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Music by Cellular Automata

story © Michael Betancourt | published September 10, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



random art notes

WolframTones is an on-line generator designed to create brief sequences of sounds using MIDI.






 
Stop Motion Animation Figures

story © Michael Betancourt | published September 6, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



random how-tos

The Do It Yourself! Foam Latex Puppetmaking 101 covers all the technical details needed to make animation puppets for use in movies.






 
Telemetry Reviewed on Film Threat

story © Michael Betancourt | published September 5, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



MICHAEL BETANCOURT NEWS

From the review by David Finkelstein:

"Telemetry" is exhilarating and gorgeous. This video reminds me that abstract film and video, when it is made at this kind of high artistic level, is dramatically gripping and keeps me on the edge of my seat. The shortness of each section left me always wanting more, which in itself is an effective dramatic strategy. Betancourt has a subtle eye and ear for balancing simplicity and complexity into a satisfying composition. Just as the eye begins to feel the need for a fresh challenge, one appears: stationary rectangles begin to drift, or established spatial relationships are disrupted. He also uses the black background space effectively to highlight and frame the action. "Telemetry" is a thrilling vision of cosmic dynamism and balance.






 
Whatever happened to Post Modernism?

story © Michael Betancourt | published August 25, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



movies: AESTHETICS

Here's an article I wrote [pdf]. It's not modernism for posts...






 
UNSEEN CINEMA DVD

story © Michael Betancourt | published August 21, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



theory: CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18, 2005
A DVD Retrospective from the World's Leading Film Collections
7 DVDs - 19 HOURS - 155 FILMS


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