Alison discussed life after ITP in class today. Here are some notes from discussion: – To sell out and get job in big firm and doing your own art is not mutually exclusive. – important to find balance – ITP gives you sprinkling of all these things, but not necessarily in-depth tool/ specific knowledge - [...]
1: thesis is just another project. It doesn’t have to be a grand opus revolutionary new idea to blow us all away. 2: don’t design ur project to conform to the show. Don’t obsess about making it in order to display in the Show 3: ur project doesn’t have to actually work. The idea is [...]
Brainstorming the map of video clips for my thesis project.
Some feedback I received: Is David an artist or is everyone an artist? For me to convey to others; or exquisite corpse discussion between users… Forget iPad, and just prototype on computer, etc. Tool for others vs artistic piece. Casual time waster vs other intent? Who are the users? What is the scenario of use? [...]
Mock up of touch-screen interaction with video:
Working Title: “Touch to Deconstruct” An ipad/iphone app that is a user-explored experimental ‘film.’
Here are some notes from the Film department’s event where Ken Jacobs screened and discussed his films: “the day was a scorcher” – Rorscharching – charging people for the contents of their own mind “pushcarts of eternity street” – Visceral phenomena; these are not stories – To look through vs to look at (looking at [...]
Thesis Concept – Problems I’m Tackling 1. How does the presentation of the moving image on a personal, mobile, handheld, “1-foot” screen change the viewing experience (from a larger, lean-back, “10-foot” or projection screen)? 2. How can users interact with and manipulate a series of moving images that form an experimental, non-linear narrative experience? 3. [...]
Preliminary Concept Review I plan on creating an interactive video where users take part in deconstructing the moving image. I am intrigued by slow motion and repetition as investigative tools for deconstructing film. In particular, highlighting every nuance within the image that may not be immediately perceived, or perhaps only perceived subconsciously. Emotions are uncovered [...]