Good attempt at a provocative and relevant subject. Would benefit from more sound clips and a more careful, informed summary at the end- which in its placement implies that condom use/nonuse in Western (vs. Japanese) porn flicks is any more relevant to China than people in general, neglects the primary goals of sex ed and motivations in the US porn industry. Even though it was short, it could have included more sources to convincingly make the point it tries for.
This is piece a good example of how PRX can be used to not only distibute work but to aid in its creation and betterment. I first heard the 15-minute version of this piece and offered Ms. Dunn some suggestions to edit and remix it into a feature that could be used by most news magazines. She went through two more incarnations of the piece and offers this 5:55. Now the commentary, reportage, interviews and field ambience work together to create a newsy yet off-beat feature. There are still some levels that could be brought up and some of the background ambience doesn't work as well for my tastes but this is a solid piece. The info about China's one-child policy and the effect the porn industry is an unsual take on the challenges of family planning and sex education. Any Pacific Rim radio station would do well to air this piece. Certainly Pacific Time should air this piece...Let's hear hear more from this producer in the future...Dmae
Comments for Arcade Girl (version 3)
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Rich figaro
Posted on June 15, 2004 at 05:21 AM | Permalink
Review of Arcade Girl (version 3)
Good attempt at a provocative and relevant subject. Would benefit from more sound clips and a more careful, informed summary at the end- which in its placement implies that condom use/nonuse in Western (vs. Japanese) porn flicks is any more relevant to China than people in general, neglects the primary goals of sex ed and motivations in the US porn industry. Even though it was short, it could have included more sources to convincingly make the point it tries for.
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on April 25, 2004 at 11:45 AM | Permalink
Review of Arcade Girl (version 3)
This is piece a good example of how PRX can be used to not only distibute work but to aid in its creation and betterment. I first heard the 15-minute version of this piece and offered Ms. Dunn some suggestions to edit and remix it into a feature that could be used by most news magazines. She went through two more incarnations of the piece and offers this 5:55. Now the commentary, reportage, interviews and field ambience work together to create a newsy yet off-beat feature. There are still some levels that could be brought up and some of the background ambience doesn't work as well for my tastes but this is a solid piece. The info about China's one-child policy and the effect the porn industry is an unsual take on the challenges of family planning and sex education. Any Pacific Rim radio station would do well to air this piece. Certainly Pacific Time should air this piece...Let's hear hear more from this producer in the future...Dmae