like we said, let's all post our ideas of a basic set of descriptors and evaluative questions. Next meeting we can put them all together and keep the best stuff.
Questions: (first 3 were my original set, the rest are good ones other people brought up)
-What is a Human Being?
-What is the purpose of a Human Being?
-Briefly, is there 1) Truth? 2) Incontrovertable, Absolute Truth? 3) Right & Wrong? 4) Incont., Abs. Right & Wrong?
-What's wrong with the world today?
-What's your strongest/clearest childhood memory?
-What happens to you when you die?
-Describe the color Red.
-What clique to you feel you belong to?
-What are your views on sex?
Word list
hopeful
cheerful
faithful
decietful
ambiguous
stringent
hateful
judgemental
optomistic
pessimistic
idealistic
practical
confident
shy
ineffective
clever
creative
traditional
progressive
boastful
inconclusive
lustful
passive
aggressive
ridiculous
jocular
disguised
selfish
original
expected
contradictory
self-indulgent
superficial
analytical
simplistic
intuitive
facutal
moral
informed
ignorant
apathetic
coarse
refined
direct
indirect
inflammatory
wise
reactive
one-sided
imbecilic
pointless
condescending
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
new plans
okay, so we're ditching the driving idea... in favor of something much more interesting.
the installation format will remain similar to our original proposal: there will be a video projection and there will be objects installed in the gallery relating to the video, and there will be a musical component. however, the approach is totally different.
first, we are going to come up with a list of human characteristics and a list of objects or compound objects to represent them - like a code or dictionary. there will also be a musical representation to accompany the visual. then, we are going to interview people and ask them a series of questions of various intensity. for example, a banal question, a question about popular culture, a question about philosophy or religion, etc. at the end of the interview, we show them our symbols without their corresponding characteristics, and we ask them to pick three (or something).
the installation will consist of a rectangular arrangement of cubbies with a central void. the video of the interviews will play in the central void - with the dialog muted out. as each person appears on screen, the objects which are associated with their character will be illuminated, and the corresponding musical representation will be heard. there will be multiple objects illuminated, so there will also be multiple musical representations playing simultaneously.
we're considering the possibility of building a booth in which to interview our participants so that we will have an environment for visual continuity. for next week, we are bringing in films of interviewing people - just to see what it looks like. also, we are starting to compile lists of characteristics and corresponding symbols. we don't want the representations to be directly illustrative - in other words, obvious.
the installation format will remain similar to our original proposal: there will be a video projection and there will be objects installed in the gallery relating to the video, and there will be a musical component. however, the approach is totally different.
first, we are going to come up with a list of human characteristics and a list of objects or compound objects to represent them - like a code or dictionary. there will also be a musical representation to accompany the visual. then, we are going to interview people and ask them a series of questions of various intensity. for example, a banal question, a question about popular culture, a question about philosophy or religion, etc. at the end of the interview, we show them our symbols without their corresponding characteristics, and we ask them to pick three (or something).
the installation will consist of a rectangular arrangement of cubbies with a central void. the video of the interviews will play in the central void - with the dialog muted out. as each person appears on screen, the objects which are associated with their character will be illuminated, and the corresponding musical representation will be heard. there will be multiple objects illuminated, so there will also be multiple musical representations playing simultaneously.
we're considering the possibility of building a booth in which to interview our participants so that we will have an environment for visual continuity. for next week, we are bringing in films of interviewing people - just to see what it looks like. also, we are starting to compile lists of characteristics and corresponding symbols. we don't want the representations to be directly illustrative - in other words, obvious.
