Masterpiece: The Making of Migrant Mother

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SOURCES
James C. Curtis, "Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, and the Culture of the Great Depression"
Winterthur Portfolio, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring, 1986), pp. 1-20
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www.mobileranger.com/blog/cali...
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@amarguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Me: I don’t care about [thing] Nerdwriter: * makes video on [thing] Me: [thing] is now the only thing I care about

@bjnowak 5 жыл бұрын

No shit he’s so freakin good!

@themasstermwahahahah 5 жыл бұрын

Nerdwriter: says profound [thing] Me: *chills*

@billson_jasops 5 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@ChristianOrtizTV 5 жыл бұрын

100% now all I think about is Dorothea Lange’s photography.

@paperkay 5 жыл бұрын

You should probably get an education, and a brain of your own. being told something is good by a stranger on internet is not even remotely close enough.

@Nerdwriter1 5 жыл бұрын

Noticed a couple months ago that the YT player was adjusting its size to fit the frame of widescreen movies, which was awesome, cause I hated making videos about 2.35 films that had black letterbox on top and bottom. I experimented with some of the later videos of last year (Mandy, Harry Potter), and I really liked the results. Taking it a step further with this. I intentionally avoided making some videos on paintings and photos that were vertical, just cause the regular 16:9 left so much dead space. So this is a cool development. And it modifies on phones, too. Generally, new features (like new editing tricks I learn) spark new ideas. Excited to experiment some more, maybe with some 1.33 movies next! Anyway, hope you enjoy. Got some great stuff planned for 2019.

@amarguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you mentioned this. I thought my brain was broken

@luanabransX 5 жыл бұрын

I wondered what was going on. It looks marvelous.🔥

@Middle8 5 жыл бұрын

Excited to see what you create with the new ratio

@guardianofwillpower 5 жыл бұрын

It was disorienting for a few seconds but after that i really liked it, especially with the video

@CooperDianeBob 5 жыл бұрын

It looks weird, please don't do This again.

@Gfjancnslsdvv.ft1 5 жыл бұрын

This video reminded me of that saying from V for Vendetta: “Artists use lies to tell the truth.”

@hamida185 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for refreshing my memory.

@rodaneblackwood1079 5 жыл бұрын

👌thank you, I needed to hear this

@PunhoLivre 5 жыл бұрын

I loved how you framed the video into the format of the photograph. Nicely and poetically done.

@junkytboy 5 жыл бұрын

Punho Livre you don’t think he’s just trying to optimize for mobile?

@falahati 5 жыл бұрын

@@junkytboy You can rotate your mobile, as we always do with every video. Nah, he did it because of the image AND mobile.

@SiMeGamer 5 жыл бұрын

It's an interesting and effective decision to say the least. But there is nothing "poetic" about it.

@ghmasterjj 5 жыл бұрын

my first thought was that the aspect ratio was for instagram lmao, but everything became clear by the end

@celticwelsh 5 жыл бұрын

Poetic if might be but it's annoying the ever living fuck out of me.

@OurChangingClimate 5 жыл бұрын

Even though you are an extremely successful KZfaqr, in almost every single video you make a creative leap of some kind. And because of that, every video is different, intriguing, and just fun as shit to watch. This one is no different. Stellar as always!

@denslyss 5 жыл бұрын

@Nerdwriter1: one of the few OG creators that hasn't migrated over to 10min+ content yet. Noble endeavours, keep it up!

@SiddharthPant 5 жыл бұрын

Idealists hold this world for us, more than you know.

@hasnainnawab7452 5 жыл бұрын

This aspect ratio is a game changer.

@ragilmalik 5 жыл бұрын

I knoe, dude. All my life i've been warning people around me to never take video vertically but this 3:4 (i guess ?) Ratio doesn't feel awkward at all! If any, so great!

@stephencolor2010 5 жыл бұрын

"Next time you have an instinct to turn around... listen to it."

@9nine917 5 жыл бұрын

Very powerful statement and so true. It’s a highlight of this video...

