I was reflecting on our class this past week and how what we were doing relates to the use of screens and projections on a larger scale. What we are doing is, essentially, framing, and projecting, art. Our videos have a distinct intention and purpose - planned months in advance.
On Tuesday, we used iChat to connect two computers and send messages to each other. Everyday, people worldwide use similar programs (Skype, Facebook, etc) to send live video messages of themselves. Their intent in not necessary art but it does have a distinct purpose. A simple skype chat with a friend probably is not planned months in advance, but it still conveys an important message between two people.
And furthermore, think about youtube. Just think about how many people upload themselves doing crazy - or even not so crazy - things for the world to see. And I'm sure many of those videos are planned months in advanced.
I was thinking about how easy it is to frame yourself, and send your message - whatever that message may be. What we are doing - though inventive and interesting - will merely be one of thousands (maybe millions) of videos online trying to convey a specific message.
Thinking about the global scale of online media really puts our semester-long collaboration into perspective.
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