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Video poem

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4829954&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ff0179&fullscreen=1

Video Poem from christine swint on Vimeo.

A poem I wrote for the theme of night found at John Siddique’s Guardian workshop. After I recorded the poem and exported the video I went back and changed some words, but here you have the basic foundation of the piece. The scenes are a combination of still shots and video. The video I shot myself. Except for the mosaic at the beginning, the still images are from stock.xchnge.

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John Siddique, night, poetry, the Guardian, video

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renkat

May 25, 2009 at 1:22 pm

!! yes. Beautiful poem.

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Collin Kelley

May 25, 2009 at 2:42 pm

Really beautiful, Christine. Poem and video.

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John Siddique

May 25, 2009 at 5:31 pm

Hi Christine
enjoyed the poem, esp the rumaging in the drawer image, and was that a ‘this mortal coil’ reference? ie filigree and shadows..

hope yr well, please do submit the poem to the Guardian.. and hope yr not too startled at my popping up – was just following yr blog.

all best from sunny but windy Venice
John

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odessa

May 26, 2009 at 12:11 am

oh, i LOVE this! your voice is so soothing christine!

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Michelle Johnson

May 26, 2009 at 5:56 am

Good Morning Christine~ Love your speaking voice as it draws your readers into what your reading aloud. I enjoy each of your video poems so much. They are always so well thought out. This one is no different. It’s beautiful. Hope all is well with you and your family. Have a nice day.

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Jo

May 26, 2009 at 9:21 am

Lovely work, some realy original imagery, really well done. I wish I could read it though, would you send me a copy or put it up here?

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Beryl Singleton Bissell

May 26, 2009 at 9:37 am

The water images in the poem are haunting, as are the accompanying videos. Lovely.

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Michelle

May 26, 2009 at 10:12 am

What a marriage between the lines and video images. Glorious, magical stuff.

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christine

May 26, 2009 at 9:13 pm

Thanks, everyone, for viewing. I do like to have the written poem too, but I have sent it off to the Guardian. Thanks, John, for visiting here, and for the encouragement.

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paisley

May 28, 2009 at 2:48 pm

you know i always love your spoken word pieces and the advent of having the video too made this one particularly impressive…

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Patricia A. Hawkenson

May 28, 2009 at 8:53 pm

I love the TONE of your voice as you read. It gives just the right mood and speed for absorbing the words. KUDOS!

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Dave

May 31, 2009 at 2:34 pm

Imaginative mix of images, Christine. I enjoyed this.

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