@alexanderverdoodt 5 жыл бұрын

Her name was Florence Leona Thompson. She had seven children and lived in extreme poverty. I wrote her name on the back of my copy of the picture.

@blue387 5 жыл бұрын

She was 32 years old when this picture was taken.

@ottifant64 5 жыл бұрын

Blue387 32? She looks like she‘s 40, Jesus.

@tuesdaysarejinxied6161 4 жыл бұрын

Her name was Florence Owens Thompson

@christopherdiscenza4937 4 жыл бұрын

Recently saw this photo in Boston. Florence was a Native American woman.

@madiantin 5 жыл бұрын

"Next time you have an instinct to turn around, listen to it." Waaaaay back in the day my husband and I were driving home to the children and we we passed a car stopped on the freeway. Despite the urgency to get home, we turned around. It was a migrant family. A large one. All crammed into this beat up Ford wagon. They had run out of petrol. To this day I'm grateful we turned around and helped them as best we could. All these years later I still think about them and pray for them. The children in that car will be all grown now with children of their own. I hope they're doing ok. Next time you have an instinct to turn around, listen to it. You will be so grateful you did.

@theartassignment 5 жыл бұрын

I have often joked that our series presents (mostly-horizontal) art history through the lens of the present. Brilliant video! And funny thing: we have a Migrant Mother video on the schedule for next month. Before I watched yours I almost scrapped it, but I'm now convinced our angle is different enough. Thanks for making this. Always enjoy it when you talk art.

@christopherling8429 5 жыл бұрын

You two amazing channels should do a collab 🌟

@Ari-Amethyst Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you both did a video on this piece. I use both of them as a case study to discuss how what we see in an image is only the beginning of the larger story behind it. Both teach valuable lessons to my students and I thank you for creating these video essays

@melaninxhalide1165 5 жыл бұрын

I just would like to point out that the photograph of the African American woman in front of the American flag was shot by Gordon Parks, not by Lange. I’m sure all of those images in that segment came from the public FA archive, but with no source/copyright credit shown in the video for the photographer of each of the photographs shown in that segment, a casual viewer might assume that Lange made all of those images which she did not.

@cefrinaldi8060 4 жыл бұрын

Few others photograph that shown in the video also didnt belong to Lange... Its best to know all of the source but sometimes its hard to completely detailed the source.

@NateandNoahTryLife 5 жыл бұрын

This photo is etched onto my brain. She reminds me of my grandmother’s accounts of the Great Depression. Thank you for giving the background to this, it’s fascinating.

@jonmendo 5 жыл бұрын

Geez insanely well done. Powerful story. LOVE the frame size too. Making the frame serve the content vs the content serving the frame. Great job.

@charlesphilips2045 5 жыл бұрын

I think this might just be one of your most powerful and important videos videos yet. It was well worth the wait. Thanks for giving us this gift.

@smokedhamu 5 жыл бұрын

Another interesting essay, this makes me appreciate photographer even more and the composition of the shots immediately capture my attention. Normally, I'd think the fifth one will do but the last one left me breathless.

@gabrielximenes3652 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, your work is fantastic. Your closing line had chills running down my spine.

@MediumDSpeaks 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite video essayist comes back just in time to inspire me to continue making my videos

@drmoreno98 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares about your shitty videos.

@IchHaba 5 жыл бұрын

Self plug fuckboy

@athul0687 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have any recommendations of similar video channels like nerdwriter

@kylacrush6810 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t listen to the trolls, this forum of content far exceeds the status quo of most creators on the platform.There’s nothing wrong with flattery for your favorite inspirational channel & a bit of harmless self promotion. In fact I just checked out your channel & was pleasantly surprised 😊

@LegareProd 5 жыл бұрын

reeeeeal fuckin slick dude. lol

@juliafowlkes848 5 жыл бұрын

i absolutely live for this channel. never fails to blow my mind. i’m always learning new things

@DavidWoods255 5 жыл бұрын

I genuinely get excited when I get the notification for a new Nerdwriter video! I really enjoy all of your stuff - it's always nice to see someone passionate about studying and critiquing art and film. Hope we get more from you soon

@matthias_245 5 жыл бұрын

That is one of your best works! I enjoyed every second of it. It has the perfect lenght. Love that you have chosen that specific format. And your timing is so good that I got chills - twice!

