Ah, but the online representation does not wholly match the original, which wouldn’t have any of the controller stuff showing! Ideally, this thing should be viewed on a TV or projected in a room with the lights off. Also, the Internet can’t play 29.97fps, can it? I think the frame-rate difference between the original and whatever is the max online may account for some of the scan line effects, which at least to my eyes appear to be much less present in the original.
Ganzfeld, yes. Which artists used that idea? I know of people like Irwin and Turrell in art, but can’t think of anybody in video offhand.
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On Mar 20, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Alan Sondheim wrote:
Was just thinking more about this. First, the easiest way to get an
interesting flicker movie - aim a video camera at a TV w/ negative image
on - it loops b&w sometimes colors.
More to the point for pared-down, the 'Ganzfeld' pieces - I think from the
60s or 70s at the latest - were far more minimal; you pressed your face
against a soft translucent inflated material (i.e. no focussing, no image
at all), and the flickering literally effected (and affected) the entire
visual field. The online piece still has a minimal quicktime border.
Which leads me to the TECH QUESTION -
Does anyone know how to present a quicktime movie without the border at
all - i.e. just the moving image on-screen? I'd like to move towards this
with my performance.
I'm not referring to the 'full screen' mode of presentation, but an image
which occupies only a part of the screen - without a frame or with a very
minimal frame. Any suggestions/help more than greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Alan
