The Archive is a mini documentary about Paul Mawhinney, the man who has created the world's largest record collection, determined to be worth roughly 50 million dollars. After introducing this in exposition, the documentary shifts to his struggle to sell the collection, and keeps the audience interested with the various conflicts that this obsession has brought about for him. This includes the struggle between passion and practicality, modern and classic, and (because Mawhinney is both blind and diabetic) time and man. Having a diverse range of internal and external conflicts develop a documentary into an enjoyable experience for an audience, as Dunne has shown here. --Xander Pippin
Sean Dunne introduces Paul Mawhinney to the documentary world in his short documentary "The Archive." Mawhinney, who owns the world's largest record archive, was forced to close his record store and is unable to find a buyer who will pay less than a tenth of what it's worth ($3 million for a collection worth $50 million). In the film, Dunne uses classic three-point lighting techniques of Mawhinney and his wife during their interviews but also incorporates the over-head fluorescent lighting in the shop into the lighting scheme, leaving everything slightly green/yellow. Dunne employs the record player as a form of continuity, cutting to it frequently throughout the short film. One aspect of typical documentary films that I thought was missing was the title bar that is used often to introduce a new interviewee (gives their name, position/relation). That might have been left out because there were only 2 interviewees, but it broke the "form" of typical interviewing documentaries. Dunne artfully ended the film by panning across the store while each of the fluorescent lights were turned off, almost eluding to the end of the era of records. - Shelby Morgan
The entry "The Archive" by Sean Dunne into my life is incredibly ironic. Back home, in my small hometown in Illinois, my most "hard-core" music friends collect and play vinyl records and cherish the unique sound they produce. And so part of me wants to believe that what Paul said about the resurgence of vinyl media is true: that it would finally be recognized for its quality. In "The Archive," we follow an elderly man named Paul who has spent the majority of his life collecting music. Dunne doesn't start his documentary with simple introductions. Instead, he shoves us right into this world of music by showing us the first record ever created. As the film progresses, it is clear that Paul is not just another "talking head." Dunne shows Paul interacting with his music and making side comments that were used to craft the story. In addition, Dunne uses titles to convey simple plot points to the audience, not wasting Paul as the narrator, and instead employing him as a weathered caretaker of the world's largest music collection. While the documentary itself is old, the images are still incredibly interesting and stunning. Part of that is the cavernous feel of the archive, and the other part is Dunne's use of high angles and darkness and shadow. He uses higher angles to show us the vast collection of music, and emphasizes the shadows in order to suggest that we are only seeing a glimpse of the collection. And of course, Dunne gives the audience several samples of classic vinyl music to fill this world that he creates. By combining these stunning narrative and cinematic techniques, Dunne crafts an interesting documentary about a man who honors the music of the past like no other.
The Archive by Sean Dunne tells the story of the struggle to sell the world's largest record collection, estimated at roughly $50 million but can't even sell for $3 million. His interviews are done with a classic three point set up that nicely illuminates the person being interviewed. Parts of the audio are then played while shots of the store and record collection are being shown and described. Depending on the area of the archive, the shadows cast by the tall shelves help to create eerie vibes and a darker mood as the financial struggles of the store are being talked about. The narrative does a good job of highlighting the different areas of the shop as Paul talked about his start with records and how each one is important to him, and that records are his world. I really enjoyed the symbolic last shot of the lights slowly going out one by one across the store, signaling the end of its era.
The Archive is about a man by the name of Paul Mawhinney who simply has a life of music and want to preserve it for future generations. Se has over a million records and some that were never sold to the public. In the film itself they had various shots of the shot at different angles and shot types that gave a sense of darkness in the shop to go along with Paul telling how he had to shut the shop down due to lack of interest. I think the short shows the disconnect in music between my generation and say my mothers of even my grandfathers.
