4D intro
Posted: 29 September 2006 Filed under: 4D, Undergrad | Tags: 4D, Undergrad Leave a commentThis module explores the impact of digital media technologies on traditional video, film, and audio-visual presentation forms. Through practical group/individual production work students develop projects which explore the new temporal opportunities opened up by interactive multimedia technologies, such as digital television, streaming media, and video on demand.
“The experience of space and time have imploded and become fused by speed. As a consequence of this implosion we are witnessing a distinct reversal of the two dimensions, a temporalisation of space and a spatialisation of time. We live increasingly in a perpetual present, flattened by speed and simultaneity, and grasped by instantaneous perceptions of the eye. The only sense that is fast enough to keep pace with the astounding increase in the technological world is sight. But the world of the eye is threatening to turn into the flat world of the present.”
Pallasmaa J, 1996, The Eyes of the Skin, Polemics, Academy Group Ltd
Sound intro
Posted: 28 September 2006 Filed under: Sound, Undergrad | Tags: Undergrad Leave a commentThis module explores the impact of digital media technologies on Sound Production across a range of contemporary fields. Electro-Acoustic composition; prerecorded & live performance, site specific installation, Soundscape creation and Generative/interactive music. Students will develop individual projects exploring creative opportunities opened up by interactive multimedia technologies and technologically mediated performance.
‘Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating. The sound of a truck at fifty miles per hour. Static between the stations. Rain. We want to capture and control these sounds, to use them not as sound effects but as musical instruments.’
John Cage (1967)
Space intro
Posted: 28 September 2006 Filed under: Space, Undergrad | Tags: space, Undergrad, undrgrad Leave a commentThe module addresses historical and contemporary developments in our understanding of space as a cultural, social and technological phenomenon as new media practices alter traditional models for architecture, communities and personal identities. Students are expected to develop personal perspectives upon the series of lectures and manufacture a significant piece of coursework that demonstrates these ideas.
Earth from the air
Posted: 13 September 2006 Filed under: Ramblings | Tags: exhibition Leave a commentThere’s a really fascinating exhibition on in the town centre at the moment. Called Earth from the Air, it’s essentially photos of different landscapes taken from the air. There’s the sort of stuff that you’d expect like Stonehenge and the Corcovado overlooking Rio de Janeiro but there’s also things like the tank graveyard in Kuwait, a huge sand dune that’s now blocking a road in Egypt and a gigantic mass of plastic bottle crates in Germany. The photos are so crips and clear that you can see every detail.
It’s on until 24th October so you’ve got a bit of time to get along. If you miss it or don’t fancy a trip to sunny Plymouth, the website has some of the photos.
Pirate Baby’s Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006
Posted: 3 September 2006 Filed under: Ramblings | Tags: film Leave a commentI’ve just come across this courtesy of Chris at Pixelsumo. It’s a film made to look like a side-scrolling beat ’em up video game. You can watch it by visiting Selectparks The file is quite large but it is well worth the wait.
