Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Creativity, Influence, Ownership, and Art In The Digital Age

Digital Media and Why It Matters: I would love to say that I enjoyed listening to this, but this was the most boring thing I have ever listened to. Thankfully, there are other articles for me to read so that I can grasp the concept of Digital Media, because this audio presentation was all over the place. I couldn't see the point. It was said that analog media was continuous and digital media is discontinuous...that's it. I don't know what else to say?

Lev Manovich (Digital & New Media): This selection grabbed my attention because of this sentence:
"Where shall we stop?"
My answer to this is that I don't think we should. Although many would argue that digital media is 'taking over', I don't really think there's anything we can do to stop it. People are going to keep making discoveries, and I don't think (unless they're hurting other people) anyone has the authority to stop them. It's only going to help us in the long run.

 The Ecstasy Of Influence:
"All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated. . . ."
—John Donne 
I think that this is true, however, something needs to be addressed. There's a difference between being influenced by someone else's ideas & being lazy and just outright copying them. Let's face it... especially as artists, everything has been done already. Only so many stories can be told. However, there are many different variations of said story that can be told. 

Lawrence Lessig & The Copyright: Copyrights are valuable. Without them, artists would not get the recognition that they deserve on the projects that they work hard on.

Girl Talk: I love Girl Talk. I love that he takes snippets from pre-existing songs (and I love that he's found the loop hole in how to use them legally) and makes a new one. I'm all for collaboration and blending art together. Kudos to you, Girl Talk.

Digital Media In Performing Arts: Prior to coming to UNCSA for Film I worked as an Assistant Stage Manager in NYC with some up and coming off Broadway theatre companies. With Terra Firma Dance Theatre I worked on a show called The Sandman. It blended theatre (there was only one actor), dance (5 modern dancers accompanied the actor), and film (there were films playing about the play being projected behind the live action.) Since then, I've wanted to find a way to do this all again. I love collaboration. Hopefully, when I get out of here, I can.

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