Week 7
03/11/2010 at 3:54 pm (Uncategorized) (2010, FACS3938, Video in the Expanded Field)
There were a number of presentations today.
1. Still Life by SamTaylor-Wood (2001)
This video shows a platter of uncut fruits rotting over a period of 9-weeks, but sped up to fit into a video of a duration of around 3 minutes. There is also a pen in the video that does not change, juxtaposing the changes that are happening to the fruit.
2. Black/White/Text by Gary Hill (1980)
This was a highly repetitive and somewhat disorienting, even hypnotic. The black and white rectangles change sizes, and eventually shapes as the narrator’s descriptive speech is overlaps. It is hard to focus on one thing because of the changes in the image and the overlapping of the speech.
3. Ancient of Days by Bill Viola (1979)
There’s an emphasis on audio and video editing throughout ths film, as well as compressed vs real-time modes.
4. Prisoner’s Dilemma by Richard Serra (1974)
This video is based on a very interesting idea, the prisoner’s dilemma, but filmed in different situations (a police show, and a gameshow). Trust is an important factor in making the better choice.
The “Phenomenal Project” is due next week. I will need to think of an idea, and film a non-edited 1-hour piece.
