frank ocean_the
city - fantastic cover page.
very apt lyrics + imagery.
excellent use of colour plus the black and white motif. perhaps a background track would enhance the
mood and granted another layer, but after seeing the entire project, perhaps
the silence was more powerful that sound. it became very loud, in a pleasurable
way. overall a fantastic project and a well-articulated
rendition. well done. project portrayed love and it was done with
love and beauty. and with the streets all dark, the
buildings look lost.
hometown glory - excellent
intro. the countdown was simply
fantastic. powerful images. excellent interpretation of the lyrics and vocals. adele's voice seals it. what a powerful yet soft project. very beautiful indeed. the use of text and the voice over is strong
and drives the point home. the train and
staff rider is a great metaphor and brings us back to joburg. a project which demands to be viewed over and
over and over and over again as one walks
in the same way as one did . . .
turn a blind
eye…..looking but not seeing - great cover but then the following pages do
not work because they are too busy. the
background graphic takes something away from the text and image. it would be more successful if the images and
text were one. the barbie + freeway
images are very strong. project is too
personal and rather profound that it borders on the uncomfortable and the song
was difficult to engage with on a personal and abstract level. the project felt a bit righteous and mildly self-referential,
but one cannot deny its strong sense of passion, zest and vigor. the song left
these lines answered . . . but don't you find it interesting, how
most of the time, your self-interpreting seems to coincide, with what's deep
inside, your heart's desires, seems rather convenient, doesn't it? yet more questions.
ghetto - johannesburg
is a tree bit is an interesting cover, but the lack of thematic continuity or
any connection with johannesburg being a ghetto track, was perplexing. and what does it mean that joburg is a
ghetto? project came across as static
and very power pointy like, and resorted to the conventional method of
presenting, which is ok, but then the presentation better be tight and
crisp. this was not. it remained on a humdrum level as a
presentation, with mild a peppering of academic blah which has massive
potential. powerpoint simply lacked proper
structure. you have to push yourself and
not rely to banality. the oral
[voiceover] was very good, clear + concise.
in future mix all there into one.
the last image is amazing, yet there was nothing personal about this
project except the muffinz: ‘ghetto’.
crossing the
river jordan - the journey from alex to sandton. the oral intro was very beautiful and
visceral. images are very strong
supported by a powerful oral narrative and fitting text. the story of mama is insightful employing
potent metaphorical allegory. the
mahlasela track seals it. strong stuff
which instils a profound sense of hope which makes one less timid to cross the river
jordan with the most positive courage.
rebels with a cause - powerful imagery supported by a
strong oral recital of the lyrics. the
black and white thing in the project is saturated with colour making the
project very rich and aesthetically strong.
keep kicking and pushing and then coast . . . the banished to the park
image with the masses crossing the street is poetic. is that bree?
the 'no skating here' part 2 slide is very sad with the police taking
away people's livelihood. strong imagery
showing the pain of jozi yet mitigating the pain and helping navigate through
the mire as we kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push to finally coast . . .
saturday in the
park - an informative presentation which was also abit power pointy,
but well executed. visually strong,
slightly marred by the green band on top of each slide. the central, bryant park, public space theme
is very strong and should be emphasised from now till the end if semester. but why the obsession with america, is it
because of the song by chicago? the film
is a pleasure to watch and has that happy feels good thing about as the man sells ice-cream whilst singing
italian songs.
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