Author Archives: jwest8

Hillman Curtis Series

Posted on September 28, 2011 by jwest8

Hillman Curtis produces excellent, dramatic, cinematic shots with his slow motion pulls and the use of incorporating still photography into the motion of his short essays. A good example of this technique is the camera work he employs in the … Continue reading →

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What the Helvetica?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by jwest8

Finally! Something I don’t have to type so much about. Being a documentarian I know that anything can be documented and be made into a documentary, but that doesn’t make it good or enjoyable to watch. I will give it … Continue reading →

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Postmodernism, Formalism and Expressionalim

Posted on September 8, 2011 by jwest8

I first like to discuss Postmodernism and what it has to offer. It offers purpose and design, presence, depth and a hierarchy. It has a tendency towards more contemporary culture characterized by splashes of objective truth and inherent suspicion that … Continue reading →

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Stitch Bitch-Writing With ADD It Would Seem

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jwest8

Lost in translation, lost without a map, lost in every sense of the word is how I felt, at first, when I gave this reading a initial go around. Shortly after my second reading of ‘Stitch Bitch’ things started to … Continue reading →

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Evolution Of Technolgy/Toward An Aesthetic of Transition

Posted on September 3, 2011 by jwest8

As I read ‘Toward An Aesthetic of Transition’ I was reminded that all new technology throughout history was met with skepticism and dismay. Even in our modern day era we have replayed this scenario. Remember the big scare of Y2K? … Continue reading →

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