MAR 311 - Project 2 : How to Waltz
Thursday, November 30th, 2006 Posted in Video, Records | No Comments »:: :: I hopefully fixed the problem some of you were having with video. If not, you might try updating your Quicktime player, and let me know if that does the trick. If anyone is still having problems, please ...
How to Waltz LP
Thursday, November 30th, 2006 Posted in Records | No Comments »Vinyl LP, from the "prominent authority on ballroom and popular dancing." 1960 Conversa-Phone Institute Audio from this record was used for the How to Waltz Media Arts motion design.
Dance Steps New Composition
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 Posted in Stills, Records | 2 Comments »A simple desktop image: re-composite of souced images from an instruction booklet of the how-to-waltz lp.
MAR 311 - Project 1 : Diagram and Dance Steps
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 Posted in Stills | No Comments »Assignment: Create a still image design from sourced images. This was more an exercise to get the creative juices flowing as we were thinking about our upcoming motion designs.
MAR 111 - Final Project : Channel Surfing
Monday, November 27th, 2006 Posted in Video | 5 Comments »CHANNEL SURFING full size / direct link Assignment: Similar to Project 1, but rather than still images, use provided moving clips to create a story/motion design with some element of narration. I had fun fiddling with and abstracting the video, which ...
Bent circuit sez what?
Sunday, November 26th, 2006 Posted in Recordings, Sound | 3 Comments »Word X begins with the letter Z. Wait, what? [audio:http://trebday.com/audio/bent_long.mp3] These sounds occurred after crossing two points on the circuit board, which set off a seemingly endless wave of aleatoric nonsense from my V-tech Little Smart Spelling Book. Once it ...
Little Smart Spelling Book - 1st Tests
Sunday, November 26th, 2006 Posted in Progress, Recordings, Tech, Sound | 3 Comments »I've been making some progress on the V-tech Little Smart Spelling Book I found at the Bargain Corner, and am getting started bending it's circuits. We're finding that some toys are much better for having their circuits bent than ...
MAR 111 - Project 2 : Self Portrait
Sunday, November 26th, 2006 Posted in Stills | 3 Comments »Snippets of my notes, doodles, calendar, to-do lists, & close-eyed sketches. Assignment: to create a still image self portrait in Photoshop. I think this is a pretty fair representation of me at the time, and goes with the idea that ...
MAR 111 - Project 1 : ZAHLEN
Saturday, November 25th, 2006 Posted in Video | 2 Comments »Here's the first video post. Over the next few days and weeks, I'll be uploading the digital design projects I've created so far for the Media Arts (MAR) program at the U of M, starting chronologically from a few ...
My Humble Bachelor Thanksgiving Dinner For One
Friday, November 24th, 2006 Posted in Journal | 5 Comments »Hot-plate-fried steak with grilled onions and horseradish, mashed sweet potatoes, and brussel sprouts with vinegar. Add to that some chips with salsa, sour cream, and a beer for an appetizer, and another beer for dessert. -thankful as ever
