In this short film, you’ll visit a unique shop in Shoreditch, London offering artists’ books and serving as a center for individual and institutional collectors, artists, publishers, and the curious. You will meet Chiara Ambrosio, an artist working at the shop; Tanya Peixoto, the founder; and Natalie D’Arbeloff, a book artist exhibiting her work. Camerawork […]
Notes on cinematic metaphor
A while ago, I embarked on an adventure of reading and viewing to understand better cinematic and visual metaphors used by media makers. My intuition drove this study that cinematic metaphor provides a powerful means for media makers to connote meanings through visuals in the paradigmatic axis and manipulation of time along the syntagmatic axis […]
Got a good windshield in your kit?
When considering the purchase of a microphone for use in documentary work, I suggest it’s essential to think of the microphone’s equipment ecosystem. A microphone requires a variety of accessories to provide you with quality recordings under various circumstances. I’ve observed many media makers purchasing an excellent microphone and not reserving enough money for essential […]
A conversation with Tiffany and James / Eleven Films
I came across the work of Eleven Films looking for fresh examples of remix works to share with my students and I reached out to them to learn about the makers behind their work. Tiffany and James have spent almost a decade building their production company, in their words, “From a busted laptop and one GoPro to a […]
Video conferencing options for teachers during the pandemic
The institution where I teach asked me to submit a plan over Spring Break how I might transition my courses online. Then last week, we made a move to teaching online for the rest of the semester. Finding myself in need of video conferencing for some meetings, on 3/13, I reached out to colleagues and […]
Immersive Media Bibliography is now available
Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have been around for some time. There’s a substantial body of literature that’s worth reading to develop an understanding of how immersive media has evolved and the philosophical and media theoretical perspectives that preoccupied the early pioneers and continue to resonate today. In 2018 I began working on an […]