Monday, April 12th 2010

Critical Presentation

Joel R:

Dan Graham-

As a graphic design major, I was mostly impressed by the design of his slides. I'm assuming Joel did this? Very well done and professional. Video was weird and made me feel as if I was in the audience I would probably feel uncomfortable.

For FINAL, create:

1) Data DVD

2) DVD Studio Pro

DVD Studio Pro Notes

Working in DVD Studio Pro

NTSD Video

Create an SD DVD

Click "Ok"

Create a new folder on desktop with all final projects

(on data dvd put both, on playable dvd put the whole thing)

Import whole folder into bottom left of dvd studio pro

PHOTOSHOP TITLE_720x480px

Add button

Uncheck "motion" on right hand side menu

Response to Chapter 14

I have read this text book multiple times for multiple classes, and each time I read it, I learn something different that I didn't know before. I know I obviously read those certain parts before, but I guess the difference is what I'm learning at the time. Since I am learning about time based media and focusing primarily on that for this course, I guess I'm not surprised that the part that stuck out to me the most was the section from scene to screen play. That was mostly about time based works, but I also found it interesting that even the parts that weren't about time based works I associated with film and video.

For instance, a group is a collection of images that are related by subject, matter, composition, or source. This could be related to film and sequence structure as well. Different movie clips or frames could be grouped due to similar subject, matter, composition, or source as well.

Wednesday, March 31 2010

Melissa Bonnewell:

Gary Hill Around and About

Gary Hill has a very interesting voice. The visuals with the voice are simple yet dynamic. Even thought some of the images were static ones, they felt very dynamic and there was a lot of movement.

If the visual events had taken place in any other sequence, it would have portrayed a different message.

The fact that the artist chooses to record his feelings towards a personal event while adding what he sees on a day to day basis, allows the authenticity of his affairs to be frozen in time and converted to an area of isolation, yet opened to others so that they can see it again and again.

Jim Kirkwood:

Stanley Kubrick Barry Lyndon

I thought it was interesting that he directed movies that I've seen. I don't often think about who the directors are when I watch movies but I am going to start paying attention and paying even BETTER attention to little things I notice different directors do.

Wednesday, March 24 2010

Critical Presentation

Kristin- Joe Wright on Pride and Prejudice.

I like that you chose to do something a little more main stream.

I liked the insight you gave us into the little details that Wright includes in his scene that I might not catch on to if I was simply watching it for fun.

Olga:

Loop 1: The voices and different sort of accents they had contrasted well with the music in the background. It sounded like Death Cab for Cutie or the Postal Service? I maybe wish it would have played a little bit less of the song or maybe chopped it up a little bit more because it sounded like it was just playing through.

Loop 2: I really enjoyed how you created it with all nature sounds getting chaotic. I appreciated that choice.

Melissa Bonnewell:

Loop 1: I liked the choice of clips but it felt almost a little disconnected to me. Although maybe that's what you were going for?

Loop 2: I liked how soft, yet chaotic your second piece was. I also find it interesting when foreign languages are used.

Response to the Stockhausen Reading

I found the reading slightly confusing just because there were a lot of terms that I had never used before but basically what I took from this article were that there are three groups of moments that characterize a piece of work: M-moments, K- moments, and D-duration (moments based on measured durations). I listen to music all the time but it was interesting to see it all broken down to facts.

Overall I understood the article to say that "the degree of change is a quality that can be composed." There can be many variations of change and these form the moments in a piece.

"An emphasis on randomness within limits"

Limits: time, pitch, duration, etc.

But still be able to create limits within them.

He is structured within his lack of structure.

His ingredients aren't notes, he uses moments that he creates using precise doses. He calls it moment forming saying the more he gets into moment forming he realizes that he needs less material.

I DID find it interesting that although there were some things I didn't understand, one thing I commented on was about how the degree of change could be composed and this is something that we discussed in class. I thought it was great that I managed to pull that sentence out of the reading when that was one of the key points.

Monday, March 22nd 2010

Fragmented Sound Critique

1-Emily Sneeden:

Loop 1: Like the use of rap songs in the loop.

Loop 2: Good portrayal of chaos and order in the second loop. During "order" I noticed that it was mostly voices.

2-Ryan Rudock:

Loop 1: I wish it didn't just cut off in the middle like that though. It almost seemed to repeat and then replay. Wish you could have done more repeats of certain clips. I felt like there was too much continual playing of each song. It was still very interesting, however.

Loop 2: I didn't like when it got so quiet in certain places. but I liked the chaos in it. I liked the second one best! I also enjoyed that simple words and phrases became a sort of song.

3-Joel Ramnaraine:

Loop1: This was so great! It reminded me of a mix between Ace of Base, Celine Dion, and September.

Loop2: I visualized scrappy and scooby tip toeing around a haunted house. Didn't really get the whole chaos and order thing so I think you could have pushed it a little bit further.

4-Kelsey Olson:

Loop 1: It sounded like an old 50's film or commercial that was playing on a reel but there was a scratch or a skip in it like a record scratching. I kind of enjoyed the change to the different type of clip and then you ended it again on the "lux" clip.

Loop 2: I loved that I could hear what sounded like a disney "A Whole New World" song in there but it was sped up to sound like chipmunks. You definitely compiled a lot of interesting sounds, etc.

5-Nicole Pennington

Loop 1: Very humorous

Loop 2: Could have gotten more chaotic for me.

6-Jim Kirkwood

Loop 1: Enjoyed it, but it got a little bit too repetitive for me. I felt like I wasn't hearing much to catch my interest so maybe push it a little bit more because you have good clips.

Loop 2: LOVED you chaos and order piece. I liked that there was no music and that it was purely voices. Very successful.

7-Kristin Anderson

Loop 1: Good work.

Loop 2: Appreciated that you did loop 2b since that's what I did. Reminded me of when you're walking through a line to go on a ride at Epcot only this one was a Hawaiian ride.

8- KT Stemper

Loop 1: Really enjoyed it.

Loop 2: Good portrayal of chaos and order. I liked the opening line. Those few parts that were loud and sounded almost like nails on a chalkboard and so although I disliked that part purely because it hurt my ears, I think it worked VERY well in your piece.

9-Gaby Mendez

Loop 1: Like what you did with the Betty Boop audio clip. It's very fun and sassy with the words you chose to repeat.

Loop 2:

10- Sara

Loop 1: Wish there could have been more to it. I feel like there was just two clips and one played the whole time and the second one that said "last night I saw you in a dream just played randomly every so often.

Loop 2: Really great. I enjoyed it but maybe when it sped up that could have been a little more gradual. I think that that guitar playing could have been taken out although it was a nice juxtaposition to have a relaxing guitar playing but a really fast heartbeat.

Fragmented Sound Project

I thought this video was interesting. It relates to the Fragmented project number 2b. I've known of this video for awhile, and when I was reading the project description and watching the helicopter string quartet, it reminded me of this video.