Jim May is an articulate speaker and worthy of a profile. But the relentless pacing with no breathing space and the use of sound effects and music in the background detracts from what could be an insightful slice of life piece. I think this is worth re-doing simply to add a some breaths. I also wanted to hear sounds of mushing. This piece is called "The Life of Mushing" but where is the sound? I really want to hear him mushing. I want to hear his dogs and his relationship to them. He's a great storyteller but I want to be "showed" more than "told" what this life of mushing is like. This is not to say this piece wouldn't appeal as a monologue to some stations. But it's a bit long as a monologue and I think the subject would be better served with more documentary elements. I hope the producer will rework it because there is potential here.
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This piece belongs to the series "Alaskan Life Portraits"
Produced by Edward May
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Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on August 28, 2004 at 05:14 PM | Permalink
Review of The life of mushing
Jim May is an articulate speaker and worthy of a profile. But the relentless pacing with no breathing space and the use of sound effects and music in the background detracts from what could be an insightful slice of life piece. I think this is worth re-doing simply to add a some breaths. I also wanted to hear sounds of mushing. This piece is called "The Life of Mushing" but where is the sound? I really want to hear him mushing. I want to hear his dogs and his relationship to them. He's a great storyteller but I want to be "showed" more than "told" what this life of mushing is like. This is not to say this piece wouldn't appeal as a monologue to some stations. But it's a bit long as a monologue and I think the subject would be better served with more documentary elements. I hope the producer will rework it because there is potential here.