The reading presented an interesting point, contrasting VJs and traditional cinema roll projectionists. The author believes that the main difference is in improvisation vs. following a score (or script), as well as the performance emotion involved. In the first case, Menotti discusses the meticulous task of loading and connecting film roll for cinema. The projectionist needs to work within a confined time frame to allow the cinema to continue to roll without flaw or blemish. No one can argue that this requires a special skill and can be viewed as an art in it self, a performance if you will. As for VJs, the roll is less scripted and more along the lines of improvisation, where the arts has more freedom to create and manipulate inside their artistic influence. The two contrasting views can be akin to classical music vs. jazz improvisation. One if scripted and the other is free form.
Another point the author makes is the emotional result of the performance. A cinema projectionist invokes a negative emotion with their performance because the only time they are noticed is if they screw up. The film needs to run perfectly. A VJ has the ability to create and explore which creates a positive emotion. This point is interesting to me.
I also created several design in Jitter using the Etra Rutt plugin. This effect is very very very similar to After Effects inside a plugin called Red Giant, Form. It pretty much does the same thing with particles. It is pretty stinkin amazing.
This one is blown out using a thing called threshold: I tried to get different exposures.. not a fan of this one:(
Here is a duely video mixer I made with two chroma keyers and some graphics I made in After Effects:
