Video Art Project

Miku Hatsune

If I asked anyone I know if they would be interested in playing money to go see a a pop star who isn't real preform at a concert they would look at me like I was crazy. However, that is exactly what people are lining up to do all around the world for this one specific, projected, supper star. Miku Hatsune is an anime character who is 16 years old, stands 5' 2", and weighs 92. Hatsune voice comes from a computer software called Vocaloid. Sound designers use the Vocaloid program to create, adjust, and fine tune Hatsune's voice; creating the unique sound that her fans adore. If you ask the mastermind, Itoh, who created Hatsune if he ever though about any kind of a background story for Hatsune he will look at you like you are crazy. Itoh's opinion is that if you provide Hatsune's fans with some basic information about her they will write Hatsune's story for themselves. One response from a 13 year old Hatsune fan that I found particularly interesting was “It’s a good thing” Miku isn’t human, she said. “She’s not going to die. She’s not going to turn into Miley Cyrus, where she gets drunk or something.” I found this quote very interesting because it introduced something that I had never considered before. If you could create a performer that would never die or be corrupted you could use that vitral person to influence their fans to be better people. Overall after reading the article I no longer think the idea of Miku Hatsune is so crazy. In fact, I think it is actually a very interesting idea and I am excited to see further development in the idea.

Performance Art

When I was presented with the technology requirement of our performance art piece I instantly had the idea for what I was going to do. The inspiration for what I was going to do stems from my major in Film and Multimedia, and my love for how the world appears though the lens of a camera. My piece consists of me guiding my self through my daily world looking at a image being generated on a screen in real time through a camera lens. Many times when i have been filming either a sporting event, or some kind of live performance, when I take my face away from the screen of the camera for a few moments I notice how different everything looks. As a my performance allowed me to find out what it is like to view where I am every day through the camera. In addition, another aspect of my project was to see what peoples reactions would be to me viewing the world through a camera instead of just with my eyes. I wanted to see their reaction to having someone walk past them and not knowing if that person was filming them or not. I found doing my performance art piece to be very rewarding and enlightening. 

Scopitones.com

Scopitones.com is an excellent source if are interested in learning more about early music video and how they were delivered to the people. The site provides information on not only the Scopitone machines, but it also has examples of early music videos that you could watch on a Scopitone. A Scopitone generally held 35 reals of 60 minute films that could be project onto a screen that was build into the Scopitone. One thing that I found to be interesting after reading the site was that Scopitones were built out of left over airplane parts from WWII. Furthermore, the site contains information about Scopitones that are currently available for sale.

http://scopitones.com

Top Gear Theme Song

Advertisement vs Propaganda

At first glance advertisement and propaganda may appear to be the same thing. However, after closer investigation there are some differences that deviate the two topics. The common goal of both advertisement and propaganda is to persuade consumers about a topic or thing. That being said the topic is usually different depending on if you are dealing with advertisement or propaganda. For example, advertisement is generally when you are trying to convince a consumer to buy your product. You present the consumer with facts that will show how the product or action will better their lives. In addition, advertisement is usually associated with material items. In contrast, propaganda generally consists of a distorted message/facts that have been designed to make people think a certain way. Propaganda is also generally associated with polotics and religion.

Eva and Adele

Eva and Adele are a couple who work together in the arts. When asked neither will disclose what their real names are. The couple is famous for their performance shows, but they have also had works published in art exhibitions. Eva and Adele dress identically to each other and have aggressed to never spend a night apart from each other. Further more, they have also aggressed to never have guests over without being fully dressed up. Although they could get married as a man and a woman it was important to Eva and Adele to be able to marry as two women. After going to court and arguing that while Eva may have the body of a man he has the soul of a women; the judge decided to grant Eva his request to receive a new birth certificate stating that her sex was female.