Thursday, November 15, 2007

Close Encounters of the Video Kind

Hi There

This posting is about my exploration into web video - finding video sites, and using their clever portal function for searching, wading through lists of possibilities and then finding a good one, only to have it slip away as there was no embedding code to use.
The title is 'The Itinerant Poetry Librarian: a Worldwide Whirlwind Tour' an interesting concept in travelling performance art that sets up a poetry information service in public spaces and libraries around the world. The web link is http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1118075388 but you will have to visit as there is no embed code.
My searching was not really an enjoyable experience - especially on my home pc which has its download limit maxed out because of online study. Visual media takes longer to decide on, unlike music which takes the trained ear about 8 bars to work out whether it is suitable (except for some jazz genres that are so melodic but lose you in the war of the soloist/s)
My selected item, by Aaron Koblin, is a nice blend of the visual, with artistic nuances, some musical atmosphere and as it is based on data computations I think it is most suitable viewing.Enjoy!
PS If it does not load please view the clip at http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1461977



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