My concept for my video is going to be more of a literal one like a reality show more or less. It will involve me going through actions in my day, mainly driving in my car and me talking. I want the basis of the movie to show my identity through use of reality and how I go about my life along with how I act towards people. I think that with this type of video you can really show how a person really is by just their actions and what they say and think.
The camera will be recording me from the passenger seat to put the viewer into perspective that they are actually there in the car along with me occasionally making eye contact with the camera to include the viewer directly. In addition there will be a few other shot angles in the car such as an exterior shot with panning and close-ups of my face. I am hoping to include some dialogue while there is a close-up of my face to insinuate my thought process in action. I want the audience to really feel like they'e driving in my car with me on the way to whereever I am driving, most likely some place of significance to my identity, but also with a random sort of intent such as running errands. In addition, with the shots of me thinking, this will give the viewer not only a personal relationship feeling, but also an omnicient sort of observation into my identity. This driving will Most of the audio will involve conversational dialogue along with some music possiby.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
"Video Art", pp. 78-113 by Michael Rush from New Media in Late 20th Century Art
1) Name an Early artist mentioned in the article for CONCEPTUAL WORK performing in front of the camera. Describe a work. (2 points)
A conceptualist name who worked with video and performed in front of the camera was Vito Acconci who did "Theme Song" a work where he is directly in front of the camera trying to coax the viewer into joining him inthe camera.
2) Name an artist mentioned who deals with PERSONAL NARRATIVE. Describe a work. (2 points)
Bill Viola is a widely known artist mainly for one of his works entitle "I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like"in which he exppress the fundementals of self and non-self by being viewed as a reflection in an owl's eye.
3) Describe the piece you were most interested in viewing after reading this article. Look the work up on the links, and expand on Rush's comments. (2 points)
I thought that Peter Campus' "Three Transitions" piece was very interesting and how he dealt with identity and image. His ideas he came up with are so sureal sounding they just blow my mind and how he uses such amazing illusionistic qualities
4) What do you better understand now about Video Art? (2 points)
Video art is something taht can be so simple yet the meaning can be so complex, and can make you sit there for hours just contemplating the context behind it. I think that for a video to be art, it must have an idea behind it, not necessarily a motive, but just an idea or thought behind it of the artist's that reflects their identity or their thoughts.
5) Based on Rush and this article, what makes Video Art vs. an "artful video"? (2 points)
Video art like i said before involves this idea that the artist is conveying something to the viewer with a specific idea or way of filming the scene, while an artful video may just be a video with some nice music in the background and talk about creativity and ideas.
A conceptualist name who worked with video and performed in front of the camera was Vito Acconci who did "Theme Song" a work where he is directly in front of the camera trying to coax the viewer into joining him inthe camera.
2) Name an artist mentioned who deals with PERSONAL NARRATIVE. Describe a work. (2 points)
Bill Viola is a widely known artist mainly for one of his works entitle "I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like"in which he exppress the fundementals of self and non-self by being viewed as a reflection in an owl's eye.
3) Describe the piece you were most interested in viewing after reading this article. Look the work up on the links, and expand on Rush's comments. (2 points)
I thought that Peter Campus' "Three Transitions" piece was very interesting and how he dealt with identity and image. His ideas he came up with are so sureal sounding they just blow my mind and how he uses such amazing illusionistic qualities
4) What do you better understand now about Video Art? (2 points)
Video art is something taht can be so simple yet the meaning can be so complex, and can make you sit there for hours just contemplating the context behind it. I think that for a video to be art, it must have an idea behind it, not necessarily a motive, but just an idea or thought behind it of the artist's that reflects their identity or their thoughts.
5) Based on Rush and this article, what makes Video Art vs. an "artful video"? (2 points)
Video art like i said before involves this idea that the artist is conveying something to the viewer with a specific idea or way of filming the scene, while an artful video may just be a video with some nice music in the background and talk about creativity and ideas.
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