A ‘Miniature’ Day in NYC, and Other Timelapse Meditations on Time, Compressed
The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo. "The Sandpit" is a stunning, tilt-shift stop-action reflection of a day in New York City. It warms my heart, especially, as a lot of it is the world steps from where I live and work (which, by virtue of all these tall Manhattan buildings, ... read more.
Cubic Game Visualism: Awesomely-Inspiring Game Trailer from Gamma
4fourths - Game Trailer from Mikengreg on Vimeo. It's been a long time coming, but there's real hope that convergence of lovers of independent, creative game design with audiovisualist aficionados could bring us to a new, game-inspired visual age. Of course, a good way to start would be for some game designers ... read more.
Resolume News: Major 3.1.3 Update, Ableton Live (and More) MIDI Sync Tutorial
Major new goodies include, from left to right, mask blends, keystone plug-ins for your projection mapping enjoyment, and effects like the lovely Cube Tile. Resolume in 2009 set out a new course for the visual performance software, and more than many of its live visual rivals, was particularly ambitious about melding ... read more.
3D VJ: Video Features Audiovisuals in Three Dimensions at Thunderdome
VIMBY - Thunderdome 3D There is a dimension beyond that which is known to VJs. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge, between that semester when he was totally doing great ... read more.
Eclectic Method: Audiovisualists Talk Streams of Perception in Babelgum Featurette
It's striking how audiovisualism has broken into maximalist and minimalist streams, toward DJ-style cut-ups and mash-ups of video at one end of the spectrum and geometric generative animation at the other. Firmly planted in the maximalist, Emergency Broadcast Network-descended sliced-and-scratched popular culture, we have Eclectic Method. ... read more.
Webcam Choreography: Director of Sour's "People as Pixels" Clip Explain Low-Budget Magic
We Love You So - the blog attached to Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are" feature, continues to post lovely things. Recently they followed up with Magico Nakamura, one of the four "co-directors" of Sour's beautiful "Hibi no Neiro" video (previously on CDMo), interviewing him on the techniques they used ... read more.
People as Pixels: Coordinated YouTube Choreography in Sour
Just when you think you can't find another YouTube video trick, someone goes and manages to choreograph an elaborate piece across webcams across the planet. But perhaps this piece isn't really about YouTube so much as it is coordinating movement across performers and dividing the screen space up in creative ... read more.
Motion Reels: Starcraft MSL Gaming from Korea
KILL THE FIGHTER! What would a slick motion opening look like for, um, classic Starcraft gaming televised? (Oh, yes - Korea really is that cool.) While we're generally not that interested in motion reels, these videos are made of awesome, and seem to be a special case. ... read more.
A Kick. A Snare. A Hat: How To Produce and Perform an Audiovisual Club Piece
Robert Heel is a visual musician who's been creating some lovely instructional films on topics dear to the heart of a visualist. Of special interest, A Kick A Snare A Hat. Documenting a little AV performance in Resolume Avenue. A Kick A Snare A Hat from Robert Heel on Vimeo. read more.
Blender: 2.5 Gets Real-Time, Slick Interface; Video Texture Tutorial
Blender 2.5, - Got flexible? from Pablo Vazquez on Vimeo. In case the last post didn't give you enough Blender goodness, here's more for your pleasure. Version 2.5 is coming of the open source 3D suite that's also a nodal compositing engine and a video editor and a real-time game engine -- ... read more.
