In keeping in line with today’s mind-melting theme, here’s a perspective-bending trip down San Fransisco’s Bay Bridge.
No editing, per se, just a healthy dose of camera magic. Google Street View has never been so DEEP!
I just made the breakthrough in my thesis that I’ve been waiting on for the past year (3~4 months, especially). It brings considerable clarity to my thinking, and I can now envision what I need to do in order to complete my argument.
If only this happened last semester (or even last week!), when I still had time left to actually write the fucking thing!
Anyway, here’s my proposed sectioning. I don’t expect that it will make much sense on the surface.
(But, if you think you disagree with something, you should stop whatever you’re doing and let me know ASAP). Also note that the diagram above is related, but only very opaquely; I mostly included it for the pretty pictures.
- Research question:
- What is depth, and to what extent does it play a role in our understanding—and subsequent appreciation—of cinema?
- Holography (implicitly stores information) as/in/qua depth,
- This shouldn’t be hard to prove; ‘how holography works’ is scientifically established
- All I’m proposing here is to use the word ‘depth’ to describe this phenomenon
- Depth is:
- a property of holograms; it signifies that information is implicit/encoded (A)
- an analogical framework for understanding how meaning emerges from perception (B)
- Cinema (/art/the universe) functions holographically,
- This will need the most elaboration, and is obviously my most contentious claim
- Need to draw support from existing film theory, not (just) science or philosophy
- ∴ The purpose of (cinema is to contain) depth
- Where ‘purpose’ essentially means ‘the inherent outcome’
- Need to provide examples (films, techniques) where cinema exhibits depth
So Here We Are by Bloc Party
And, to contextualize, here’s another Adbusters-sourced excerpt:
Our Revolution
We are a global network of culture jammers: writers, artists, designers, rabble rousers… hackers, philosophers, pranksters, poets and punks who believe that mental environmentalism is the defining social struggle of our era. We vow to change the way information flows and to shake up the production of meaning in our society.
I can’t help but feel they might be on to something there…
Check out this video of the Canadian North. And feel free to drag around the picture while you watch it.
Dude, this is incredible. Simply astounding.
I’ve had it queued since you posted it, but haven’t been able to find words to accompany. It’s not so much the visuals/landscapes (which I am fortunate enough to say I’ve seen similar before) as the interactive 3D—and maybe a little bit of tenor, too. It gives me one of those cliche “wow… we’ve come so far” kind of moments.
I know it’s not the same as actually being in the helicopter, but damn, give it 25 years and check with me again: there’s a lot of potential in that kind of technology. (i.e. not ‘authentic,’ but ‘augmented’ through the likes of music, editing, re-playability, complexity, etc.)
On that note, I found it interesting how even through watching it multiple times, I often found myself navigating/directing the camera at similar areas during similar moments, almost as if there were indeed a ‘truer’ or more authentic view that I seemed to favour. You can bet I’ll be keeping my eye on things like this. Major thanks for sharing.
(Source: ikevan)
Can you tell I’ve been working like a motherfucker on my thesis this week?
