Marlboro Marine

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A. What skills besides photography did Luis Sinco utilize to produce this slideshow? (Think about the overall presentation: audio, editing, text)
Luis Sinco used photography to show Blake's emotions, the audio is of Blake telling his story throughout the photos. Luis used editing and text to show when something big happened in Blake's life.

B. What was the effect (added power or meaning) of the multimedia effects of the slideshow?
It was sad that the men coming back from Irag and coming home from the Army, they are never the same. I can relate to this video because many men in my family are in the military, everytime i see their shining faces i am afraid of them not being the same when they come back. I am terrified of them not coming back at all, i wish i can hold them and keep them safe by my side but i cant its what their hearts want to do with their lives i dont have the heart to tell them dont go. This slideshow hits deep into my heart, every photo hurts. The meaning behind the photos is telling the story of a great man that fought for our country, protecting his love ones, and my love ones.

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A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshow? Why?

The most powerful image for me was when Blake was saying he had brought his own problems upon him and Jessica didnt deserve to have all of his problems, the photo of her sitting on the bed looking down and Blake having his back turned to her at the window. It seemed as he still loved her and he couldnt look his love into her eyes. Him saying he would rather be without her than put her through all of that, having her fade away represented her fading away in his mind but she would never fade away in his heart.

B. What sequence of photographs is the most powerful? Why?

I think the most powerful sequence was when he started talking about he didnt know what do whether to ride his bike into a mountain side or ride it off the top of one, he closed his eyes and the screen goes black representing his eyes closing.

C. How does the audio enhance the photographs?

The audio enhances the history of Blake his life during and after Iraq. The pictures are powerful but Blake telling his own story himself makes the video even more powerful. Hearing the audio from him and Luis made me tear up. Not many are here today to tell their story, the ones that are here i believe they have every right to tell their story.

D. How do the images work together to tell a story?

The images are following Blake's audio but the images together are telling their own story. Each photo has a meaning behind it while i was watching the video all i could think to myself was i want to know more about Blake and more about each video.