Audio/visual scoring
July 29, 2009
The time-based arts of the west (theater, film, art music) have developed paper-based systems for representation or planning. Theater and films have scripts, films and animations have storyboards, and music has scores. This allows for large ensembles of people to work together in a coordinated manner. Scores also allow for the rigorous analysis of music and film in the same manner as scientific figures allow for understanding of truths underlying data sets. A system of scoring for video performance works would allow for critical analysis and study of the medium and the creation of “written by/preformed by” works. Additionally, such a system could ease the relationships between multiple video performers and instrumentalists. It may be that every piece requires a different code for communication with performers. Developing a notational system is an experiment that will further my exploration of such works, but may find no applications.
a (cheeky) example:
what did I learn? that I do not like microsoft paint.
Do it by hand, much easier and faster. Also more plastic. What do you mean by blow air? Are you inflating these things?
Yoo,
I agree.
1: It allows other people to recreate your work, which is important in some situations. It could be a weakness though if you wanted to fend people off.
2: It could be a more compact method of transmitting your work into the future. Less bandwidth is required. This reminds me of the purpose of MIDI. However, you’ll be limited by the power of the reproducing/decompressing agents.
3: Your example won me over.
4: I hadn’t thought about the value of coordinating multiple performers.
5: Do these directions need to be in their own language? What is wrong with what we already have (eg MS Paint)? Finding a language that is concise and flexible is difficult for video media. How large will the lexicon have to be?
Indeed.
Dan: think a jet of compressed, cold air. “it’s so cold out today my tits could cut glass”….
JP: 4: who knows if that’s useful. I hope it is. I don’t know if I’m totally sold on the benefits of multiple live video preformers… if there are any.
5: A language for description and the way of writing it are different. MS Paint is clunky, like carving stone to write a letter or an expression in Bra-Ket notation.