Future of the Feature

Digital video has without question brought change to the film making world. The article does a great job of explaining its goals through a brief history and catalogue of works. I fully agree that the greatness in DV is what can be done with the medium versus the number of technical advantages. The amount of adaptation it allows the artist to obtain is vast, and when paired with other digital mediums its range of options as a device for great explorations in representation. Newer technology has caught up though, bringing formats high definition and stereoscopic video which have added a new dimension to the media and complicates things. Where as the article references DV as the current, HDV is now the current, and DV is seen as "consumer" and is becoming a "dead media". High definition video fits under the category of "DV", but in this context there is a defining line in visual quality and feel of the video information that separates the two, so I feel that I can justify the DV talked about in the article as something entirely different than the HD that is shot now. Everything is high definition now, and the utilization of the DV in other formats of work or for a feeling of more "real" as it once was is starting to dwindle. Movies like Paranormal Activity are still in an HD format, because to an extent, a consumer can shoot HD as well. The technology has come on huge in the market and traditional DV has been somewhat swept away fairly quickly. Maybe that's why I have a need to create pieces involving the DV tape the way I do; to represent with it in a way that hard drive based HD cannot. Either way, digital video has a strong foothold in cinema, especially lately because of its ability for special effects and editing of that sort. It's what sells, and so the mainstream will keep on producing with it. I don't feel as though I've seen enough current non-mainstream work to comment on the use of HD there, but it seems as though the visual appeal of it lures most in. In an age of rapidly evolving technology, video and cinema moves just as fast. Some still do use analog, and I find that interesting and somewhat inspiring, but the masses are digital. My reaction to the tendencies is one of interest in the choice and its meaning. Traditional DV isn't quite dead, and I think that it still has something valid in its use, even if that means the actual tape its self, I still find it intriguing.

Futurist Sound

I just read a small article on the sound concepts of the futurists, and it's fairly exciting. Their ideas on noise and its use compositionally are intriguing and I feel as though some more research is need. There are some definite possibilities here.

Hittin the ground

My job interview went pretty good, and I'm hoping to move through it fairly quickly. Brainstorming is pretty fun as well. All of my classes seem like they're going to be pretty great, but I'm going to need to stay on top of it. I should probably centralize stuff on a calendar. I'm pretty anxious to see how stuff's going to pan out.

Starting Up

Stuff's back in full swing. It's kinda intimidating, as well as exciting. All of my classes so far seem pretty cool. We'll see how stuff goes. I need to start paying more attention to things here lately. This online class will take focus too. I need to focus more.

New Semester

As with the coming of this next semester, I'm back to start this blog of my education and it's dealings with art. My job took up a lot of time this summer, and I learned a lot about many different aspects of life. This semester I've decided to look into sound, because my love for aural forms of expression has been forwarded by a few occurrences. This does not mean that I'm abandoning visual representation and expression though. I believe that the two will find a common ground even when they are polar. I know these next few months are going to be tough, but challenges are what mold me the most. I need to find an internship, need to find a spark, and need to find happiness. Hopefully working and school will gel. I have a better job opportunity possibly presenting its self, which is exciting.