September 2008 Archives
Earlier this month I was in Melbourne for a few days and inbetween meetings and appointments I managed to catch a look at 'Correspondences' the current exhibition at the Australian Centre of the Moving Image (ACMI).
This exhibition compares the work of two filmmakers, Spaniard Victor Erice and Irranian Abbas Kiarostami. The two Directors were born a week apart and throughout their careers their films, photographs, video instalations and paintings have followed similar themes and subjects. Both Directors have embraced other creative forms and see filmmaking having a linkage to other art forms.
The exhibition has two enterances, one for Ernice the other for Kiarostami, patrons can choose which artist they would like to experience first. Throughout the exhibition the work of both is juxtaposed in a way that effectively provokes many different thoughts and discussions for the audience.
How much of our creativity is universal and how much is personal?
What experiences are the same for people, regardless of their culture?
Which is the more powerful communciaton, the narative story or the single image?
Finally, a collaborative work between the two artists concludes the exhibition. This is a facinating mix of mediums, messages and methods of expressions.
If your in Melbourne before November 2nd make sure you check it out.
This exhibition compares the work of two filmmakers, Spaniard Victor Erice and Irranian Abbas Kiarostami. The two Directors were born a week apart and throughout their careers their films, photographs, video instalations and paintings have followed similar themes and subjects. Both Directors have embraced other creative forms and see filmmaking having a linkage to other art forms.
The exhibition has two enterances, one for Ernice the other for Kiarostami, patrons can choose which artist they would like to experience first. Throughout the exhibition the work of both is juxtaposed in a way that effectively provokes many different thoughts and discussions for the audience.
How much of our creativity is universal and how much is personal?
What experiences are the same for people, regardless of their culture?
Which is the more powerful communciaton, the narative story or the single image?
Finally, a collaborative work between the two artists concludes the exhibition. This is a facinating mix of mediums, messages and methods of expressions.
If your in Melbourne before November 2nd make sure you check it out.
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has announced that his next film 'Slacker Uprising' will be released for free on the internet ahead of it's cinema release later this year.
Moore is the filmmaker behind of some of the biggest box office documentary successes ever including 'Bowling for Collumbine', 'Roger and me;, 'Sicko' and 'Faranheit 9-11'. Always controvertial, always entertaining his latest film sees him tour around Amercian colleges in the lead up to the 2004 presendential ellection.
The film is timed to be released in the lead up to the next presedential ellections in November.
Not only is the film being released free online for three weeks, this will be virtually it's only form of advertising, as the producers do not intend to promote the film through the usual billboards, magazine acts and TVcommercials believing that the filmmakers reputation and word of mouth will be more than sufficient.
It make you wonder, which filmmakers films would you go and see, knowing little about the film? Which filmmakers have successfully established themselves as brands? Tarantino?, Woody Allen?, Speilberg? Lucas?
Who would you go see with limited information?
Source: Advertising Age
Moore is the filmmaker behind of some of the biggest box office documentary successes ever including 'Bowling for Collumbine', 'Roger and me;, 'Sicko' and 'Faranheit 9-11'. Always controvertial, always entertaining his latest film sees him tour around Amercian colleges in the lead up to the 2004 presendential ellection.
The film is timed to be released in the lead up to the next presedential ellections in November.
Not only is the film being released free online for three weeks, this will be virtually it's only form of advertising, as the producers do not intend to promote the film through the usual billboards, magazine acts and TVcommercials believing that the filmmakers reputation and word of mouth will be more than sufficient.
It make you wonder, which filmmakers films would you go and see, knowing little about the film? Which filmmakers have successfully established themselves as brands? Tarantino?, Woody Allen?, Speilberg? Lucas?
Who would you go see with limited information?
Source: Advertising Age
WA TODAY reports that the Australian Government is considering offering financial insentives to encouage more people to make the change from analogue television to digital television. Incentives may be available for 'vunerable' people. While Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world in the move to digital television we may get the advantage of learning from the experiences of other countries who are struggling to develop sufficient content and encourage sufficient consumer uptake.
In the USA, which will turn off it's annanlogue transition within just a few months, it is estimated that 25% of the televisions in the nation will not be equipmed for digital. These televisions are found in two places, poor people's houses, which is not such a concern to commercial networks, cause they are not buying anything from the advertisements anyway, but more importantly the televisions in family rooms, bedrooms and kid's bedrooms are likely to still be analogue.
Read more on this topic:
Incentives for Digital Take Up WA TODAY September 6th 2008
Some press for more notice in transition of TV NEW YORK TIMES July 7th 2008
More Channels are coming but will anyone be watching? NEW YORK TIMES June 9th 2008
51 year old televison now set for digital THE MAIL June 9th 2008
In the move to digital some will be left behind NEW YORK TIMES May 27th 2008
Many obstacles to digital TV reception NEW YORK TIMES February 11th 2008
In the USA, which will turn off it's annanlogue transition within just a few months, it is estimated that 25% of the televisions in the nation will not be equipmed for digital. These televisions are found in two places, poor people's houses, which is not such a concern to commercial networks, cause they are not buying anything from the advertisements anyway, but more importantly the televisions in family rooms, bedrooms and kid's bedrooms are likely to still be analogue.
Read more on this topic:
Incentives for Digital Take Up WA TODAY September 6th 2008
Some press for more notice in transition of TV NEW YORK TIMES July 7th 2008
More Channels are coming but will anyone be watching? NEW YORK TIMES June 9th 2008
51 year old televison now set for digital THE MAIL June 9th 2008
In the move to digital some will be left behind NEW YORK TIMES May 27th 2008
Many obstacles to digital TV reception NEW YORK TIMES February 11th 2008
