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Jose Parla's Hong Kong Show

story © Michael Betancourt | published April 15, 2009 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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I'm doing an essay for this show.




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Watch Frame by Frame....

story © Michael Betancourt | published March 14, 2009 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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Toothpaste for Dinner offers a thought about the future of film studies.






 
NY Digital Salon

story © Michael Betancourt | published December 22, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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NY Digital Salon has taken the next (or next few) steps towards really pushing visual music/abstract movies into a more prominent position. The big Visual Music show last year did a lot, and what they're proposing looks to do even more: they're planning to include essays, artist links, interviews, bibliography, and an historical timeline.

Well worth watching to see how this all develops.






 
Music by Cellular Automata

story © Michael Betancourt | published September 10, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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WolframTones is an on-line generator designed to create brief sequences of sounds using MIDI.






 
The Cosmos

story © Michael Betancourt | published February 23, 2005 | permalink | TwitThis Digg Facebook StumbleUpon  |  Print



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The Cosmos is a kinetic painting-- a painting that includes mechanically animated parts. Complete with production info, photos and descriptions.