this is a nifty piece--especially as the reporter draws out the similarities between being the Portland Sea Dog Dog and being a funeral director. The sound is a little weak in spots--you really wanted the noise of the ballgame in the background at some point, for instance. and it tails off a bit at the end--but what a fine short feature!
A nice look into the life and thoughts of a man who wears a "funny costume" for a living. Starts out funny and interesting and by the end of it you're really engaged in the guy's story and what he plans to do for a living by the time the story ends. Good piece.
This is a mildly interesting piece, though we don't get much of a sense of the personality of the guy who is the center of it. It may be because he is not that interesting. The only reason I come to that conclusion (rather than suggesting that the piece is not more interesting because of some fault of the reporter) is because mid-way through the piece we hear from another mascot and that guy is very engaging. Some technical points: The natural sound does not have much presence and there is a really nasty edit right near the top. Overall, I wish the reporter had gotten out of the way. She seemed to be trying to impose some sense of attitude on the piece. I would have loved to have heard her try to put this same information across without being such a personality in the story. She almost over-shadows poor Tim who -- as I mentioned is not the most sparkling personality.
Comments for The Mascot
Produced by Amy O'Leary
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Bill McKibben
Posted on October 15, 2004 at 06:18 AM | Permalink
Review of The Mascot
this is a nifty piece--especially as the reporter draws out the similarities between being the Portland Sea Dog Dog and being a funeral director. The sound is a little weak in spots--you really wanted the noise of the ballgame in the background at some point, for instance. and it tails off a bit at the end--but what a fine short feature!
Matt Kaufman
Posted on August 11, 2004 at 12:37 PM | Permalink
Review of The Mascot
A nice look into the life and thoughts of a man who wears a "funny costume" for a living. Starts out funny and interesting and by the end of it you're really engaged in the guy's story and what he plans to do for a living by the time the story ends. Good piece.
Richard Paul
Posted on March 01, 2004 at 04:16 PM | Permalink
Review of The Mascot
This is a mildly interesting piece, though we don't get much of a sense of the personality of the guy who is the center of it. It may be because he is not that interesting. The only reason I come to that conclusion (rather than suggesting that the piece is not more interesting because of some fault of the reporter) is because mid-way through the piece we hear from another mascot and that guy is very engaging. Some technical points: The natural sound does not have much presence and there is a really nasty edit right near the top. Overall, I wish the reporter had gotten out of the way. She seemed to be trying to impose some sense of attitude on the piece. I would have loved to have heard her try to put this same information across without being such a personality in the story. She almost over-shadows poor Tim who -- as I mentioned is not the most sparkling personality.