Although working in an area with a rich but relatively little-known history, today's audiovisual artists perhaps owe as much to the VJs and music producers who've emerged from 90's electronic music culture, as some of the most influential 20th Century experimental film makers like Norman McClaren, Len Lye, Jordan Belson and notably Oskar Fischinger, who began laying the foundations of this fusion genre, based on a synthesis of motion, colour and sound, over half a century ago.

Now, using contemporary techniques such as sampling, remixing and digital manipulation alongside traditional film, video and music production methods, modern audiovisualizers are able to push creative boundaries ever further. Music and image play an equal, complimentary and indeed synergistic role in this arena with modern software allowing a much closer and more specific integration than was ever possible previously.

Whether it's finding new ways of visualizing music, or expressing images sonically, the goal is the same now as it ever was; to produce something that can be watched in much the same way as we listen to music. Again and again.

Catalog Number: MC-700	Type: Shorts Compilation	Genre: Visuals / VJ
Copyright: 2007	Length: 105 minutes	Format:  DVD  Region: 0 (All)
TV System: NTSC	ISBN:	UPC: 880198070098
Label: Blackchair Collection

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2008-10-24  Educational Media Reviews By Reviewed by Sebastian Derry, Temple University Billed as “The DVD that will change the way you look at music” these audiovisual bonbons are the crème de la crème of artists currently at work in “a genre that sits somewhere between film-making, digital art and music videos.” Productions from 9 multimedia music collectives (which may include VJs, DJs, computer programmers, music producers and music video producers) are showcased: Eclectic Method, Bauhouse, Vitascope & Hannas Barber, Kane & Fodel, Red-Ochre, Glimpse & Fructose, The Mellowtrons, Cinderbud, and Addictive TV. The disc kicks off (literally) with “Snake Worship Island”, which samples and remixes footage and dialogue from two 1970’s cheap-o kung fu flicks, then takes you on a 105-minute journey, seamlessly transitioning from one track to the next. Coupled with driving dance music, this is the sort of thing one might see projected on a giant screen in any contemporary urban dance club, or at a rave. The DVD menu offers audio options for PCM 2.0 or Dolby Digital 5.1, and selected artist interviews with Eclectic Method, Bauhouse, Vitascope & Hannas Barber, Kane & Fodel, and Red-Ochre. A preview of the DVD is available at the Microcinema website and at Addictive.com. Get it and watch it—you’ll dig it! Recommended for all libraries.

2008-04-15  play.com Although working in an area with a rich but relatively little-known history, today's audiovisual artists perhaps owe as much to the VJs and music producers who've emerged from 90's electronic music culture, as some of the most influential 20th Century experimental film makers like Norman McClaren, Len Lye, Jordan Belson and notably Oskar Fischinger, who began laying the foundations of this fusion genre, based on a synthesis of motion, colour and sound, over half a century ago. Now, using contemporary techniques such as sampling, remixing and digital manipulation alongside traditional film, video and music production methods, modern audiovisualizers are able to push creative boundaries ever further. Music and image play an equal, complimentary and indeed synergistic role in this arena with modern software allowing a much closer and more specific integration than was ever possible previously. Whether it's finding new ways of visualizing music, or expressing images sonically, the goal is the same now as it ever was; to produce something that can be watched in much the same way as we listen to music. Again and again.

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