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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Evan Sweeney Curating Experience
Sound of Music: Curating Experience #1 “Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.” — Eduard Hanslick
Reliving SF's Palaces: Curating Experience #2
(3:30 in to see the demolition)
Wouldn't it be great to live in the 1920's where there was a movie theatre on nearly every corner? Today we are lucky to still have a chance to visit the Castro Theatre, one of the remaining movie palaces in the country. Footage above shows the Fox Theatre which stood at 1350 Market St. until 1963. This is the only footage I was able to find of a demolition of one of San Francisco's many lost palaces.
The one movie palace that most interests me in El Capitan in the Mission (not to be confused with Los Angeles' El Capitan which now holds the original organ from SF's Fox Theatre). Sadly, all that remains of the theatre is its marquee and in the place of the theatre is a barren parking lot.
A dream of mine is to revive these ruins of exhibition past and show movies of the times in their locations. Imagine a drive-in (incorporating its current existence) showing of The Gaucho, starring Douglas Fairbanks, projected onto the wall. Or a red carpet revamping of El Capitan's parking lot with attendees in formal wear. This would ensure that future generations will be more concerned in preserving icons of the past.
Evan, your “curating an experience” reads and works well as a *multimedia artist statement*. Nice title, great flow and overall - good job!
I encourage you to take my suggestions and yours and have a multimedia artist statement!
A few formatting suggestions…
When you quote someone, add a hyperlink for interested folks (to a wiki or whatever page you think will best guide interested folks.)
For example, hyperlink Eduard Hanslick and Alexander Vogel. - As you tell us about your experience, ditch the qualifiers at the head of the statements.
For example: Re: For me, when I listen to music I am almost always listening to the tune: its harmonies, beats and patterns and that is what I get stuck in my head.
Omit “For me” - Re: “Furthermore, I have been playing music in the formal setting of school bands since I picked up the alto sax in 5th grade, but I had never found a true connection to the music I was playing.”
Omit the furthermore. - The images after each component of the statement work well. I LOVE the blank music score. For the last image…there are too many line breaks from the words to the picture…omit some line breaks so the picture comes a line break or two later (like the formatting of the first image to text).
Reliving SF's Palaces Comments.
Great! Your experience is experienced!…but…a few formatting and copy edit and multimedia suggestions.
RE: comment after video post “(3:30 in to see the demolition)”…great note as it alerts viewers who may not be inclined to see the whole thing. Smart! Thumbs up.
Great use of hyperlinks. Note: the CASTRO THEATRE link does not work…it links back to the blog. REDO.
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Re: “The one movie palace that most interests me in El Capitan in the Mission (not to be confused with Los Angeles' El Capitan which now holds the original organ from SF's Fox Theatre). Sadly, all that remains of the theatre is its marquee and in the place of the theatre is a barren parking lot.”
SUGGESTION
REWRITE/REWORD/HYPERLINCK…. “Have you ever walked by (list street name here/hyperlink). This is the Mission’s El Capitan . This is one movie palace that interests me … El Capitan in the Mission (not to be confused with Los Angeles' El Capitan which now holds the original organ from SF's Fox Theatre). Sadly, all that remains of the theatre is its marquee and in the place of the theatre is a barren parking lot.
<<< the re-wording suggestion is to invite the reader to rest into >>> keep your other.
(place pic of El Capitan here)
Rewrite… “A dream of mine is to revive these ruins of exhibition past and show movies of the times in their locations. Imagine a drive-in (incorporating its current existence) showing of The Gaucho, starring Douglas Fairbanks, projected onto the wall. Or a red carpet revamping of El Capitan's parking lot with attendees in formal wear. This would ensure that future generations will be more concerned in preserving icons of the past.”
To read: A dream of mine is to revive these ruins of exhibition past and show movies of the times in their locations. Imagine a drive-in (incorporating its current existence) showing of The Gaucho starring Douglas Fairbanks. Look, it is projected onto the wall. Or a red carpet revamping of El Capitan's parking lot with attendees in formal wear.
(subtle, keep us in the present to imagine with words) -
RE: “This would ensure that future generations will be more concerned in preserving icons of the past.”
How can you rewrite this to fit the rest of your tone, which is not as dogmatic? The tone so far is more of your experience and wish, how can you re-word the last ask, with this tone?
Great job Evan…I encourage you to re-do. This is lovely, re-do and use for your resume.
comments from KN:
ReplyDeleteSound of Music Comments:
Evan, your “curating an experience” reads and works well as a *multimedia artist statement*. Nice title, great flow and overall - good job!
I encourage you to take my suggestions and yours and have a multimedia artist statement!
A few formatting suggestions…
When you quote someone, add a hyperlink for interested folks (to a wiki or whatever page you think will best guide interested folks.)
For example, hyperlink Eduard Hanslick and Alexander Vogel.
-
As you tell us about your experience, ditch the qualifiers at the head of the statements.
For example:
Re: For me, when I listen to music I am almost always listening to the tune: its harmonies, beats and patterns and that is what I get stuck in my head.
Omit “For me”
-
Re: “Furthermore, I have been playing music in the formal setting of school bands since I picked up the alto sax in 5th grade, but I had never found a true connection to the music I was playing.”
Omit the furthermore.
-
The images after each component of the statement work well. I LOVE the blank music score. For the last image…there are too many line breaks from the words to the picture…omit some line breaks so the picture comes a line break or two later (like the formatting of the first image to text).
Reliving SF's Palaces Comments.
Great! Your experience is experienced!…but…a few formatting and copy edit and multimedia suggestions.
RE: comment after video post “(3:30 in to see the demolition)”…great note as it alerts viewers who may not be inclined to see the whole thing. Smart! Thumbs up.
Great use of hyperlinks.
Note: the CASTRO THEATRE link does not work…it links back to the blog. REDO.
-
Re: “The one movie palace that most interests me in El Capitan in the Mission (not to be confused with Los Angeles' El Capitan which now holds the original organ from SF's Fox Theatre). Sadly, all that remains of the theatre is its marquee and in the place of the theatre is a barren parking lot.”
SUGGESTION
REWRITE/REWORD/HYPERLINCK…. “Have you ever walked by (list street name here/hyperlink). This is the Mission’s El Capitan . This is one movie palace that interests me … El Capitan in the Mission (not to be confused with Los Angeles' El Capitan which now holds the original organ from SF's Fox Theatre). Sadly, all that remains of the theatre is its marquee and in the place of the theatre is a barren parking lot.
<<< the re-wording suggestion is to invite the reader to rest into >>> keep your other.
(place pic of El Capitan here)
Rewrite… “A dream of mine is to revive these ruins of exhibition past and show movies of the times in their locations. Imagine a drive-in (incorporating its current existence) showing of The Gaucho, starring Douglas Fairbanks, projected onto the wall. Or a red carpet revamping of El Capitan's parking lot with attendees in formal wear. This would ensure that future generations will be more concerned in preserving icons of the past.”
To read:
A dream of mine is to revive these ruins of exhibition past and show movies of the times in their locations. Imagine a drive-in (incorporating its current existence) showing of The Gaucho starring Douglas Fairbanks. Look, it is projected onto the wall. Or a red carpet revamping of El Capitan's parking lot with attendees in formal wear.
(subtle, keep us in the present to imagine with words)
-
RE: “This would ensure that future generations will be more concerned in preserving icons of the past.”
How can you rewrite this to fit the rest of your tone, which is not as dogmatic? The tone so far is more of your experience and wish, how can you re-word the last ask, with this tone?
Great job Evan…I encourage you to re-do. This is lovely, re-do and use for your resume.