@matthias_245 5 жыл бұрын

By the way. I saw every one of your videos at least twice in the last couple of years and your channel is the only one I have the little bell checked. Keep up your amazing work and don't get pushed into changing your pace with new videos.

@carolannhook554 5 жыл бұрын

Showed this to my AP Language & Composition classes to help them with their rhetorical analysis papers on photographs. Thanks for making such an engaging video!

@fabiana_barros 5 жыл бұрын

Your best video yet imo. Really touched deep and even made me cry

@davidalbee5039 5 жыл бұрын

Missed your videos, glad you were able to bless us with a new gift of knowledge! Thank you!

@athul0687 5 жыл бұрын

OMG! Was Waiting For Your Video All These Days. And This Was Your Masterpiece. You're Just Awesome. Keep Digging More.

@akselrifman4100 5 жыл бұрын

Love your work man!! Love how you try new ways to tell a story and how you touch different subjects. Keep up the good work.!!!

@xanderbissell1481 5 жыл бұрын

thank you, I shoot in Nipomo often and I can't tell you how hard this hit and reminded me of the importance of finding and creating art

@adedotunakande6577 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this one again. And cool aspect ration. Very thoughtful.

@radicaleyemag 5 жыл бұрын

Great video about one of the greatest images ever taken! Thanks for exploring the process of how the photographer got there, and shots leading up to it!

@ArinGokdemir 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, great photo choice, great soundtrack, great message. Keep me coming Nerdwriter!

@hellozup 5 жыл бұрын

Impactful narration and editing on such an engaging topic.. Quality of your videos are just top notch ♥️

@thenateblack 5 жыл бұрын

This is your greatest video. I am a photographer and I have studied this image intently and I makes me cry every time I see because of how beautiful it is. Thank you for your work!

@Infection97 5 жыл бұрын

so good, loving every video of this channel, keep it up and loving it as a writer a cinematography and a photographer.

@WeUsedToWonder 5 жыл бұрын

Love that you're experimenting with a new video format!

@artureapp5925 5 жыл бұрын

Hey ! we have a lot of Art vertical video, please come check :)

@Theshakingfist 5 жыл бұрын

Every video is better than the last. The writing is beautiful and crisp and the content itself timeless. Your channel is only one in three that I will watch the content without caring for the subject. That's how much I trust you as a creator.

@gadmas2670 5 жыл бұрын

Please more about photography this was awesome and very interesting, thanks

@subversivelysurreal3645 5 жыл бұрын

GadMas : I suppose it’s a little late to start a conversation, but I travelled to many places, and saw a woman in India with her face draped in silver. ( She was poor. ) Even in India, she looked so unusual. I never felt that I could invade someone’s space. Unfortunately, I had sent home my SLR, because it’s extremely heavy. I could never have got close to anyone ( I didn’t know ). Vive la Différence!

@pagethreemodel 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. I know you regret not having taken the pic.

@TheHopefulmonster 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it has allready been mentioned a hundred times, but your sound design is amazing. The sublte use of music and the sound of the camera trigger is just perfect.

@timexposure4909 5 жыл бұрын

Great even though that i have seen the other images, I really enjoyed this one!!! Well Done!

@DavidMillsSeven 5 жыл бұрын

I know all those photo's, but the way they're presented here with your story to it is nothing less than phenomenal.

@nothanniballecktor9633 5 жыл бұрын

I love what you did with the aspect ratio of this video. Good job with this video as a whole. :)

@james.a.delancey 3 жыл бұрын

Wie, that was really something. Thank you for choosing this topic and explain her process. 😊

@Svm777 5 жыл бұрын

Been' watching you for some months now and I just wanted to thank you for showing beauty on such different things that we just don't normally appreciate.

