Monday, April 5, 2010
Let's Try This Again. [Final Project Draft]
A complete departure from my previous draft.
Also: rough. Rough, rough, rough.
I attended a family reunion/Easter party this past weekend, and saw an opportunity to record some of my family members. What you're listening to is a selection of clips from the dinner table (and dinner preparations), pieced together with my young cousin's description of our late grandfather.
I intend to interview my mother and father in order to get more perspectives on my grandfather and our family. I believe that, through their interviews and through my narrative, this piece will finally begin to take shape.
I believe that, ultimately, I would like to focus on the "secrecy" of my grandfather's death. He didn't tell his family members that he was suffering from bone marrow cancer until it was too late, and not many of his grandchildren were made aware that he passed away in his son's home. I'm curious what happened there.
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i love the sound of this...good recording, as always. i think it def has a sense of mystery...
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ReplyDeleteI love your impulse here to record the younger grandchildren talk about him. I think that talking to your mom and dad will definitely help this take shape, and I love the new direction you're taking surrounding the secrecy of his death. There are probably tons of good questions you want to ask.
I look forward to hearing any future versions!
MMMM i like. Recording during the kitchen sequence was great because it transports us to that kitchen, allows us into the family. I find the subject matter a huge step up from where you were before. So despite you calling this rough, rough, rough, I call good, good, good. The younger voices are a nice juxtaposition with the fact that you're discussing an elderly man, and overall I can't wait to see where this piece heads off to! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Wonderful family moments there and the kid ties it together from young to old. Nice spontenaity (yikes my spelling). I feel that kitchen. I think the secret/ grandfather is a good framework, keeps the piece focused and not just about family hanging. I do have a sense that there could be some slight adjustment the sisters (?) talking, but that's gut instinct I'm not sure I have specifics...
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