The Archive was a nice snapshot of Paul Mawhinney and his vinyl collection, and it was presented impressively by Sean Dunne. Although the video itself wasn't even 10 minutes in length, Dunne was able to capture the personal achievements of Mawhinney in terms of his immense collection of vinyl records. The footage of the collection itself was put together very well, especially with the shot of the vinyl being played sprinkled in every now and then during the documentary. Another small touch I liked was the inclusion of the classic sound of the minor vinyl scratching that everyone knows in their mind. The most interesting aspect of this documentary, however, was the potential of this subject repeating itself. nowadays, CDs are dying out with the growth of digital downloading and personal music players being built into our smartphones. There is no denying that sooner or later, there will be people across the world having to part with their CD collections, including myself, because the world continues to grow and progress. I would be interested to check in on the sale of this collection now and see if it has been purchased, due to the odd rise in vinyl record interest in the last few years. It seems ironic that the CD is declining and the vinyl record seems to be increasing in this digital age. Overall, I appreciated this documentary and its subject matter. The lighting of the subjects when they are being interviewed complements their interviews, especially with the woman, who clearly is distraught by the fact that Mr. Mawhinney's immense collection was not attracting much interest. As someone who loves to watch documentaries, I loved being able to watch this quick snapshot of Mr. Mawhinney and his massive collection of vinyl records.
"The Archive" is a short documentary that chronicles the story of Mr. Mawhinney and his record collection. Mawhinney owns millions of records and holds them in his own record store, but due to lack of customers, he has had to close and try to sell his collection. Sean Dunne uses exquisite B-roll to highlight his interviews with the Mawhinney's, hooking the viewer and then revealing that this extensive collection is going to have to be given up. I loved this little film. The ending shots of the store ultimately turning off its lights accented the emotional kick of Mr. Mawhinney's surrendering of his collection. This adds a sad hue to the movie and wraps it up well. The audio of the vinyl record reaching the end of the track at the end was also a nice touch. The artsy visuals and dynamic storytelling really made the movie great. --Jeb Brackner
"The Archive" by Sean Dunne was a very amazing documentary that told a story full of emotion by the way the story was shot and the b-roll was edited in with the interview. All of the shots in the film had a yellowish tint to them and the colors weren't extremely bright, with this being said this set the mood and scene for the film. The coloring and lighting in the film allows the audience to be relaxed and feel calm with this video, while giving an older time feel to the film, therefore allowing the mood to be set that they are talking about something much older with a lot of history. With that being said the b-roll of the main character was amazing in the sense of it really captured the emotions he had for his records in the actual setting of where he keeps them. Though, my favorite shot of the entire film was actually at the end. The reason is because it was a medium profile shot with the main character set on the right side of the rule of thirds. With this I liked it so much because he was listening to a record and then with the framing being perfect, the text showing on screen concluding the story was perfect. Though, this was a basic shot, it was very effective. The story was told very well because of the shot angles, b-roll, and lighting.
"The Archive" is a great documentary video. Sean Dunne used different angles to showed that how Paul Mawhinney collect his record and how does he established his record store. The B-roll covers many scenes of his record store to showed that how much emotions Paul Mawhinney had for his record. For the last minute, you can see the lights has turned off well-regulated. That's showed more meaning. The Paual Mawhinney has devoted his whole life to record collection and it seems that's his biggest treasure. The director has also interviewed paul's wife to talked about his career . Although his record shop has worth over 50 million dollars but we can see from this video is Paul's love about record. For me, this video seems like a typical documentary video.Dunne has did very well on the lights and angles change to attract audiences. -------------Kuroky pEI
"The Archive" is a great documentary video. Sean Dunne used different angles to showed that how Paul Mawhinney collect his record and how does he established his record store. The B-roll covers many scenes of his record store to showed that how much emotions Paul Mawhinney had for his record. For the last minute, you can see the lights has turned off well-regulated. That's showed more meaning. The Paual Mawhinney has devoted his whole life to record collection and it seems that's his biggest treasure. The director has also interviewed paul's wife to talked about his career . Although his record shop has worth over 50 million dollars but we can see from this video is Paul's love about record. For me, this video seems like a typical documentary video.Dunne has did very well on the lights and angles change to attract audiences. -------------Kuroky pEI
The Archive is a mini documentary about Paul Mawhinney, the man who has created the world's largest record collection, determined to be worth roughly 50 million dollars. After introducing this in exposition, the documentary shifts to his struggle to sell the collection, and keeps the audience interested with the various conflicts that this obsession has brought about for him. This includes the struggle between passion and practicality, modern and classic, and (because Mawhinney is both blind and diabetic) time and man. Having a diverse range of internal and external conflicts develop a documentary into an enjoyable experience for an audience, as Dunne has shown here.