@michaelreed6630 5 жыл бұрын

I love the photography composition videos! I mean, I love all your work but especially these.

@luisaludwig 5 жыл бұрын

Every single thing about this video, the aspect ratio, the storytelling, the music, the editing, it's just. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@carlosf3421 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful storytelling! Always always stellar work Evan!

@easyluckable 5 жыл бұрын

Normally I don’t like vertical videos, but this one done so well, I think it actually helped to show the photography. Also, really interesting to learn the story behind this iconic photograph.

@sagedelaney2813 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! This video made me emotional seeing that photo for the first time in a new light. This video was truly incredible and beautifully written

@johns123 5 жыл бұрын

This is great! I love your videos on the arts, I think you're one of the best. Thanks for this terrific video!

@segretia 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, fascinating. As a photographer myself, I must say you've tackled some huge ideas in this short video. You nailed it and I loved it.

@mariocau 5 жыл бұрын

I teared up when the final photo came up. Very powerful image.

@abhijithis9424 5 жыл бұрын

this was epic as always and I love how you includewide range of topics :D

@ImzelM 5 жыл бұрын

As always, amazing analysis. Your videos are always accurate and meditated. Thank you for your work.

@mxzm7 5 жыл бұрын

dude you've opened my mind to so many things i thought i had no interest in. thank you

@jordan.newsom 5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have expected that aspect ratio to work but I liked it a lot! Great video btw.

@Erik291098 5 жыл бұрын

Didn't even notice it until reading the comments.

@ISAAKKUSH 3 жыл бұрын

The ending gave me chills..

@benneden2580 5 жыл бұрын

You’ve already mastered the short essay video, I’d love to see a longer, deeper work of some kind :)

@alexanderthedude5474 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos are some of the greatest in this website. Don’t stop

@ariesleguin 5 жыл бұрын

Using that aspect ratio is pure genius!!!

@Brian-Burke 5 жыл бұрын

I love how you distinguish that this was truly not a candid moment. It's easy to assume that with photographs, but that's just not the case. It's hard to capture something off the cuff like that. I would love to have had a video of this interaction.

@farnazliravi1228 5 жыл бұрын

Clicked as soon as possible and it was worth it. Thank you Evan.

@brotherofAnubus 5 жыл бұрын

I stopped this video and picked up my phone so I could watch this in what I can assume is a more proper frame. I love it.

@canadianwatchguy6768 5 жыл бұрын

I saw a print of this in person at a gallery in Montreal in December. One thing you pick up on when seeing the physical print is that the face (and most importantly eyes) of the mother are not critically sharp... the focus is actually on the baby at the bottom right of the frame. It was a great reminder for me as a photographer to stop worrying so much about everything being tack sharp and keep focused on what really matters - the subject and message you’re trying to convey.

@tannerbobanner9453 5 жыл бұрын

Well worth the wait, as per usual!

@falahati 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the aspect ratio of the video. And the last image has so much more gravity comparing to other ones (consider the fact that I never seen any of these images before).

@lonequester 5 жыл бұрын

This is some insane story! Also creative use of the aspect ratio!

@Scout1543 4 жыл бұрын

Please do more stuff on photography! Seeing in depth analysis on iconic photos has inspired me to keep working on my stuff.

@leandrocasas90 5 жыл бұрын

Man, thank you for doing this! I didn't know there was a thumb removed from the picture

@denslyss 5 жыл бұрын

@Nerdwriter1: one of the few OG creators that hasn't migrated over to 10min+ content yet. Noble endeavours, keep it up!

@afiqikkeri7958 5 жыл бұрын

Really loved this vertical video!

@Tompie913 5 жыл бұрын

I've been hoping you'd do more photography studies. Your video on Ansel really inspired me to challenge my photography, and I can tell this one will too.

@Braham_the_Terror 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS FORMAT,IT WAS SO NICE TO WATCH THIS THX DUDE,GOOD JOB!

@artureapp5925 5 жыл бұрын

If you like this format, you can be delighted with our video

@MrFuegi 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling us this story!

