The blurb is below for todays BagNewsSalon. I think I’ll probably be coming at this differently than any of the other panelists because I’m not sure I agree with the premise of this webinar, that the Kony film ‘back-fired’. Backlash would be a much better word because I am of the opinion that the Kony [...]
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‘I think there’s value in pursuing work that doesn’t aim for commercial value or validation in the fine art photography world. I’m trying to avoid being overly cynical but it really seems that these days there’s an unhealthy obsession with the economics of photography and status within the community (whichever community you find yourself in). [...] Wow, what a steal, for just $1500 you can buy dinner and a night out in Soho with VII’s Jocelyn Bain Hogg! Worth checking the small print on the emphas:is website (its a reward on his project) cause it looks like you may need to bring your own food and wine. Spotted this first here [...] John’s post earlier today reminded me of this black work by Ted Hughes, one of the great poets of the 20th century: When God, disgusted with man, Turned towards heaven, And man, disgusted with God, Turned towards Eve, Things looked like falling apart. But Crow Crow Crow nailed them together, Nailing heaven and [...] I’m a huge admirer of Maggie Steber, for many reasons, but above all else I value her work for finding grace where others see none. One third of The Beastie Boys, true musical heroes. This is one of my all time favorite tunes off one of my favorite albums (and the video is a classic). Nick Cobbing’s overhaul of his website is just the excuse I needed this morning to sit here with a coffee and utterly lose myself in the majesty of his photography and storytelling. Cobbing understands that if we are ever going to get to grips with the willful and criminal degradation of planet earth then the [...] INSIDE THE STORY is a brilliant new e-book, designed and conceived by Adam Westbrook, that brings you succinct wisdom from 25 wonderful storytellers. It costs just £3.50. ALL of the profits go to the charity KIVA. Hang on a minute did I get that right? It costs just £3.50 and ALL of the profits go [...] Watch the team behind these wonderful short films, Catherine Orr and Elena Rue. I am expecting great things.
‘MH: Working in documentary for many years, I can’t deny I aimed for these lofty aspirations. But I now consider the burden of sympathy expected from a narrow language of documentary to be a distracting filter in the expression of much more complex realities. Pity has a long and well-established aesthetic and I just [...]
Caine’s Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo. Here’s a list of very, very good tips for telling beautiful multimedia stories, posted by the Knight Digital Media Center. There is of course no magic recipe, but if you’re going to be interviewing people this is probably the most important point to remember: ‘Empathize, don’t sympathize, with your characters.‘ I’d go even further. Empathy [...] At the height of the madness surrounding the Kony film I fired off an email to Milicent Teasdale who organises events at London’s Frontline Club suggesting a debate. And sure enough here it is. I’ll be on the panel and hanging about afterwards if you want to say hello (or punch me if you belong [...] ‘Most of the patients we see do the thing that everyone does around the world: make themselves look nice for the Dr. And it’s only when a child comes in who has had diarrhea for one month, and they’ve arrived the previous night and they’ve had nothing to eat or drink in the last two [...] Easy. Enter a photofilm into this years London Festival of Photography comp and win. I’m told someone from duckrabbit is being sent to help with the judging. If it was the World Press Multimedia awards I’d go myself so that I could vote for a duckrabbit project (yes they really let you do that) but [...] asked their names … One of the many criticisms of the Kony film was that it was factually inaccurate. I’ve got to admit I never watched the film through because the boss made me turn it off (he couldn’t stand Jason Russell’s voice). As it turned out though the film itself was not as inaccurate as much of the [...] |
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