formally speaking, i think the combination of this type of imagery and a blog is quite effective. as far as the images go, they are very rich and seem to allude to come cultural experience, or memory, which is quite fitting. they seem to have good composition, as well as a great color pallet. as far as the blog recording goes, i like this idea of almost having a sort of audio journal entry/interview. the video at the top where you are interviewing the woman was especially useful.
conceptually, i think the approach is well-considered for the most part. i'm having a bit of a disconnect between the imagery that is hanging on the wall in the picture, and the audio recordings on the blog. maybe some sort of further integration would help this? for me, the quality of the image in the video subtracted from the rich nature of the imagery. it looked fantastic hanging on the wall in the gallery-style space. maybe instead of having the image component in the video itself, maybe there is just streaming audio of these videos accompanied by a more high-res version of the images. they are beautiful! you should let them speak to the viewer further!
i think your approach for the project is an interesting one. even just through the brief recordings i listened to, i felt like i developed even a slightly greater understanding of the world that these people live in, and what the initial discovery of this disorder was like. this isnt a topic that i feel is heavily addressed, and is maybe even made light of unnecessarily. the serious nature and tone of this piece helps to combat that.
i can see this as a useful documenting/educational tool for a variety of different fields. i think you did a great job on this project and it seems like it was a subject matter that was close to your heart, or was just one you devoted an appropriate amount of consideration to. great job jessica!
on integration of narrative and image, most of these are very sensitively associated (O, N, L, H, G, E, B are exemplary) it's difficult to associate the narrative to the image particularly in the phone conversations (Q. Nancy Murray) where's Nancy are you present in this picture? was this conversation from then? there are all sorts of complications with introducing a conversation between two voices in there.
it's SOOOO much more effective with the narration (O. William Bayer) telling all these terrific stories from a plurality of perspectives from a singular voice, presented in a cohesive manner that illustrates their affinities. There's something really terrific about you masquerading as William Bayer agonizing over learning to read from a book about fishes. The story really colors the photograph in this way, and you avoid some of the digital sound craft issues with recording speakerphones.
the oral narration is really a testament to the modes of communication that people with dyslexia are most proficient with, and really calls attention to the qualities that make them unique. It's very evident that you've thoroughly considered that aspect of the project.
The blog component is a great idea. It allows people to have a more personal investment on their own time, as opposed to having to hang around in a gallery context with headphones. I could see myself bookmarking this page and coming back for more and really investing some time in hearing these stories.
some additional craft/polish would make this project truly exceptional -- these images looked great in that gallery space. a recommendation -- separate the audio from the image. Since it's a still image anyway, there's no reason to degrade image quality by putting it into the blogger video format. just upload the image and separate audio component below it. easy fix.
great job jessica! i really feel like my life was enriched by this past 20 minutes learning about your family. with all the myriad ways you can waste time on the internet, it's reassuring to find sincere efforts to utilize media like this.
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formally speaking, i think the combination of this type of imagery and a blog is quite effective. as far as the images go, they are very rich and seem to allude to come cultural experience, or memory, which is quite fitting. they seem to have good composition, as well as a great color pallet. as far as the blog recording goes, i like this idea of almost having a sort of audio journal entry/interview. the video at the top where you are interviewing the woman was especially useful.
conceptually, i think the approach is well-considered for the most part. i'm having a bit of a disconnect between the imagery that is hanging on the wall in the picture, and the audio recordings on the blog. maybe some sort of further integration would help this? for me, the quality of the image in the video subtracted from the rich nature of the imagery. it looked fantastic hanging on the wall in the gallery-style space. maybe instead of having the image component in the video itself, maybe there is just streaming audio of these videos accompanied by a more high-res version of the images. they are beautiful! you should let them speak to the viewer further!
i think your approach for the project is an interesting one. even just through the brief recordings i listened to, i felt like i developed even a slightly greater understanding of the world that these people live in, and what the initial discovery of this disorder was like. this isnt a topic that i feel is heavily addressed, and is maybe even made light of unnecessarily. the serious nature and tone of this piece helps to combat that.
i can see this as a useful documenting/educational tool for a variety of different fields. i think you did a great job on this project and it seems like it was a subject matter that was close to your heart, or was just one you devoted an appropriate amount of consideration to. great job jessica!
http://www.documentingdyslexia.blogspot.com/
jessica --
on integration of narrative and image, most of these are very sensitively associated (O, N, L, H, G, E, B are exemplary)
it's difficult to associate the narrative to the image particularly in the phone conversations (Q. Nancy Murray) where's Nancy are you present in this picture? was this conversation from then? there are all sorts of complications with introducing a conversation between two voices in there.
it's SOOOO much more effective with the narration (O. William Bayer) telling all these terrific stories from a plurality of perspectives from a singular voice, presented in a cohesive manner that illustrates their affinities. There's something really terrific about you masquerading as William Bayer agonizing over learning to read from a book about fishes. The story really colors the photograph in this way, and you avoid some of the digital sound craft issues with recording speakerphones.
the oral narration is really a testament to the modes of communication that people with dyslexia are most proficient with, and really calls attention to the qualities that make them unique. It's very evident that you've thoroughly considered that aspect of the project.
The blog component is a great idea. It allows people to have a more personal investment on their own time, as opposed to having to hang around in a gallery context with headphones. I could see myself bookmarking this page and coming back for more and really investing some time in hearing these stories.
some additional craft/polish would make this project truly exceptional -- these images looked great in that gallery space.
a recommendation -- separate the audio from the image. Since it's a still image anyway, there's no reason to degrade image quality by putting it into the blogger video format. just upload the image and separate audio component below it. easy fix.
great job jessica! i really feel like my life was enriched by this past 20 minutes learning about your family. with all the myriad ways you can waste time on the internet, it's reassuring to find sincere efforts to utilize media like this.
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