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Sean Dunne introduces Paul Mawhinney to the documentary world in his short documentary "The Archive." Mawhinney, who owns the world's largest record archive, was forced to close his record store and is unable to find a buyer who will pay less than a tenth of what it's worth ($3 million for a collection worth $50 million). In the film, Dunne uses classic three-point lighting techniques of Mawhinney and his wife during their interviews but also incorporates the over-head fluorescent lighting in the shop into the lighting scheme, leaving everything slightly green/yellow. Dunne employs the record player as a form of continuity, cutting to it frequently throughout the short film.
ReplyDeleteOne aspect of typical documentary films that I thought was missing was the title bar that is used often to introduce a new interviewee (gives their name, position/relation). That might have been left out because there were only 2 interviewees, but it broke the "form" of typical interviewing documentaries.
Dunne artfully ended the film by panning across the store while each of the fluorescent lights were turned off, almost eluding to the end of the era of records.
- Shelby Morgan
The entry "The Archive" by Sean Dunne into my life is incredibly ironic. Back home, in my small hometown in Illinois, my most "hard-core" music friends collect and play vinyl records and cherish the unique sound they produce. And so part of me wants to believe that what Paul said about the resurgence of vinyl media is true: that it would finally be recognized for its quality. In "The Archive," we follow an elderly man named Paul who has spent the majority of his life collecting music. Dunne doesn't start his documentary with simple introductions. Instead, he shoves us right into this world of music by showing us the first record ever created. As the film progresses, it is clear that Paul is not just another "talking head." Dunne shows Paul interacting with his music and making side comments that were used to craft the story. In addition, Dunne uses titles to convey simple plot points to the audience, not wasting Paul as the narrator, and instead employing him as a weathered caretaker of the world's largest music collection. While the documentary itself is old, the images are still incredibly interesting and stunning. Part of that is the cavernous feel of the archive, and the other part is Dunne's use of high angles and darkness and shadow. He uses higher angles to show us the vast collection of music, and emphasizes the shadows in order to suggest that we are only seeing a glimpse of the collection. And of course, Dunne gives the audience several samples of classic vinyl music to fill this world that he creates. By combining these stunning narrative and cinematic techniques, Dunne crafts an interesting documentary about a man who honors the music of the past like no other.
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The Archive by Sean Dunne tells the story of the struggle to sell the world's largest record collection, estimated at roughly $50 million but can't even sell for $3 million. His interviews are done with a classic three point set up that nicely illuminates the person being interviewed. Parts of the audio are then played while shots of the store and record collection are being shown and described. Depending on the area of the archive, the shadows cast by the tall shelves help to create eerie vibes and a darker mood as the financial struggles of the store are being talked about. The narrative does a good job of highlighting the different areas of the shop as Paul talked about his start with records and how each one is important to him, and that records are his world. I really enjoyed the symbolic last shot of the lights slowly going out one by one across the store, signaling the end of its era.
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The Archive is about a man by the name of Paul Mawhinney who simply has a life of music and want to preserve it for future generations. Se has over a million records and some that were never sold to the public. In the film itself they had various shots of the shot at different angles and shot types that gave a sense of darkness in the shop to go along with Paul telling how he had to shut the shop down due to lack of interest. I think the short shows the disconnect in music between my generation and say my mothers of even my grandfathers.
