I will be teaching two seminars in the beginning of November. The first concerning Basic Editing in Final Cut Pro is scheduled for November 6, 2007. The second covers the Basics DVD Creation using DVD Studio Pro and is scheduled for November 13, 2007. Both seminars will take place at Syracuse University in the Computer [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Paul Virilio and The Vision Machine
10/14/2007 – 8:15 pm
In his essay “The Vision Machine”, Paul Virilio addresses the role of technology in shaping the perceptions of man. He continues where Walter Benjamin left off, arguing that spatial distance has been erased by telecommunication. Physical locations meet inside of the screen, where every point on Earth is instantaneously accessible from every other point (Doesn’t that sound like the properties of a Hologram?). The philosopher also argues that the instantaneous nature of the screen destroys human memory. In this work, Virilio prophesies that computer technologies will progress to the point where they will perform the seeing for humankind.
“Attention Span” Video Sample
10/08/2007 – 10:16 am
This is an audiovisual sample of “Attention Span”, an installation by Steve Belovarich.
Lev Manovich on “The Language of New Media”
10/08/2007 – 8:55 am
Lev Manovich defines New Media through existing concepts found in cinema theory, art history, literary studies, and computer science in his book The Language of New Media. Manovich includes a website for the reader, with over 300 illustrations of artwork and commercial projects detailed in the book. Concerning the Architecture of the Internet and the [...]