@AnamariaL8 5 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to have seen this photo and a whole survey on Lange’s work here in London, curated wonderfully at the Barbican. How amazing is now to see this video as well... full circle,

@yanssantos 5 жыл бұрын

Ok I started watching this but I had to stop until I am taking a dump and can appreciate this properly ... I love almost everything this dude does and the title and the first 15 secs of this video already tell me that i am in for an excellent ride... so I am saving it for tomorrow’s first drop of the day... delayed gratification for long term reward. I live by it!!!!!!

@krissroxxy 5 жыл бұрын

my favourite picture ever, thank you for the little video about it.

@TheChillzoneX 5 жыл бұрын

Nerwriter uploads....quickly makes a cup of coffee to enjoy the video

@mireman13 5 жыл бұрын

You're so good at what you do. Thank you for awesome videos like these.

@AswinBalu 5 жыл бұрын

No matter how many essayists I subscribe to, this guy here will always be the first one I subscribed to and the best one I subscribed to. I know I'm up for a ride every time I see his thumbnails.

@CalviNNation 5 жыл бұрын

brilliant. Especially the final message. We doubt ourselves too much. GO after your gut.

@kyliewog1 5 жыл бұрын

I live about ten minutes from nipomo and never knew about this thanks for sharing. Now that town is pretty much just known for a big flea market

@allthingsfascinating 5 жыл бұрын

Love the frame!

@PabloRVasquez 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the video! And its so cool that Nipomo, CA is right next to where I live!

@PeterPeckarsky 5 жыл бұрын

The aspect ratio is genius. Conforming the entire video to the original crop of the photo creates a stunning reveal when the photo finally appears. You get completely sucked in, as if you're inches away from it in a gallery.

@Dukat8 5 жыл бұрын

the moment the final picture is shown i started to cry. crazy never happened before

@ronniejonson 5 жыл бұрын

you have no idea how much I love your videos, you are brilliant

@jacobanderson2407 5 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of aspect ratio being specific to the video. This is different, and I think it worked.

@skip70 5 жыл бұрын

Finally. Something good to watch. Didn't know about the edit in that photograph. Very interesting. (I'll be using it at parties now) Love your videos. Cheers.

@prabash2037 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this.

@pdrgallo 5 жыл бұрын

First video essay of this kind that i see on vertical format. Beautiful. Also, i noticed some Ae skills developing :) your videos (and scripts) are so neat and detailed.

@elixir6139 5 жыл бұрын

hey man you should do more painting talks. they’re my favorite videos that you do. so interesting!

@ac.6667 5 жыл бұрын

You and mister amazing are my favorite channels. Just wonderful work. wow

@muhsin_sultan 5 жыл бұрын

"Next time you have instinct to turn around, do it" Me: *turns around and gives in to doughnut craving*

@BobbySioux 5 жыл бұрын

Good to have you back

@GlosLon 5 жыл бұрын

For me, it's the script that makes this... concise and poetic, with perfect timing. Goosebumps.

@happysaffa8871 5 жыл бұрын

Ah man, you never disappoint with your videos. Amazing channel. Thank you

@angelchea3410 5 жыл бұрын

Holy hell i love your work and being a photo/art Student at Sac State I appreciate that I study your writing to better understand how I write in my own work at school. Dope stuff man.

@Beforethecredits 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, being a photographer myself, I cant wait to watch this.

@pareja90210 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, you're at 2.4 million subscribers now. Good job, Nerdwriter 1 🙏

@maxmonas7131 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Ambitious concept! I love that you don't take the easy route (focus only on movies). You venture outside of the box. You've analyzed paintings, books, songs, speeches, and now a photograph. What's next? Architecture?

@Ravi-xf8dw 5 жыл бұрын

He has done that too. A Video called new Era of architecture.

@cerebralaudio5587 5 жыл бұрын

I signed up to this channel for insightful content that is engaging. First video of 2019 and *bam* an extremely revealing look at how the composition of an iconic symbol of America came into existence. Amazing work. I can't wait for more.