Cinegraphic - avant-garde movies, motion graphics, and theory by Michael Betancourt

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MICHAEL BETANCOURT NEWS

movies: AESTHETICS

movies: NEWS & REVIEWS

movies: SHOWS & SCREENINGS

random art notes

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research: AVANT-GARDE MOVIES

research: MOTION GRAPHICS

research: VISUAL MUSIC

theory: CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

theory: DIGITAL CAPITALISM

theory: GLITCH & POSTDIGITAL

theory: working notes

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Visual Music Timeline

story © Michael Betancourt | published November 29, 2004 | permalink | |

This timeline is one of the best summaries of the history and development of visual music I've seen on-line.

Scott Snibbe, Movies from 1990-1996

Scott Snibe has some movies for webbrowser: "I was searching for a way to make a hard-edged abstraction like Fischinger's by using my body directly as Lye did. In an epiphany one evening staring at the computer, I realized that the cursor was the most interesting object on the screen. Here was the only place that my body, through the mouse, came into the computer. Based on this understanding, I created Motion Sketch, which attaches the movements of ones hand to the movements of abstract forms. These forms exist in a short one-second loop. The temporal complexity comes from the continuous layering of these forms, creating a rich motion painting."

Oskar Fischinger Paintings

Paintings by Oskar Fischinger along with a basic bio.

It's funny to see how derivative his paintings look when compared to his films. I wonder if this is a common problem for artists working in a temporal medium when they attempt to work in a static one like painting.

	Norman McLaren on DVD story © Michael Betancourt \| published November 24, 2004 \| permalink \| \|
	I'm very happy to see this DVD come out. Norman McLaren: The Collector's Edition contains many of his best known works:, including his academny-award winning animation, Neighbors. Also included: Begone Dull Care, Pas de deux, Boogie-Doodle, Synchromy, Mosaic, A Phantasy, Blinkity Blank, Le Merle, Lines-Horizontal, A Chairy Tale, Animated Motion: Part 5, New York Lightboard Record, and Narcissus.

	Gesture-based Abstraction story © Michael Betancourt \| published November 22, 2004 \| permalink \| \|
	Scott Snibbe and Golan Levin have written an interesting look at the history of abstract visuals keyed to human movement, with an extensive discussion of abstract animation and Fischinger's Lumigraph.

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