18 November 2006
Early Visual Media
by jlesage & 1 other
pre-cinema, early photography, early film, early television; lots of visual examples and explanations
16 November 2006
Visual Studies Fine Arts Videos 2002-2003
by jlesage
advanced students' video projects online, from Univ of Toronto
15 November 2006
Senses of Cinema
by jlesage
one of the best online film journals; exhaustive and regularly updated links page
14 November 2006
Word Circuits
by jlesage
"This is a place for poetry and fiction born to pixels rather than the page--writing that's digital down to its bones." An excellent resource with both online poetry, often Flash poetry, and other links.
Low Probability of Racoons - Hypertext and Flash animated poems
by jlesage
uses the duration of video to make kinetic poetry that has a narrative in the words and beyond them; nice example for students of simple form with complex effects
"Introduction to Poetry" -- Ben McGhee
by jlesage
more video and text animation, simple and effective -- 53 sec.
The Dead - Billy Collins Animated Poem
by jlesage
video by Juan Delcan; model for students about good uses of new form of production and exhibition
Forgetfulness. animated poem. text by Billy Collins
by jlesage
lyrical, good use of low res video on computer, experimental
13 November 2006
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesage
invaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
Guerrilla Filmmaking 101
by jlesage
the nitty-gritty of no-budget filmmaking, good on deflating romantic notions often held by first-timers
EasyRGB - The first RGB and COLOR search engine on the Web!
by jlesage & 11 others
practical suggestions about real life colors matching computer generated RGBs.
12 November 2006
'The Science Of Ghosts' - Derrida In 'Ghost Dance' (1983)
by jlesage
Derrida plays himself in 1983 film about concepts of memory; he says he is here a ghost in the art of ghosts, cinema. Many clips from this film found here
Free, Comprehensive Audio and Video Course
by jlesage
Television Production--A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production by Ron Whittaker, from cybercollege
11 November 2006
Literary Theory. Literary Criticism
by jlesage
very large site, also contains links for art and film, among other things, lots of branching possiblities
Владимир Гвоздев и gvozdariki
by jlesage & 1 other
check out witty animations from a Russian animator, simple, elegant
Casual Gameplay Favorites
by jlesage
many use simple flash animation and have interesting simple graphics
Boohbah Zone
by jlesage & 1 other
delightful interactive flash animation; if you have children or kids in the house, they will love this
ArtandCulture
by jlesage
information on the visual arts, performing arts, design, literature, music and film; short entries on major figures