ReplyDeleteThe Archive was a nice snapshot of Paul Mawhinney and his vinyl collection, and it was presented impressively by Sean Dunne. Although the video itself wasn't even 10 minutes in length, Dunne was able to capture the personal achievements of Mawhinney in terms of his immense collection of vinyl records. The footage of the collection itself was put together very well, especially with the shot of the vinyl being played sprinkled in every now and then during the documentary. Another small touch I liked was the inclusion of the classic sound of the minor vinyl scratching that everyone knows in their mind. The most interesting aspect of this documentary, however, was the potential of this subject repeating itself. nowadays, CDs are dying out with the growth of digital downloading and personal music players being built into our smartphones. There is no denying that sooner or later, there will be people across the world having to part with their CD collections, including myself, because the world continues to grow and progress. I would be interested to check in on the sale of this collection now and see if it has been purchased, due to the odd rise in vinyl record interest in the last few years. It seems ironic that the CD is declining and the vinyl record seems to be increasing in this digital age. Overall, I appreciated this documentary and its subject matter. The lighting of the subjects when they are being interviewed complements their interviews, especially with the woman, who clearly is distraught by the fact that Mr. Mawhinney's immense collection was not attracting much interest. As someone who loves to watch documentaries, I loved being able to watch this quick snapshot of Mr. Mawhinney and his massive collection of vinyl records.
ReplyDelete"The Archive" is a short documentary that chronicles the story of Mr. Mawhinney and his record collection. Mawhinney owns millions of records and holds them in his own record store, but due to lack of customers, he has had to close and try to sell his collection. Sean Dunne uses exquisite B-roll to highlight his interviews with the Mawhinney's, hooking the viewer and then revealing that this extensive collection is going to have to be given up. I loved this little film. The ending shots of the store ultimately turning off its lights accented the emotional kick of Mr. Mawhinney's surrendering of his collection. This adds a sad hue to the movie and wraps it up well. The audio of the vinyl record reaching the end of the track at the end was also a nice touch. The artsy visuals and dynamic storytelling really made the movie great.
ReplyDelete--Jeb Brackner
"The Archive" by Sean Dunne was a very amazing documentary that told a story full of emotion by the way the story was shot and the b-roll was edited in with the interview. All of the shots in the film had a yellowish tint to them and the colors weren't extremely bright, with this being said this set the mood and scene for the film. The coloring and lighting in the film allows the audience to be relaxed and feel calm with this video, while giving an older time feel to the film, therefore allowing the mood to be set that they are talking about something much older with a lot of history. With that being said the b-roll of the main character was amazing in the sense of it really captured the emotions he had for his records in the actual setting of where he keeps them. Though, my favorite shot of the entire film was actually at the end. The reason is because it was a medium profile shot with the main character set on the right side of the rule of thirds. With this I liked it so much because he was listening to a record and then with the framing being perfect, the text showing on screen concluding the story was perfect. Though, this was a basic shot, it was very effective. The story was told very well because of the shot angles, b-roll, and lighting.
ReplyDelete"The Archive" is a great documentary video. Sean Dunne used different angles to showed that how Paul Mawhinney collect his record and how does he established his record store. The B-roll covers many scenes of his record store to showed that how much emotions Paul Mawhinney had for his record. For the last minute, you can see the lights has turned off well-regulated. That's showed more meaning. The Paual Mawhinney has devoted his whole life to record collection and it seems that's his biggest treasure. The director has also interviewed paul's wife to talked about his career . Although his record shop has worth over 50 million dollars but we can see from this video is Paul's love about record. For me, this video seems like a typical documentary video.Dunne has did very well on the lights and angles change to attract audiences. -------------Kuroky pEI
ReplyDelete"The Archive" is a great documentary video. Sean Dunne used different angles to showed that how Paul Mawhinney collect his record and how does he established his record store. The B-roll covers many scenes of his record store to showed that how much emotions Paul Mawhinney had for his record. For the last minute, you can see the lights has turned off well-regulated. That's showed more meaning. The Paual Mawhinney has devoted his whole life to record collection and it seems that's his biggest treasure. The director has also interviewed paul's wife to talked about his career . Although his record shop has worth over 50 million dollars but we can see from this video is Paul's love about record. For me, this video seems like a typical documentary video.Dunne has did very well on the lights and angles change to attract audiences. -------------Kuroky pEI
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