Re: [microsound] "Expanded Cinema"

[pelagius pelagius <pela_gius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> similarly, scott bartlett (whose "serpent" will show at the performance i
> posted about) seems to have time-travelled to the present, absorbed
> Nato + AfterEffects + Flash, jumped back to his own era + used a 16mm
> optical printer to create films that put all the digital crap to shame...

I wonder if it's relevant that some early experimental film pioneers (John 
Whitney, Jordan Belson and Oskar Fischinger come to mind) were doing 
commercial special effects work and working full-time on developing new 
technical processes.  Maybe a comparison should be made with people working 
at a place like Pixar rather than people "vj-ing" in their spare time.  Are 
any of the current cgi whizzes creating anything interesting outside of the 
office?

In regards to the "simpler means - better ends" sentiment I think there's 
probably a parallel in every field that's been touched by digital tools.   
Think of brilliant graphic design and darkroom trickery before the advent of 
photoshop.  Or from a musical angle I'm reminded of Bob Ostertag's "Why 
Computer Music Sucks" article http://www.l-m-c.org.uk/texts/ostertag.html

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