http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee/comment-page-1#comment-4475 January 26 » Writing with Video Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:51:15 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee-3/#comment-4475 [...] power of sound and how to use sound in a very subtle manner.  more background: wikipedia page; a short analysis; [...] [...] power of sound and how to use sound in a very subtle manner.  more background: wikipedia page; a short analysis; [...]

]]> http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee/comment-page-1#comment-4469 Jan 27 (W) » writing with video sp'10 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:53:22 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee-3/#comment-4469 [...] a short analysis [...] [...] a short analysis [...]

]]> http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee/comment-page-1#comment-39 TikiMexican Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:43:56 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee-3/#comment-39 But what of the sound? The more powerful aspect of this film was it's soundtrack. Above the narration and score were sounds with booming subtlety that you have unjustly forgotten to mention. The notes of static used to insinuate the betrayl of reality. The whispering of the scientists making for an uneasy atmosphere. And most importantly the drums that remind us of a ticking clock, a beating war drum, and the most visceral heart foley I can remember. But what of the sound? The more powerful aspect of this film was it’s soundtrack. Above the narration and score were sounds with booming subtlety that you have unjustly forgotten to mention. The notes of static used to insinuate the betrayl of reality. The whispering of the scientists making for an uneasy atmosphere. And most importantly the drums that remind us of a ticking clock, a beating war drum, and the most visceral heart foley I can remember.

]]> http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee/comment-page-1#comment-38 Ballardian: The World of J.G. Ballard » A Whirlpool with Seductive Furniture: The John Foxx Interview Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:53:55 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/la-jetee-3/#comment-38 [...] Much of your work, especially via your lyrics, has the effect of freezing moments in time – at the same time as it suggests a kind of time travel. Maybe in the same way that memories work. We know that Last Year in Marienbad is one of your favourite films, but is Chris Marker’s La Jetee another influence? [...] [...] Much of your work, especially via your lyrics, has the effect of freezing moments in time – at the same time as it suggests a kind of time travel. Maybe in the same way that memories work. We know that Last Year in Marienbad is one of your favourite films, but is Chris Marker’s La Jetee another influence? [...]

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