FLUXUS EXERCISES

FLUXUS EXERCISES <<Happenings>> | Oct. 7th

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Your assignment is to choose one of the five Fluxus exercises and create a video that attempts to visually explore the fulfillment of one of the statements OR create a narrative out of one of the statements. You video needs to be between 1-2min.

1. Something that is taking shape in my mind and will sometimes come to consciousness. 

2. Something which is unknown to me, but which works upon me.

3. It is not confined - It is not in any specific place.   

4. Something I was once conscious of, but have now forgotten.
5. Determine the limits of an object or event. Determine the limits more precisely. Repeat, until further precision is impossible.

"Art can be a template for learning how to make ones own templates." - Fluxus

FLUXUS MOVEMENT

Misfits (30 Years of Fluxus)

Exposition of Music - Electronic Television 1963

  

Flux Film Anthology

DADA

THE ART of FOELY

Short Film 'The Black Hole' from PHOTOPLAY FILMS on Vimeo.

RHYTHMS of TIME

THE LOOP, THE LOOP, THE LOOP, THE THREE POINT LOOP SYSTEM

DUE SEPT 25TH

This assignment is designed to allow you to experiment with composing various rhythms within the editing process, and explore the power of looping. Capture three different video clips, three seconds long each Max, 1 frame Min. Play with the ordering of your three shots. For instance 3,1,1,2,2,1,1,3 or 1,2,3,1,2,3,2,2,3,2,2,3. Besides experimenting with editing patterns, also experiment with the patterns of various clip lengths. We will work on exploring this in class. The final piece should be 1min in duration. 

Student Example

THE LOOP

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/perfect-loop

COPYRIGHT USE

DEFINING THE POSSIBILITIES

DEFINING THE POSSIBILITIES:

A 12 Frame Obstruction (100 POINTS) Due Sept. 18th 

"In the story "Three Dimensions of Time," each decision the main character could have made became its own reality (Lightman 18-22). In all three dimensions, he had to choose whether or not to go see a particular woman. One of the decisions he made, in which he chose not to go see the woman again, produces more promising results than the other two decisions he makes. When he makes his decisions, he looks at the short-term goals first to see how he may or may not get along with the woman, which would lead him to foresee what their future together (long-term goal) would be like. Each time he makes a decision, he believes it is the correct path, and so he follows it and makes it a reality. Finally, he weighs the advantages of each option before choosing what may be the right path." <<<Link to Article  Text is in response to Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman.

Assignment: Is to develop a short narrative that considers the story above as a narrative template for various paths one could take narratively. The Likely Thought Spent Video is a good example of what I mean there. I am also placing a constraint on your edits. Each edit can only be 12 frames in length. That means you will see at least 2 shots per second. I will demo this in class. You can see an example of that below in the Le 5 Variazioni or The Five Obstructions: Obstruction 1. You need to have at least 1min, but you may not go over 2min (titles and everything.) We are learning how to do voice overs today in class sept. 16th.

12 FRAME EDIT EXAMPLES BELOW

The Five Obstructions by Lars von Trier & Jorgen Leth
/\/\/\/-Illustrates the 12 Frame Edit

Feet Maze Obstruction from Ruth Divine on Vimeo.

/\/\/\/-Illustrates the 12 Frame Edit
MULTI-PATH NARRATIVE EXAMPLES BELOW

Likely Thoughts Spent from Alexandria Lechlitner on Vimeo.

/\/\/\/-Illustrates the 3-way split of possibilities or alternative realities.

/\/\/\/-Illustrates the 3-way split of possibilities or alternative realities.

12 5 1: A MOMENT IN TIME

12 5 1: A MOMENT IN TIME

Due Sept. 11th

Assignment: You are to capture and compose a moment. A singular event like, getting ready in the morning or driving to work. Each example contains small elements that make up a description of what is happening in that moment (i.e. Your edits should contain various shots angles). You goal is to portray a moment of your choosing in 12 seconds, the same moment in 5 seconds, and again in 1 second. You should put 3 seconds of black before and after each of these sequences (your 1 second may or may not have only 1 shot.)

Expectations:

• 3 seconds of black before and after each shot
• Tripod should be used for all shots
• Include a title before or after you piece
• Thoughtful compositions

ASPECTS OF PERCEPTION

Technological Constructions of Space-Time: Aspects of Perception by Heike Helfert
YOUTUBE STUDY GUIDE

<<MEDIA POSSIBILITIES>> 

"Film produces a new way of observing 

nature and the environment."

<<THE FILM MEDIUM>>

"In general, experimental films do not intend to reproduce reality, but to interpret it or to expose how we perceive it."

<<FILM TIME>>

Hiroshi Sugimoto <<THEATERS>>

Jim Campbell <<Illuminated Average #1 Hitchock's Psycho>>

Douglas Gordon <<Five Years Drive-By>>

<<THE VIDEO MEDIUM>><<CLOSED-CIRCUIT>>

Peter Weibel <<Beobachtung der Beobachtung: Unbestimmtheit>>

<<TIME SPACE BODY>>

Bruce Nauman <<Live-Taped Video Corridor>>

Bill VIOLA

<<VIDEO/TV>>

<<Participation TV>>

"By way of telecommunication, we see one another 
from screen to screen, and we become one 
with the new perception of  the world. "
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DAVID HALL <<TV Interruptions>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA9IdHtHk_0

Wojciech Bruszewski <<Yyaa>>

<<VIDEO AS AN IMMATERIAL MEDIUM>>

<<TECHNICAL MANIPULATIONS>>

Woody Vasulka <<Artifacts>>

<<SOUND>>

<<PERCEPTION APPARATUSES>>

Jochem Hendricks <<Eye Drawings>>