Friday, January 30, 2009
potluck and film project
just a reminder to everyone that our semesterly potluck will take place this coming tuesday, feb 3rd in the sculpture classroom, art bldg c. bring some food and samples of your current work.
also, we are taking a flexible approach to our installtion project. the installation is really about mental processes and how they involve both perception and imagination. the video and music components are serving as the perception in our installation. the video does not necessarily have to be of someone driving, as this detail is not a part of the concept. that being said, we have decided to experiment over this week. if you have a digital camera with a video setting on it, take short videos of whatever events or activities you find visually or conceptually interesting. just remember that the film is to be heavily visual and to not rely on sound. it could still be a video of, say, a person talking, as that may be visually or conceptually compelling. bring the a/v chord that came with your camera and we will hook the cameras up to a tv and watch all our short clips on mute during our potluck and talk about what direction we want to go with the video component.
hope to see y'all there!
also, we are taking a flexible approach to our installtion project. the installation is really about mental processes and how they involve both perception and imagination. the video and music components are serving as the perception in our installation. the video does not necessarily have to be of someone driving, as this detail is not a part of the concept. that being said, we have decided to experiment over this week. if you have a digital camera with a video setting on it, take short videos of whatever events or activities you find visually or conceptually interesting. just remember that the film is to be heavily visual and to not rely on sound. it could still be a video of, say, a person talking, as that may be visually or conceptually compelling. bring the a/v chord that came with your camera and we will hook the cameras up to a tv and watch all our short clips on mute during our potluck and talk about what direction we want to go with the video component.
hope to see y'all there!
Friday, January 23, 2009
update 2009
for anyone who was not able to come to our first meeting...
we talked about the new situation with admix. due to sponsorship, we have a new set of specs for admix, which might be negotiable in the future:
1. admix will be printed on glossy paper
2. the whole outmost page will be printed in color, so we will have color front and back covers, as well as color inside those covers
3. we run programming for program council, which is arranged by their graphics people and submitted to us, taking up 2-3 of admix's pages, which are limited to a total of 16
4. we are able to print 200 copies of admix, 3 issues each semester
5. the printing center assembles the zine - no more folding and stapling!
6. we set up a schedule for deadlines of sumbission, and dates of publication. since the printing center needs 5 business days to handle the job and the editors must have time to ensure that the zine conforms to the alloted specs, the schedule is as follows:
issue 1:
deadline for submissions: friday january 23, 7pm
submission to printing center: monday january 26th, 8am
publication release date: monday, february 2nd
issue 2:
deadline for submissions: friday february 20th, 7pm
submission to printing center: monday february 23rd, 8am
publication release date: monday, march 2nd
issue 3:
deadline for submissions: monday, march 23rd
submission to printing center: wednesday, march 25th
publication release date: wednesday, april 1st
for the next two weeks, we will be meeting in the sculpture classroom in art bldg c, on tuesday nights at 7. this tuesday (26th), we will start tasking out our film project. our semesterly potluck is scheduled for february 3rd - that's where we bring food and samples of our current work and share. good times.
stay tuned...
we talked about the new situation with admix. due to sponsorship, we have a new set of specs for admix, which might be negotiable in the future:
1. admix will be printed on glossy paper
2. the whole outmost page will be printed in color, so we will have color front and back covers, as well as color inside those covers
3. we run programming for program council, which is arranged by their graphics people and submitted to us, taking up 2-3 of admix's pages, which are limited to a total of 16
4. we are able to print 200 copies of admix, 3 issues each semester
5. the printing center assembles the zine - no more folding and stapling!
6. we set up a schedule for deadlines of sumbission, and dates of publication. since the printing center needs 5 business days to handle the job and the editors must have time to ensure that the zine conforms to the alloted specs, the schedule is as follows:
issue 1:
deadline for submissions: friday january 23, 7pm
submission to printing center: monday january 26th, 8am
publication release date: monday, february 2nd
issue 2:
deadline for submissions: friday february 20th, 7pm
submission to printing center: monday february 23rd, 8am
publication release date: monday, march 2nd
issue 3:
deadline for submissions: monday, march 23rd
submission to printing center: wednesday, march 25th
publication release date: wednesday, april 1st
for the next two weeks, we will be meeting in the sculpture classroom in art bldg c, on tuesday nights at 7. this tuesday (26th), we will start tasking out our film project. our semesterly potluck is scheduled for february 3rd - that's where we bring food and samples of our current work and share. good times.
stay tuned...
