The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than the average person ~Frank Barron

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Brandon Morse: Static



Enter the all white room of the Corner Contemporary Art complex where Static is shown. Welcome to a new virtual environment. Static is composed of two key elements: art and sound. Sound is heard in background as lines create random figures which is pleasing to the eye. The art moves with the sound. The interaction between these images is almost spellbinding and mystical as one doesn't recognize what it will make next. Where images and sound are uncontrollable and captivating at the samet time. These computer generated figures made me want to experiment with projections and LDC screens. My favorite piece was called "freight of images," where the composition has a natural and softer tone than the rest. This flowing piece left the audience free of form and imagination. Bravo to Static.

TV Stardom on $20 a Day


Video blogs is a the technology of the future. Vlogs introduces a new way of broadcast in a boring standard TV land. Its innovative, precedent, and seems to be growing in popularity. Amanda Congdon is the new rising star of the digital world, showing her audiences new found web information. It all started with her opinion on WHAT IS COOL. Astounding how one reporters opinion can generate video stardom. She makes reporting almost enjoyable with her charming and funny persona. While there are negative viewers who think the idea of video blogs is a waste of time, I couldn't object more. This will start to become a trend with bigger corporations, but I'm glad to see that a young filmmaker built her career in achieving her dream through the world of the web. This is indeed the "film of tomorrow."