As a distraction from the bad temper that is once again
infecting the list, may I ask for list members' help and
advice with the following?
It's been proposed to me by a friend and work colleague who
is an aspiring video/film producer that I come up with ideas
for a series of short videos (about 5 mins each) each on a
particular poem, contemporary or historical. The aim is to
pitch this to Channel 4 or another tv company.
The possibilities are endless: a Thomas Wyatt sonnet
soundtrack to a contemporary inner city montage, a filmed
sequence of Bob Cobbing performing a sound poem, an animated
text by John Cayley ...
Does anyone have suggestions for poems to be used, and how
they might be treated visually? I'd rather avoid the usual
dreary poets who get on the media, such as [names excised].
There are, of course, a number of possible outcomes:
The idea is dropped as unfeasible
My suggestions are rejected as unfeasible
Channel 4 declines the proposal
Channel 4 declines the proposal but commissions an
alternative in which the usual dreary media poets are
included
The series gets made and a large audience gets exposed to
some challenging and exciting poetry
Or is this not a good idea? Please say.
Ken Edwards, Reality Street Editions
4 Howard Court, Peckham Rye, London SE15 3PH, UK
Tel: 020 7639 7297
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