Sonnet #77
- Episode aired Nov 4, 2015
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1.110: Sonnet #77: Solid but unremarkable delivery
An extension of the idea that someone can live forever in children or written word, here the sonnet talks about looking at the effects of aging in a mirror and taking action to get things down on paper and capture moments forever. This short film takes that as meaning a sketch, and as such we see an artist observing a woman and sketching it, then observing herself and capturing a sketch quickly, seemingly being aware of this aging. That is essentially the whole short there, and in some ways it is a fairly solid piece because it does help put pictures to words and make the sonnet a bit more accessible – which ultimately is the aim of the series.
However, as with some of the series, it is hard not to feel a bit letdown by how direct it was. The ending was a nice touch, but otherwise there wasn't a lot of expansion or playing with the text; it was pretty close to a filmed delivery in some ways, albeit delivered in narration. Adding the sonnet delivery in post is not uncommon in this series, as it makes it a lot easier on the day of the shoot not to have to worry about the sound; however as with others it does mean that sense of performance is gone, so the sonnet sits separate from the people, which is a very strong feeling here. The location is nice enough but easily could be any outdoor area. Really the only thing that wasn't okay about the short was the music, which I took against early on and it continued to be a bit grating and annoying throughout.
Otherwise though, it is a solid but unremarkable entry in the series. Been quite a few of late that have been only so-so, hopefully it is just a bit of a rut that they can break out of – in such a mammoth undertaking it was never going to be perfect from start to finish, but I do hope that the stronger ones can be more frequent than they are at the moment.
However, as with some of the series, it is hard not to feel a bit letdown by how direct it was. The ending was a nice touch, but otherwise there wasn't a lot of expansion or playing with the text; it was pretty close to a filmed delivery in some ways, albeit delivered in narration. Adding the sonnet delivery in post is not uncommon in this series, as it makes it a lot easier on the day of the shoot not to have to worry about the sound; however as with others it does mean that sense of performance is gone, so the sonnet sits separate from the people, which is a very strong feeling here. The location is nice enough but easily could be any outdoor area. Really the only thing that wasn't okay about the short was the music, which I took against early on and it continued to be a bit grating and annoying throughout.
Otherwise though, it is a solid but unremarkable entry in the series. Been quite a few of late that have been only so-so, hopefully it is just a bit of a rut that they can break out of – in such a mammoth undertaking it was never going to be perfect from start to finish, but I do hope that the stronger ones can be more frequent than they are at the moment.
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- bob the moo
- Nov 6, 2015
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