Documentary Perspectives

all these places have their moments

05.21.10 by Emma | 4 comments »

“Clarissa had a theory in those days – they had heaps of theories, always theories, as young people have. It was to explain the feeling they had of dissatisfaction; not knowing people; not being known. For how could they know each other? You met every day; then not for six months, or years. It was [...]

Video

goodbye from Salt Photo Spring 2010

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Documentary Perspectives, Writing

ends and beginnings

05.19.10 by Tom 1 comment »

So, by about this time tomorrow, the gallery show will be nearing its end, and this whole Salt thing will have culminated, leaving me wondering exactly what it was that just happened to me, and more pointedly, what I am supposed to do now. While I’m sure that both will sort themselves out in due [...]

Writing

Things I’ve Learned At Salt

05.5.10 by Emma 4 comments »

A story needs tension.
I need to find the “quirky” aspects to characters, dialogue and setting.
Otto makes really good pizza (even with mashed potatoes–who knew?!)
No matter how much I depend upon my laptop, I still like pen and paper.
Having fresh eyes look at my work makes all the difference.
Two Fat Cats Bakery is sinfully delicious.
No matter [...]

Writing

working

04.19.10 by Maura E No comments »

I started reading a book my brother gave me recently – “Working” by Studs Terkel, and something in the introduction really struck a cord with a lot of the discussions we’ve been having. So, this guy is one of the first documentary style writers (I think, or at least one of the first to document [...]

Writing

salt’s theme song

03.13.10 by Emma No comments »

Writing

Howard Zinn, we owe you one.

03.13.10 by Emily A No comments »

For those writerly people/ Zinn fans/ SPACE kids out there, SPACE will be a film about the man himself, “Howard Zinn-You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train,” this coming Monday, March 15th at 7:30 (doors at 7). According to the Space Gallery website the film will “[Feature] rare archival materials and interviews with Zinn [...]

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Photo

Salt, I can’t quit you!

05.25.10 by Madeleine 1 comment »

- from my computer in the photo room…

Photo

i feel like:

04.9.10 by Leah No comments »

Photo

Macon and Tom

04.5.10 by Madeleine 1 comment »

and more hairnets…and owl glasses. what more could you ask for, really?

Photo

6 hours into the cannery tour…

04.5.10 by Madeleine 2 comments »

Macon and Tom decided to let out their inner American Gothic and hairnet/beardnet nerdiness. Luckily, I was there with my camera.

Photo

look what we can do

03.31.10 by Sarah 1 comment »

Click>>> david griffin on photojournalism

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Radio

David Lynch, Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse. seriously.

03.12.10 by Andy No comments »

The Dark Night of The Soul

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Radio

time machines!

03.1.10 by Andy 2 comments »

Ty mah sheen.

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Radio

Some radio treats from Fall 2009

01.8.10 by Caitlin No comments »

Here are a couple of radio pieces from Fall 2009! Check out all the radio work from this semester and past ones at PRX (click here).

‘Fiddle-icious’ by Molly Haley

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‘Hide and Seek’ by Amanda Thieroff

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Radio

the saltcast…NOT!

12.29.09 by Caitlin No comments »

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Salt graduation happens the day after the final gallery opening. I can’t tell you exactly what it entails (top secret!), except that each track gets five minutes to represent themselves. This semester, the radio track went all out with a parody of the Saltcast [...]

Radio

Puppy Rescue

12.17.09 by Samantha Silver 2 comments »

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A clip from my audio documentary on the naturist community here in Maine. Harry Dixon is an 86-year-old naturist from Lewiston. He told me about his first time going to a nude resort.
I had to let this one go from my final piece because I didn’t know where it would fit… but I knew it [...]

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