Evidence of My Existence by Jim Lo Scalzo
-Point of view
Jim Lo Scalzo presents his personal point of view of being on the road and traveling for a living as a photojournalist.
-A dramatic question
Has all the traveling been worth it? “How to stop moving?”
-Emotional content
He talks about his wife going to the doctor as he is on his way to cover the American invasion of Bagdad. He also includes very moving images and stories of the places he’s been.
-The gift of your voice
He uses his own voice, the only way in my opinion. It is his personal memoir.
-The power of soundtrack
The music he used was very effective in transmitting the feelings of the piece.
-Economy
The images used are nicely paced, fast in some spots then slower when the mood is right. The use of video is really not over done. He makes use of it to show a scene that can’t be captured in a single photograph thus saving us having to look at several photos in it’s place.
-Pacing
He uses pacing to create a feeling of movement. At the beginning the photos flash by fast to demonstrate the feeling of constant travel, then they move slower to illustrate the feeling of despair that his subjects were living in. At the end he slows it down a bit more to illustrate him stopping and staying with his family.
