Reading Response

In Material Memories Time And The Cinematic Image, by Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), presents the topics of culture, space and time portrayed through film. The essay discusses how historically, art has always been associated with ritual. He goes on to explain how time and space are explored through editing, lighting, music, and visual fluidity is created. The explorations are important because the surrealist ideal can be achieved through art by disrupting the patterns of conformity. Unlike basic Euro-American ideals that are based off of logic, time and space can be transformed through the unconscious. He also presents how this can be shown through narrative. I enjoy this idea of the unconscious disorder of culture. I often try to convey my perception of time and space in my work. Film and video, as a medium, are important to this cause because it can be the most clear representation of reality. In my work I try to manipulate that reality through aesthetics.

Hardware/ Software Response drift 2

My experience with the digital camera was a decent one. I was a little disappointed in the image quality of the digital video. The images that I attempted to capture that were within three inches of the lens were hard to see or blurry. I haven’t used many other digital cameras to capture quality video, however the ones I have used tend to have the same disadvantages. My strategy for collecting and editing images was attainable even with the lack of useable close imagery. Ideally, I would have liked to use a camera that has zoom capabilities and better quality while capturing images. I have no complaints about the quality of my still images.

To edit my video I used Final Cut Express HD. I enjoy using this final cut. I find it the applications easy to work with. I enjoy how visual the applications are. It is easy to work hands on with the program because you can see exactly what you are working with. I haven’t worked with many other editing tools, however I am please with Final Cut. The only problems I do face with the program is when it comes to rendering. At times, it won’t allow me to render my work for playback purposes.