Something about the line ' the soft vibrations of film on a spool that digital killed and made history commonplace, memories mundane.' doesn't quite work, like you're saying the film spool made history commonplace. Maybe it should be ', making' in place of 'and made'?
Did you hear this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04prbfc ? The contrast with your stuff is interesting, the way it needs to find the darkest of subjects make the grit blast through the flowery language, while you can nail the soul-crushing awfulness of more mundane things.
Damn good point - took me a couple of reads to realise that. I suppose I had the idea in my head and it kind of scrambled up on the page. Thanks, Moth!
I'll have a listen to that link later, I love stuff like that.
Cheers!
Strong stuff.
Something about the line ' the soft vibrations of film on a spool that digital killed and made history commonplace, memories mundane.' doesn't quite work, like you're saying the film spool made history commonplace. Maybe it should be ', making' in place of 'and made'?
Did you hear this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04prbfc ? The contrast with your stuff is interesting, the way it needs to find the darkest of subjects make the grit blast through the flowery language, while you can nail the soul-crushing awfulness of more mundane things.