Projection Design

“Projection Design” offers a hands-on approach to the design, planning and execution of digital projections in a variety of performance spaces by using a combination of industry standard and open source research software tools. This blog will serve as an online text for the developing book, "Technical Ecstasy" and link for the web-readings, online tutorials,software resources historical examples, video art and performance examples and essential class communications for Projection Design class taught by Patrick Pagano

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Maya Deren - "The Very Eye of Night"

Maya Deren "The Very Eye of Night"
Maya's video was interesting to say the least, although i didn't really enjoy it, I do have appreciation for the video. Being made of over 50 years ago, it basically is the start of video production. She was able to produce one image, the stars and then take another image the dancers, and have them run at the same time. This video is the start of Digital Design making her one of the first VJs, she basically is one of the founders of Digital Production.
The video is a non-narrative video w/ musical audio. With out lyrical audio the viewer has to perceive on their own what the video portrays. After watching Maya's "The Very Eye of Night" I feel like it was about man kind reaching for the stars, striving for the best, to dance with the stars. Everyone can perceive the video different as it is a non-narrative. The music does create synesthesia as the drums start and the bells increase in speed, you get the feeling of what is going to happen next.

Chuck Rylander

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