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Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by Sandei23

Sandei23 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:56:27 +0000

It must have cost a fortune to do all tohse punch cuts . . .

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by sarahthewriter1

sarahthewriter1 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:47:00 +0000

This is amazing! Love it

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by unilooney

unilooney — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:37:15 +0000

[Pt 5:]
At Auckland Station the reps make to Ranui echoing big roar threatened you, you felt you might journey up or down instead of along by slanting, sliding ways or by the plucking of the hand and hear a big final voice. The dusty straggling walk along to Queen Street ended that. “

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by unilooney

unilooney — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:20:26 +0000

[Pt 4:]
Avondale, Mount Albert; houses tumbling one against the other, iron roofs and a frayed quilt of reds and green, and Morningside, Kingsland, with Eden Park mown like a lawn waiting for the big match Saturday. Then the prison — an English castle with a quarry where the prisoners broke stones. And Auckland Grammar standing above, its code(?) like Kahn buildings in the sun and boys in laggy blue kicking footballs high. Now, what happened when a football went into the quarry?

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by unilooney

unilooney — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:11:17 +0000

[Pt 3:]
Then the line began to curve and the impression one had was of worming into Auckland. It went up hill vines and through cuttings, and through a brave fringe of cemetary, overlapping the hill and the lumpy ranges of the side. Once across the spindly bridge there was no cleaving — stab like a knife.

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by unilooney

unilooney — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:31:21 +0000

[Pt 2 — start of the quote:]
“By train, from Rumer(?) Station, the track ran straight for several miles, with straggly town on one side. An ALARPs grocery where you could by chinese ginger and jars; the Scout Hall, the Anglican Church; The Jam Factory; and vineyards and farms on the other.

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by unilooney

unilooney — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:34:24 +0000

[Pt 1 — explanation:]
Below is the roughly transcribed text from the vid— sadly I haven’t read Going West (and can’t easily get it as I’m not in NZ any more) but as I spent several years in Auckland had a go.
A few things — Eden Park’s big match is probably for rugby, ALARP is an acronym, Auckland Grammar is the school, shelia=girl, Ranui is the westward train route. A few bits I couldn’t catch (hence the question marks). Also, the old station is now closed (the new Britomart is a lot closer).

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by adsimplestudio

adsimplestudio — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:46:31 +0000

Amazing stuff. I can’t even imagine how long it took to complete it

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by shockeyk

shockeyk — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:38:15 +0000

Great video, but I think that less should have been more, when it comes to the voice over. The visuals are engaging enough; they should have just let that do the talking.

Comment on NZ Book Council – Going West by shockeyk

shockeyk — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:54:47 +0000

Great video, but I think that less should have been more, when it comes to the voice over. The visuals are engaging enough; they should have just let that do the talking. #mistribus