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   theory: DIGITAL CAPITALISM
   theory: GLITCH & POSTDIGITAL
   theory: working notes

 

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Video Art shown to HS students

story © Michael Betancourt | published May 14, 2004 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



theory: CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS

It seems to me that the best way to get people to think about video and film in different ways than the narrow range shown in commercial media is to systematically expose them to alternatives while they're still young.



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Vertical and Horizontal Time

story © Michael Betancourt | published May 12, 2004 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



theory: working notes
Typically we move between both the vertical and horizontal poles of looking in relation to time, even within a single frame.




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Fractals and Art

story © Michael Betancourt | published May 11, 2004 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



theory: working notes
It is possible to create visual art using fractals as a reference point without necessarily using the fractals themselves.


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Make your own LCD photo frame

story © Michael Betancourt | published May 11, 2004 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



random how-tos
Here's a set of instructions for making a LCD custom picture frame that can display stills, video, etc. at Popular Science.




 
In/Visible Light

story © Michael Betancourt | published May 10, 2004 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  View Printable Version



theory: working notes
Our visual experiences of the world begin with our ability to see light.


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