Journal - May 31 2006

MAY 31 2006

Well, here we are again. It’s been awhile and I feel as though I’ve been going at 120% for the past few weeks. I’ve had all sorts of interviews and little time to stop and think about them. The past week was a bit of a reprieve and I just dealt with more admin stuff and have let all the ideas and input settle.

So it’s now time to pull it all apart and make sense of it. Move forward and actually make something.

First off, here’s something to think about: Transcribe the audio and use the language element as text. In cases such as P&K’s interview, think about the disparity between the amount that P and K talked and how to make it visual. For instance, transcribe it and display in paragraph form, like:

P_______: sdfgjdngkdfngkdfngdf

K_______:sakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngk
agnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndf
sdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgn
sdsakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasd
gknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfn
sdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsd

P_______: sdfgj

K_______:sakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngk
agnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndf
sdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgn
sddfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasdgkn
askgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnj
fnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdsakdfsakf
sdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnak
dngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnb
dsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdgasdgknkagjnkag
kangkangkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfn
fkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdg
kmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdsakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkan
gkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdk
gndkgndfsdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndf
kgnksdgnsdgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkg
mdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjans
dgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdsakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkaj
akdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdf
kgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjg
nsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsd

P_______: sdfgjdsfssfd

K_______:sakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngk
agnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndf
sdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgn
sddfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasdgkn
askgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnj
fnsdjfnbdsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdsakdfsakf
sdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkangkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnak
dngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfnfkdgnfdkgndkgndfsdhsfnsdnjfnsdjfnb
dsjfhjsdhfjdshfjdsjhfihfjsdhfjsdfhjdsgjkndfgkjansdgjnsdjgnsjdgsdjkgksjdgkjsdgkmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdgasdgknkagjnkag
kangkangkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnakdngkdnfgkdfgnadkfgnadkgnksdnghierjgkerikjerkgmdf,gdfkgndskfgnkdsfgndkfn
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kmg,ndfkgnksdgnsdsakdfsakfsdkgnfkgnfdkgndkggksgkangkdfngkdfngkdfngkfjgkajgkajakdsgasdgknkagjnkagkangkan
gkngkngkagnasdgknaskgnakdngkd


In this way the language and imbalance becomes visual. Think of changing the text to symbols or perhaps just bodies of color so that it becomes clear that it is the volume and not the content that is relevant. Basically, pare away, pare away; pare away the image and the content, so that this one point can be made.

Maybe think about this project as ultimately being a series of assorted works, perhaps this one, a video, and a handful of other pieces in a variety of media. The variety of subjects may then be able to come across in a powerful way, whereas one piece trying to address all the subjects I’m interested in would likely be watered-down and non-transformative.

I am overwhelmed. Where do I start? My inclination is to just begin with this and feel good about having MADE something. I just want to actually make something right now. But I’m not near my recordings, so I’ll have to keep writing. Which I guess I should be doing anyway…

Another idea: compile all the clips of people after they have talked about whatever may have been difficult in planning their wedding. They always want to smooth it over, make good, be positive, transition into more upbeat conversation. Those are interesting moments as they are both contrived and also sincere in their ability to find a positive or shrug off the negative. They laugh uncomfortably, sigh, look at each other, utter drawn out transition words like: we-ell, a-anyway, oka-ay, u-um, and so on. A montage of these moments would address optimism and imply tension and depth by showing only a minimal amount of footage and narrative.