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Final Cut Pro + DVD Studio Pro Seminars

steve — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:27:29 +0000

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 [...]

Paul Virilio and The Vision Machine

steve — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:15:54 +0000

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

steve — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:16:32 +0000

This is an audiovisual sample of "Attention Span", an installation by Steve Belovarich.

Lev Manovich on “The Language of New Media”

steve — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:55:14 +0000

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 [...]

William Gibson on Locative Art

steve — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:12:02 +0000

Gibson explains the locative dimensions of computer art practice in Chapter 13 of Spook Country. The main character Hollis interviews Bobby Chombo, a recluse GPS hacker and programmer who never sleeps in the same square of the virtual GPS grid twice...

Info Hunter/Gatherer Concept

steve — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:59:54 +0000

The following is the conceptual premise for Info Hunter/Gatherer, an Interactive Video Wall Steve Belovarich is currently designing using Max/Jitter.

“Attention Span” @ Spark Meet & Greet

steve — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:00:17 +0000

Video explodes into a frenzy of feedback loops and bright colors. Sparks hurl toward the glass, as if they are stuck to the interior of the video monitor. The explosion is perpetual. Headphones are attached to the computer, so viewers listen to a slow movement of pink noise and sinusoidal waveforms that are designed to [...]