Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Forest Hills T Stop
Here is my last and final project. I don't want to say anything that would prejudge you about the film, so take a look.
The Lies and Truths of WAR
by Kirsten EllisThis will be a linear multimedia film that depicts the conflict in Iraq. The imagery will be dramatic but poignant. Audio will consist of music, ambient sounds and an orator. The media will be aggregated from different sources.
The film will consist of narration, video and still imagery to convey the quagmire that the Iraq war has become. It will show inconsistency and outright lies that the Bush administration used to promote the legitimacy of
war with Iraq.
The Flip Ultra Video Recorder
This video is of David Pogue testing a new tiny video camera. It costs under $200 dollars. For the price, it has great quality.
Monday, March 24, 2008
David Claerbout
So Michael and I were both late in meeting each other: we planned to meet for lunch before the talk. We met just before the talk in the gallery. Our guide was great, very informative and I enjoyed his way of speaking. He has a wonderful way of being fully present yet seeming just a little bit disengaged, which seems very MIT to me.
As for the exhibit, the first piece blew me away. I loved how the shadow came into the space so that the viewer was engulfed and engaged by it. I also loved how the piece was visible from both sides and how that changed your perspective on the piece.
I was intrigued by the highway ramps, but not enough to stick around and find out what was hidden in the foreground.
The umpteen versions of a story playing for 13 hours did not pull me in, although the view and architecture were very intriguing.
The many images about the moment of throwing a ball alternatively attracted and repelled me, as I soon felt it was too full of artifice to work.
I loved the still picture of the kids where just the trees moved. This was my favorite piece, so simple, yet so sublime. Are the kids moving, and the trees stopped, or the other way around?
In general, I liked how he plays with time and with digital media, and his work scares me. It is so full of artifice and manipulation that I don't know what is real, which may be his point. I also started to expect him to manipulate me, so I could not see later pieces in the collection without wondering what the fakery was.
In all, a good exhibit and perfect for our class.
As for the exhibit, the first piece blew me away. I loved how the shadow came into the space so that the viewer was engulfed and engaged by it. I also loved how the piece was visible from both sides and how that changed your perspective on the piece.
I was intrigued by the highway ramps, but not enough to stick around and find out what was hidden in the foreground.
The umpteen versions of a story playing for 13 hours did not pull me in, although the view and architecture were very intriguing.
The many images about the moment of throwing a ball alternatively attracted and repelled me, as I soon felt it was too full of artifice to work.
I loved the still picture of the kids where just the trees moved. This was my favorite piece, so simple, yet so sublime. Are the kids moving, and the trees stopped, or the other way around?
In general, I liked how he plays with time and with digital media, and his work scares me. It is so full of artifice and manipulation that I don't know what is real, which may be his point. I also started to expect him to manipulate me, so I could not see later pieces in the collection without wondering what the fakery was.
In all, a good exhibit and perfect for our class.
How to Make Baked Cabbage
Here is my how to movie, both as a blip tv link and embedded as a quicktime video. Hopefully one of them will work....
How to Make Baked Cabbage
How to Make Baked Cabbage
FYI-No cameras available until Wednesday
Just wanted to let you know, although i think some of you have your own cameras (lucky!). I had to walk over to get an answer from Ken and he has no equipment available.
Ravi- im going to have to adjust my project bc i cant record any audio like i had first hoped to.
Ravi- im going to have to adjust my project bc i cant record any audio like i had first hoped to.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
REMINDER: NO CLASS MEETING
A reminder that we will not be meeting Wednesday evening, instead going on our field trip to the List this Saturday.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Soviet film book
Kirsten had inquired about another, more accessible, book about early Soviet film. I dug one out from my bookcase, Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Assignment for March 26
1. Write a last/final project spec and email to me before we meet at the gallery on Saturday, March 22nd. We will discuss after gallery visit (Mike and Michael we should do an email chain and/or chat).
2. Ravi -- find accessible soviet film book.
2. Ravi -- find accessible soviet film book.
FIELD TRIP DETAILS
Team A: Michael and Mike: Wednesday, March 19th at 12:30 pm
Team B: Kirsten, Charles, Alex and Ravi: Saturday, March 22nd at 2 pm
Team B: Kirsten, Charles, Alex and Ravi: Saturday, March 22nd at 2 pm
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
How to Make Toast
Its interesting working with real actors. Especially when they are YOUR progeny. But they were awesome. This film needs sound. The school camera was great and I was able to do a lot of editing easily in iMovie 3.0 (I have an OLD Mac at home)!
Friday, March 7, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Assignment for March 12
1. Finish editing your piece in iMovie.
2. Output as web video and post to blip.
3. Read the Eisenstein handout.
2. Output as web video and post to blip.
3. Read the Eisenstein handout.
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