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Multimedia Fest Poster 2015 #2

1. Why is this poster good?

This poster is good because it is a good improvement from our last poster. It shows the great amount and effort and time we put into Photoshop to create this masterpiece.

2. Why is it better than the last one? 

We made various improvements to our poster such as making it more appealing to the eye. We changed some of the fonts so the words look more coherent. The background colors were adjusted a bit to make the poster look not as cluttered.

3. What did I do to create it?

In making the poster, I worked together with my group members to choose the background, font, and layout of the poster. After we created the poster, we all double checked the image and pointed out things that we didn't like. Overall, my group worked cohesively together to create this festival poster. 

The Photo League

1. What was The Photo League's credo? 

The camera was more than a means of recording reality. It was a device with the potential to change the world.

2. What organization did The Photo League separate from? 

The Film and Photo League

3. What was the workshop? 

The workshop was the Photo League’s school. It offered photography classes to anyone with a camera and $5 tuition. Director Sid Grossman insisted the goal of the photographer was to achieve an emotional connection with the subjects.

4. Who taught "the workshop?" 

Sid Grossman

5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?

I would devote my time to a project that would have to do something with stem cell research. I want to research different possibilities to cure cancer.

6. What was The Harlem Document? 

A portfolio of photographs that reveals Harlem’s poor living conditions and neighborhood in the 1930’s.

7. Who started The Harlem Document?

Aaron Siskind.

8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter? 

Caravaggio

9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter? 

The lighting of the photos looked similar to that of the paintings.

10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)

He photographed child labor which showed young children working long  hours under dangerous conditions. Later in World War 1, Hine served as a photographer with Red Cross. He was also hired to record the construction of the Empire State Building.

11. Who was Weegee?

He was a photojournalist who took images of the aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters.

12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?

They became focused on supporting the war effort. They helped and showed patriotism in America and gruesome descriptions of the war. 

13. How did The League change during WWII?

Photo League members enlisted with the armed forces and took part in battles on every theater of WWII. 

14. How did Siskind change after WWII?

Siskind sort of turned away from the social and political world after WWII.

15. What was the Saturday Evening post?

The Saturday Evening Post was a photojournalism magazine that was similar to LIFE.

16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?

Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers.

17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?

The Photo League was put on a list of possible totalitarian, communist, or fascist organizations, created by Tom Clark.

18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?

Communism

19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?

W. Eugene Smith

20. What happened to the league?
FBI agent Angela Calomiris testified that Sid Grossman had recruited her from the Photo League into the Communist Part. People became scared and stopped going. Due to the loss of members, the Photo League closed down in the summer of 1951.

Multimedia Fest Poster 2015

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