Sunday, December 21, 2008
admix is sponsored
this is some exciting news which we received right before the break. program council wants to throw some money at admix in exchange for some space in admix advertising student programming. they're giving us a semesterly budget, and on top of that they want to help us distribute. they're down with the kiosk idea and additionally program council wants to throw a "release party" (not sure exactly what that means, but...) for the first issue of 2009 and they also want to pass out copies in the mall area on publication dates. so next semester admix will be a little different: color covers (at least), scheduled deadlines (for submissions, editing, and printing), and a little more manpower getting issues out beyond the arts departments. if things go well, the budget should increase. so there's something to look forward to in the new year!
happy holidays, y'all!
happy holidays, y'all!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
3g installation proposal
at our last meeting, we discussed our proposal for the 3g project in the spring. many people were unable to make it, so i'm posting the proposal here. i'd kind of ad-libbed the "process" section. at our next meeting, we can start talking about how to execute it. also at our next meeting, we will be folding and stapling admix and electing officers for next semester, so if you have a long-arm stapler, you may want to bring it along...
Installation will consist of four components.
Component 1: Film of passenger traveling on a road looking out the window of a bus or car and wearing headphones, listening to music; single cut for entire trip, shot of passenger as well as view through window
Component 2: Music playlist of original as well as found music which the passenger listens to throughout the film
Component 3: Selection of found and altered objects positioned around the space
Component 4: Projection of video shifts such that it falls on the different objects scattered throughout the gallery at different times.
Objects positioned in the gallery are symbols of things that arise in the passenger’s mind as they are looking out the window listening to music – they are the symbolic product of components 1 and 2. The projection moves to an object when that object arises into the passenger’s mind. There is a neutral spot to which the projection moves when necessary; for example, perhaps at times when the passenger’s train of thought is interrupted by another person, etc. The entire trip is filmed in one cut and left unedited except for its position. There are two types of objects in the gallery: 1) objects which represent external things the passenger actually observes and 2) objects which are the internal mental wanderings of the passenger unconnected to external stimuli. These two types of objects will be visually differentiated, for example by painting all objects of one type white. In addition, objects will be chosen so that the collective body of objects in the gallery is unified under a particular concept or aesthetic, which will be determined as the video is viewed with the music and decisions about objects start to be made.
Expenses:
Will include travel for filming the passenger (preparatory and actual), as well as the purchase of objects chosen to represent streams of thought and the materials needed to alter objects as necessary.
Process:
Pick a route to take the trip on and drive it once or twice to get an idea of what will be seen and what kind of music we would like to go with the route.
Decide on playlist for passenger. Will include songs suggested by all members of CDCC. Some songs will be found, others will be original compositions, but they will be chosen and ordered so that they are unified and make sense flowing from one into another.
Film the trip in one take.
Watch the film as a group and decide what objects we will place in the gallery. Consider space available in the gallery, whether the objects are of type 1 or type 2, whether the objects will be modified, where they must be placed, etc. Also consider the use of the neutral area. Sketch placement in gallery.
Acquire and alter objects as necessary.
Edit film so that each section is projected in the general area of the flat screen that would correspond to where the object would be on that flat plane in the gallery.
Set up objects in gallery in approximate position. Project film. Adjust objects as necessary.
Decide on menu for reception night.
Installation will consist of four components.
Component 1: Film of passenger traveling on a road looking out the window of a bus or car and wearing headphones, listening to music; single cut for entire trip, shot of passenger as well as view through window
Component 2: Music playlist of original as well as found music which the passenger listens to throughout the film
Component 3: Selection of found and altered objects positioned around the space
Component 4: Projection of video shifts such that it falls on the different objects scattered throughout the gallery at different times.
Objects positioned in the gallery are symbols of things that arise in the passenger’s mind as they are looking out the window listening to music – they are the symbolic product of components 1 and 2. The projection moves to an object when that object arises into the passenger’s mind. There is a neutral spot to which the projection moves when necessary; for example, perhaps at times when the passenger’s train of thought is interrupted by another person, etc. The entire trip is filmed in one cut and left unedited except for its position. There are two types of objects in the gallery: 1) objects which represent external things the passenger actually observes and 2) objects which are the internal mental wanderings of the passenger unconnected to external stimuli. These two types of objects will be visually differentiated, for example by painting all objects of one type white. In addition, objects will be chosen so that the collective body of objects in the gallery is unified under a particular concept or aesthetic, which will be determined as the video is viewed with the music and decisions about objects start to be made.
