http://www.pitt.edu/~adf14/Anthony_Finoli_narandtech_rough_midterm.doc
Here's the link to my word document for my rough draft. It is set up in 15 sections but I only have half of them complete at the moment, the four at the end are the only ones where a new idea comes into play. I still need to source everything which I'm working on at the moment. Any comments are appriciated.
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Hey how did you link your page through the pitt website? that seems fairly convenient
You ftp it to your public folder under a subfolder titled 'html'. You can use wsftp to do this which is found in the computer lab. As long as your project is under like 4.5 megs it'll be fine. I have a larger directory because of my freshman engineering class.
Here's a link to a version of your paper with my comments.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcc3x9c8_233cwvfg8
Tony,
The paper that I'm making comments on is the one that Adam also made comments on.
Music that is composed as an expression of a written work isn't entirely a new concept. Movements and melodies are used to capture the feelings that are expressed throughout a story. The Lord of the Rings Symphonic Suite was composed based off of Howard Shore's interpretations of the books.
I think that this relate to your paper because music is a completely different media for telling a story. I mentioned the LOTR suite because Coheed and Cambria's music is structured much like a symphonic suite. You started to mention at times that the lead vocals would be sung and then repeated by back up vocals. This is a very common technique used in arranging, used to really drive the importance of that melody deeper. I think a more in-depth explanation of how all of the voices in the band have an effect on the story being told. A possible example could be the chanting at the end of Welcome Home. I've never read the novel but from just listening to the song, I have a feeling that this is a very emotional part of the story. I feel this way because all of the voices a in unison at times, causing the listener to be completely absorbed in what is going on.
Another thing I think that could be explored deeply is how a book and music are contrasted in the use of verse and chorus. Books often say something once and that is it. I think exploring why certain passages are made into chorus that are heard repeatedly throughout a song could help with your topic.
I think you have a very interesting topic. I'm a pretty big Coheed and Cambria fan, so I found this quite interesting. I never knew that Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV Volume 1: From Fear through the Eyes of Madness was based off a novel.
I'm not particularly good at writing about music, so I'm particularly impressed by Eric's comments (mainly in the middle). He's asking, in part, that you find a way of talking about the music _as music_ in more detail -- and you also have the challenge of talking about the comics _as comics_. That's challenging, but also an absolutely great insight.
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