and just to be clear, since Jay, as you point out, my original post was somewhat cryptic--
When I talk about the recontextualizing of videos when they're shown in a theater, I'm thinking about the presentations at Pixelodeon - and I'm not even thinking specifically about taking videos outside of the blog context (which is a valid concern), but taking them from their rather small, intimate, usually one-on-one kind of a viewing context, sometimes even heard via headphones, often viewed in passing when one has a free moment - and, instead, putting those little videos up on a bigger-than-life screen, with loud audio, a group of people watching a responding, and making the video a main attraction. This shift in context can radically change the meaning of the original video. I've talked to a number of vloggers who view their work as being fleeting, in-the-moment, designed for an intimate viewing situation in which an individual can respond personally, rather than collectively, to the video, and in those cases, I fear that, as Brook notes, the translation to the big screen might not work, and ultimately might not respect the creator's intentions. If a video is CC licensed, a creator might be giving up some control, which I think can be wonderful, but these are concerns to take into consideration when taking a videoblog post and turning it, essentially, into a video. Again, I'm not necessarily taking a position here - I'm not sure what I think yet - but I do feel that a lot of my own work would lose something if played for a group on a big screen. It might gain something too - but there would be sacrifices made there as well. Jen --- In [email protected], "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I find this quite an interesting thread, and especially in the wake of > > Pixelodeon, I find it interesting/strange/concerning/exciting that > > there is an interest in taking these small format works and putting > > them up on the big screen. Watching video on a big screen with a > > group audience vastly changes the way we experience the moving image, > > so it really takes the videos out of the original context. I'm not > > saying that's good or bad (though at Pixelodeon I think many of us > > experienced how wonderful that can be. Long live the movie theater!), > > nor do I have any particularly well formed thoughts on that at the > > moment, but I thought I'd throw it out there since it hasn't been > > addressed. > > i wanted to take a another stab at answering jen's point so i dont > come off so gruff. > the web is not TV. that's the mantra. > I believe that the BLOG aspect of a videoblog is very important. > pulling videos out of the blog and showing on a big screen does start > losing some of what I love about what we do. > > So dont think of local vlog screenings as needing to be traditional > sit/watch/leave. > Ryanne suggested things like have people stand up and talk between videos. > play videos from the actual blog (on the big screen)...so people see > it in context. > Mix it with performance. > Have some bands play. > > in the end, i think we're just talking about focusing on content > versus the tech...since we know there's so much good stuff now that > could bring more people in. > > Jay >
