Hi Liz & other students at Writtle... I was watching the work 'System and Chance Experiments'. I think the cutting of images and film work really well. But I think the music is a bit too tinny. Also, I am wondering if you need this music at all - my suggestion, which is only a suggestion is to, put an ambient track there instead. Not only that, have a look at how other artists have dealt with communicating their concepts using similar process for expression, such as the situationists. The reason I am mentioning this is that you could explore either cutting up other conversations relating to the subject of your video and then adding them to the visuals. Or add alternative form of music and sound.
Here are some examples you may find interesting: Stewart Home, on the Blissett Enigma. nice little piece from Stewart Home which gives a good insight into the origins of Luther Blissett. Musical Score from the WoT4 CD "The Open Pop Star" by Luther Blissett 1999. Audio by Radio Eye (AUS) 2001 An extract from film The Luther Blissett Enigma taken from the "What happened to Luther Blissett 10.5 years DVD also by, would you believe it Luther Blissett. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92L0DtbjuZY&feature=related Excerpts from the LB Enigma (4): Luther Blissett. The evening of December the 31st 1999. Luther Blissett's last night, well maybe anyway here's his version of events. Taken from the LB 10.5 ANNI DVD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlExGRcOTGI and... Can Dialectics Break Bricks? 1 "La Dialectique Peut-Elle Casser Des Briques?, in English, "Can Dialectics Break Bricks?", is a 1973 Situationist film produced by the French director René Viénet which explores the resolution of conflict through dialogue as opposed to violence. The film uses a much older martial arts film ("The Crush" from Doo Kwang Gee) for its visuals which has been dubbed over by the filmmakers in an attempt at detournement. The concept and motivation of this film was to adapt a bourgeois film into a radical critique of cultural hegemony and thus into tools of subversive revolutionaries ideals. The Narrative is based upon a conflict between the proletarian and bureaucrats within state capitalism. The proletarians enlist their dialectics and radical subjectivity to fight their oppressors whilst the bureaucrats defend themselves using a combination of bribery and violence. The film is noted for its humorous approach to this serious subject matter. The film also contains many references to revolutionaries who thought and fought for the realisation of a post-capitalist world, including Marx, Bakunin, and Wilhelm Reich. Also Subplots dealing with issues of gender equality, alienation, trade unionism, May 1968, and the Situationist themselves are riddled throughout the film." Be patient, the film really starts after a few minutes... What is interesting regarding Situationist film-making is the appropriation of film and other materials created by others, which have been remixed to get their own ideas across. You have naturally done this in your own work, which is interesting but I think you need to go one tiny step further. I think what would also make the work more dynamic is not making it a pop video, but something else. I hope this helps, others may have completely different suggestions. will have a look at other works on the blog :-) wishing you well. marc > Hi. > > I’m studying Digital Art and Design at Writtle School of Art. > > We have been keeping a blog of our work and would be really appreciate > it you could take a moment to have a look and share your thoughts > > http://www.furtherfield.org/inspiwrit/ > > Thanks, > > Liz. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
