Digital Design Week 4

VJ Theory

Mixes visual elements to clarify.


Dick Clark

Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman; he served as chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. He is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the Pyramid game show, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.




Beat - Hippie - Rave (Drugs)

Idea - Fashion - Chemical

Marijuana/Hewin - Marijuana/LSD - LSD/Ecstasy



MTV

Since its premiere, MTV has revolutionized the music industry. Slogans such as "I want my MTV" became embedded in public thought, the concept of the VJ was popularized, the idea of a dedicated video-based outlet for music was introduced, and both artists and fans found a central location for music events, news, and promotion. MTV has also been referenced countless times in popular culture by musicians, other TV channels and shows, films and books.



Minivisual Narrative

Bodies is virtual space. Two unique identities married together in real time.



File Format

Codec

A codec is a device or program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec may be a combination of any of the following: 'compressor-decompressor', 'coder-decoder', or 'compression/decompression algorithm


Windows:

Most prevalent operating system in the world.

.avi


Quicktime Pro - most essential tool for VJ artist right now. Buy it!!!!!!


Mac:

.mox


Linux:

.mov
.avi
.mpeg


A must:

Codec jpeg/mov file/[320 * 240]



Homework

1. One paragraph on V Theory.
2. Download 4 Video clips from Prelinger.
3. Mon-Th: Log 1 hr in Black Box to record New clip!
4. Check out Video Rodeo/Mac users take a look on "Handbrake".


Prelinger

The largest ephemeral media moving online archive.