Project 1

Wow, sorry it took forever to post. Anyway, here it is!

DIY Synth Building Workshop in January

Hey guys. I want you to have first dibs on these, but they're open to the public.

In January, the Dallas Medianale (an extension of videofest i'm working on) will host DIY video synth building workshops led by the members of Cracked Ray Tube. Check it out: http://oilandcotton.bigcartel.com/product/jan-10-hardware-hacking-and-diy-audio-video-synthesis-workshop

If you want to see a bit more of what this stuff does, see here:

Gruop Project 2

This is group Project 2 Video

Actor: Mike

Editor: Carlos Perez

Photography/video director: Jaime Prado 

 Link >> http://youtu.be/ZrIe1TaQlt4

D.V. project 1

Project 1: "One Fine Day"

Greetings all!

Performance art eh? whut?  LoL ...  Well, one thing Kristina and I found out is that the craft of performing or acting is not to be taken lightly.  We, not being musicians, dancers, or other performance arts skilled, tried our hand at acting...we were going to do a Scary Movie type short, then we switched to a Blair Witch type, then something else...all were drastic failed attempts.  So we decided on a simple, funny-ish, depiction of a day in our lives...

The early part of the video is my work, the ska section is principally directed by Kristina...so you can see that we are dynamically different people, but we really enjoy our differences, and well...here it is...

BTW: I dropped a clip that tied together the walk with getting back to the laundry...I apologize.  Also, I had some slightly different ideas on what to do at the Fitness Center, but thought there would be too many cuts.

Also, see if you can determine which clips were made with my DSLR and which were made with our Cell phones.

Project 1:  "One Fine Day" (YouTube 1080p)
Project 1: "One Fine Day" (Vimeo 720p)

Project One

My idea for this work was to do something similar to a documentary. I wanted to reveal what it is like coming together in the rehearsal hall as musicians to work up a new song. This is my band doing a cover of an old Talking Heads tune.
I also attempted to employ some of the techniques we have learned about in class. I was especially interested in the concept of Metric and Rhythmic Montage, both with cuts and with special effects. I also explored the use of Overtonal Montage near the end of the piece. I did this by taking the metaphor of the song's title to culmination physically, by means of the use of a special effect with a clip I 'borrowed' from the internet. I had a great time building this movie and it took many, many hours. It is 7:34 long, so I have posted an HD version and an SD version. Use your discression according to your processor's speed. Enjoy.

SD version

HD version

Gregg Dietz

Performance Art Project 1

Here is my Performance Art Project.  I wanted to take the experimental film idea and combine a lot of the elements that we have been taught in class. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4pzCiao_cM&feature=youtu.be

Metaphors on Vision

I love the continuation of the theme of the ‘language’ of cinema. So much can be communicated by the visual aspect of the art alone. It can bring about the emotion and deep-seated feelings of an individual while leaving him unaware that it has done so. He believes that this ‘language’ is still yet unexplored, much like the West Indies in the days of Columbus. I did not understand this concept on September 5^th of this year. Now I begin to examine the philosophy, and to embrace it.

I certainly do not agree with everything these artists stipulate, for instance in the ‘Metaphors on Vision’ piece, I find he has gone too far when he claims that “It is a time haunted by sexual sterility yet almost universally incapable of perceiving the phallic nature of every destructive nature of itself.” Perhaps that sentiment is not universal merely due to the fact that it is untrue. When writers or speakers use the concepts of ‘never’ and ‘always’ I almost certainly will fill with reservations. This is the beauty of knowledge and learning, you take what you can use, and leave the rest. 

Gregg Dietz

Metaphors on Vision

I felt that this reading was kind of difficult to understand.  What I think it is suggesting is that when a person has an open mind, allows his mind to explore and imagine beyond conventional limits, he will have a deeper, richer, more meaningful experience of life and the world.

I think it’s an inspiring reading.  I find it kind of fascinating and it causes me to think about perhaps how I view things in life.  I have to ask myself, “Have I been “seeing” and “hearing” every bit that could have been seen or heard?

Metaphors On Vision

Metaphors On Vision



I think it was explaining, its wonder of how life would be without boundaries. How we would see the world in the view point of a child. Everything is open , innocent. Nothing is off limits or unappropiate because in their eyes there are no rules.

Fear is boundaries. Fear is walls. When you have fear of something , your not completely open to that thing , because somewhere there is hesitancy, or doubt, and if you let it overtake you , it will stop you from doing things.


I can sort of relate to the article's viewpoint in some ways. I am a christian . My mindset , actions, perception of things , just way of living is based off of my beliefs and values in the christian faith.  One day , after thinking , well actually in a angry rant . After having a confrontation with someone , i was angrily re-living the episode in my head, and noticing the different things we both did and thought  about even though, their was somethings that I WANTED to do I didn't because of the person I was. And in that moment , I thought, Who would be If I wasn't a christian?All of my values and morals and reasons for the way I act are because of my background. I knew what was right and wrong . SO i was going on (IN MY HEAD) about how they should be glad that I am a christian .  And that the reason I didn't cuss them out and, act on the thought's that i wanted to was because of who i was . Basically I was saying I would not be the same person if I didn't believe in what I did. It shapes my way of living. So in some things where I might have gravitated to or did, because of what i believe or stand for  I don't , and I am aware of that.  ......if Any of that makes since :)

Lauren Meshack

Metaphors on Vision

I have to admit, this piece really struck deeply within me.  Upon Reading Stan Brakhage’s “Metaphors on Vision” I felt sad.  I realized the truth in the idea and felt for certain that I want to find that perception which I have lost due to conforming to the metaphors that have been imposed upon me.

I feel even more inspired to find the connection to the artist I feel is buried deep inside, so that I may once again perceive the world as the day I first saw it.  Vision is a gift, we are born with that according to the article, becomes lost … This is my read of “Metaphors on Vision.”

~Rob

Metaphors on Vision

Working as an artist myself both within print media as well as digital...I'm often floored by the way that someone paints a picture within whatever medium and a lot of that is based on people's influences rather its film, music, art, theater, etc and that's a beautiful thing...its the tapestry of art itself. I used to frequent poetry slams as a performer and metaphors are a huge part of the poetic world so when I started reading this my mind started relating the cinematic experience both in front of and behind the camera to how natural it is for people to focus in on something and relate it to something completely alien to the outside world yet everyone can understand what the meaning of it all is...that's the nature of metaphors...its a shame that people don't open their eyes enough to see them.

Metaphors on Vision

Every person has different perceptions on what they see. When an artist expresses themselves visually, people may view it in a way that not even the artist themselves has. That is what this reading is about. Where you come from and what you have experienced in life makes you see things in certain ways. If you are not familiar with what you see then your view will be something different than someone who is familiar. That is not always good. We now seem to live in a time where society is sucked into and too preoccupied with unimportant crap that they don't see what they should be seeing.

Here is a link to my video , for exercise 2 ,

Please excuse the audio issues and transitions issues , they didn't want to behave. enjoy !https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbHAZEOOg_w

Exercise 2

Hey guys last minute video production 

I hope you like...

   Link -> http://youtu.be/rKFFYfcLXm8