Dave's post on slide show basics is excellent. I would disagree with the
lines on music, though, as familiar tunes can add a tremendous presence.
Familiar tunes, especially tunes likeable to a wide audience, breed a bit of
comfort when the viewer is sitting there listening to words or following a
story line he's never seen before -- it's one less item of newness to pay
close attention to understand. Heck, look at the impact on the crowd of
Elton John's Candle in the Wind with the new words at the funeral. It
wouldn't have been nearly as dramatic had he and Taupin writen new music,
too.
New, unfamiliar and original music has many advantages, as Dave pointed out
(add to that the copywrite problems should you decide to distribute your
slide show on video), but not to the extent of eliminating familiar music
altogether. Music is just one of a thousand fun editorial decisions to make
when assembling a slide show. I have seen, though, at Winterail and EastRAIL
that too many people use the entire cut of popular music, when one or two
verses, or just a chorus or two would be plenty, then move on.
Overall, though, there have been several excellent multi-media shows on both
coasts. Scott Snell assembled a terrific and dramatic show on the last days
of Bethlehem Steel's giant blast furnace at Bethlehem, Pa. I hope he brings
to Winterail very soon.
....Mike Del Vecchio
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