Expenses:
Will include travel for filming the passenger (preparatory and actual), as well as the purchase of objects chosen to represent streams of thought and the materials needed to alter objects as necessary.
Process:
Pick a route to take the trip on and drive it once or twice to get an idea of what will be seen and what kind of music we would like to go with the route.
Decide on playlist for passenger. Will include songs suggested by all members of CDCC. Some songs will be found, others will be original compositions, but they will be chosen and ordered so that they are unified and make sense flowing from one into another.
Film the trip in one take.
Watch the film as a group and decide what objects we will place in the gallery. Consider space available in the gallery, whether the objects are of type 1 or type 2, whether the objects will be modified, where they must be placed, etc. Also consider the use of the neutral area. Sketch placement in gallery.
Acquire and alter objects as necessary.
Edit film so that each section is projected in the general area of the flat screen that would correspond to where the object would be on that flat plane in the gallery.
Set up objects in gallery in approximate position. Project film. Adjust objects as necessary.
Decide on menu for reception night.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Umm...>_< (Ideas and stuff!)
Last Tuesday I was at the Raven Rep. II show, so I missed the meeting.
This week I went by the LSC at 7, and did not find anything about the CDCC or anyone. I dont know if there was a meeting or not, but if there was, I missed out =(
That being said, I am ready to bring ideas to the table at the next meeting!
-I've given more thought to the video vignettes...Image play, sound play. Key word: sensory.
-Ideas for 3G. It would be a multi compositional peice, all stemmed at one point or theme...or none at all. It also has to do with vignettes...in a broad, looser sense. More elaboration on that at the meeting.
-A small Idea for ADMIX. It's not a full idea, more a random thought that may prove to be interesting. It has to do with candid photos, though this may just be tossed and melted with the indie submissions, or a monthly "editorial" article.
-The ADMIX Podium!!! Totally excited about that, and can't wait to get started! I might even bring sketches...
That's pretty much it. It will be elaborated upon at the next meeting. Im also working on the Raven Films info and interview, I just havn't had the chance to pull it all together yet. I still have a couple weeks though, so I will be working hard to have it for the next issue of ADMIX. I hope the new issue of ADMIX is great, and putting it together went smooth!
If there was a meeting tonight, please post up what was discussed on the blog! I really want to be kept up to date! I really need to get your phone numbers so I dont risk missing a meeting again! If you dont mind, please send me your phone numbers via facebook (in a private message of course!) so that I may contact you all when needed!
This week I went by the LSC at 7, and did not find anything about the CDCC or anyone. I dont know if there was a meeting or not, but if there was, I missed out =(
That being said, I am ready to bring ideas to the table at the next meeting!
-I've given more thought to the video vignettes...Image play, sound play. Key word: sensory.
-Ideas for 3G. It would be a multi compositional peice, all stemmed at one point or theme...or none at all. It also has to do with vignettes...in a broad, looser sense. More elaboration on that at the meeting.
-A small Idea for ADMIX. It's not a full idea, more a random thought that may prove to be interesting. It has to do with candid photos, though this may just be tossed and melted with the indie submissions, or a monthly "editorial" article.
-The ADMIX Podium!!! Totally excited about that, and can't wait to get started! I might even bring sketches...
That's pretty much it. It will be elaborated upon at the next meeting. Im also working on the Raven Films info and interview, I just havn't had the chance to pull it all together yet. I still have a couple weeks though, so I will be working hard to have it for the next issue of ADMIX. I hope the new issue of ADMIX is great, and putting it together went smooth!
If there was a meeting tonight, please post up what was discussed on the blog! I really want to be kept up to date! I really need to get your phone numbers so I dont risk missing a meeting again! If you dont mind, please send me your phone numbers via facebook (in a private message of course!) so that I may contact you all when needed!
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