quote is a nice touch that works as an explanation for the lack of depth in any one story. The closing music sounded great; it would be welcome throughout the piece, possibly replacing the repeteded interviewer questions which, after the first batch, we could infer from the answers.
Comments by Seth Lind
Comment for "Hip Hop Elementary: Figureheads Bring "The Movement" To Milwaukee"
Seth Lind
Posted on October 02, 2007 at 07:54 AM | Permalink
Review of Hip Hop Elementary: Figureheads Bring "The Movement" To Milwaukee
What a great opening! Good work, Mr. Van Hallgren.
Comment for "Mystery Train"
Seth Lind
Posted on December 20, 2004 at 12:31 PM | Permalink
Review of Mystery Train
Addiction to eavesdropping is an early sign of a destiny as documentarian. Here, the producer remembers an overheard encounter - one of those confrontations that distills casual maniuplation to its essence, the type that make you think, if I could just communicate this moment, I could carve one more notch on the key to human nature. And she DOES communicate it. It's all the more perfect for radio that she was apparently not facing the characters - causing her, for example, to describe the SOUND of their kisses, not the look. Thanks for this story.
Comment for "Dads"
Seth Lind
Posted on December 15, 2004 at 10:17 AM | Permalink
Review of Dads
What a nice, surprisingly sad piece. I went away feeling a bit scared to become a father, especially after hearing one woman's story of her creative, fun dad who one day left forever. I was struck by the snippets about these distant men, and how despite the differences they almost blend into a single narrative. Maybe it is because a close, happy relationship doesn't make a good story, that the darkness came to the foreground in this piece.
Strucurally, the movement from the opening montage of shorter clips to longer ones works well, and the closing quote is a nice touch that works as an explanation for the lack of depth in any one story. The closing music sounded great; it would be welcome throughout the piece, possibly replacing the repeteded interviewer questions which, after the first batch, we could infer from the answers.
Thank you for these stories!