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Tag Archives: video
Mojiti is No Mo’
You can file this one under “Just Another Web 2.0 Service Cautionary Tale.” I was planning on working on my Italian by sub-titling a short commercial for this post I plan on writing using Mojiti (an online service that allows … Continue reading
Harun Farocki on the Desgin of Control
My UBUWEB rss subscription is the feed that keeps on giving. I scan it regularly, and indulge in watching a work by a filmmaker I haven’t heard of before irregularly. This time Harun Farocki’s video/documentary I Thought I was Seeing … Continue reading
Civil War Land
I witnessed a U.S. Civil War re-enactment on my street today. It was a rather involved affair that replayed the Union’s defeat in the first Battle of Fredericksburg, but specifically I saw the slaughter of the Union’s Irish Brigade in … Continue reading
Manamana
Good luck getting this one out of your head… Thanks for getting us addicted Jonesy.
Rock My Religion
Another gem from the Ubuweb RSS feed. Dan Graham’s Rock My Religion (1982-84) 1982-84, 55:27 min, b&w and color, sound Rock My Religion is a provocative thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture. Graham formulates … Continue reading
The Reverend Preaches Patience?
I’m not known for my patience, in fact we have been arguing all morning here at DTLT about this very topic. But a video I found on YouTube just might help be re-think my rash and untempered approach to life, … Continue reading
I Have Learned My YouTube Lesson
Last week Sarah Allen inquired about a James Farmer video (knowing we have a rich collection of media of this Civil Rights leader) for her Culture, Context, and Composition class. The particular video she requested was Farmer’s debate with Malcolm … Continue reading
“[Vito] Acconci is to video…
…what [Marcel] Duchamp is to Sculpture” -Carole Garmon I hadn’t heard of Vito Acconci before yesterday afternoon when I read these two posts on professor Carole Garmon’s Video Art class blog which led to a discussion (in person!) shortly afterwards … Continue reading
ffmpegX makes DVDs easy
Sometimes I do a bad impression of the New Media guy on DTLT TV. I’m not very convincing, but that’s just because I use a MAC. Speaking of which, I think it’s high time I started doing a little documentation … Continue reading
Salvador Dalì on “What’s My Line?”
If you ever had any question just how awesome Salvador Dalì was, then this clip from the 1950s game show “What’s My Line?” should quell any lingering doubts. Found on Jack Turner’s Thought Bucket.