Jewlery Sale Friday

Hey all,

We are making jewelry tonight in AV 6-2 after 8ish. Please come by and help if you are free.

Can anyone help sell jewelry on Friday??

Remember, the more money we get, the better our show will look and be. Plus it's a good way to get to know each other and get closer.
-Ness

Fund Raising Ideas

We need more ideas for fundraising. Hopefully we can do something with the zombie prom and culture shock. But we need ideas and we need to work together to make it happen.

The profit should out way the cost in a good ratio.

Food ideas

To know how much we need to fundraise for food specifically it would be nice to have a general idea of what types of food we are interested in getting. And what we can save by making ourselves.

Design Ideas

Let's put together some design ideas here. Could be about the poster or the show itself.

Poster, Site, and Fundraising

Crystal has registered a domain name. Thank you Crystal! We also settled on Bow's drawing for the poster. It will be turned into a vector graphic and scaled up to conform to something on the order of 11"x17". Jon C. will purchase LED's which will highlight the sun on the drawing. Mike K.'s Dr. Strangelove slogan was also formally adopted: "Evolve: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love New Media".

Please provide Crystal with the information she has requested ASAP.

We plan to have some content on the site immediately, and to flesh it out in greater detail in mid to late April (at which time you should all have more to show!!!)

Some additional thoughts on fundraising (this becomes an issue in that we have no funding for food at the reception, nor for paint or other supplies to get the space prepared):
1. The most promising avenue to my mind is to do something in conjunction with the upcoming Zombie Dance. Folks suggested: LED jewelry, a beer tent, and Zombie makeup service. Bow volunteered to check with Neil Fridd with regard to what is already in the works in relation to that event and how we might interface with it and turn a profit.
2. Bow is open to making T-Shirts at cost (thanks in advance for the free labor Bow!) I personally guaranteed a sales volume of 16 at $10 each, thus netting us $80 since cost is $5 per shirt. Who knows? These may prove popular. Particularly if we all start wearing them around campus until we all start to smell bad. Friends and colleagues will be begging us to let them buy us replacement shirts.
3. Helen has once again pledged to auction her mountain bike. An auction remains an option, provided we have stuff to auction.
4. LED jewelry could be sold at CCN at any point during the semester.
5. Pet rocks, perhaps with embedded LED’s, might be all the rage this spring.
6. When it comes to fundraising the sky is the limit, but we must start somewhere. Beer certainly offers us the best profit margin.

Fundraising Ideas

[Continuing from the Post Below]

Please comment here with any fundraising ideas you have. We can discuss it further in one of our meetings.

This Wednesday

This wednesday we will be meeting at Pizza And Brew as Jon Esser stated in his last e-mail. There should be more than enough rides for everyone who doesn't have one. Even if you do drive I would recommend trying to car pool to lessen the amount of cars. If you do not have a ride you could just post a comment below.

-We are going to be discussing advertisements and main designing theme of the show. Please bring in any materials, drawings/sketches, ideas, etc. to talk about. (We will most likely not have access to a computer so keep that in mind).

-We also need to discuss fundraising, as soon as possible! Especially since there won't be much money for food, if any. We need to come up with ideas and we also need to execute them as soon as possible, since its getting very late in the game. I will make a post soon for people to comment to with their ideas so we have a running start for the discussion.

Just on an odd not: I came home this weekend and I have this box of wires. The wires are all bunched up together and it looks insane. I must have been looking for something last week because its like falling out of the box. But when I looked at it I felt like it was a blob of something that I could imagine moving. Like I am waiting for a wire to pop out and use itself to start dragging the rest of the blob across the room kind of like in the remake of The Fly. Maybe its something to think about for the show. Like the use of old wires to make 'life' or a new species.

Getting together

Hey guys,
I thought it might be fun if we go out to talk more about the projects/show. Maybe after class, especially for the PR team cause we need to get together. It would be cool to meet up at a bar or something and this would also be a good way to get to know each other better. The whole class is welcome.
I am usually free after class and would be willing to go then maybe from 8:30-10. or else I am also free thurs nights (after 9 but w/o a ride though) and the whole weekend. We could car pool (my ride could fit another 2-3 people).
Anyone interested in going out to a bar or restaurant? Perhaps this wednesday or next? And if it goes well maybe it could be a regular thing.

just an idea
-Ness

VJ session at Eyebeam Feb 23rd.

Is anyone interested in going into the city on Saturday night to check out VJ session at Eyebeam?
http://www.eyebeam.org/engage/engage.php?page=unique&id=154

Plus, they are sponsered by New Castle Brown Ale, the beat ale in opinion. ;-) Just another reason.

Lectures on the 27th and the 5th

Folks:

We've got two lectures coming up which should be of great interest to all:

February 27 at 6:30pm in Visual Arts Perception Lab, Room 1016
Rainer Ganahl
http://www.ganahl.info/

and the following week:
Torsten Zenas Burns
Wednesday, March, 5, 6:30 pm @ the Neuberger Museum
URL: http://holyokeresearch.blogspot.com

Of course, attending visiting artist lectures is not our sole raison d'etre. Let's plan on meeting after the lectures, perhaps in a more informal setting, to discuss where we are going and how we intend to get there. Tempus Fugit!!!

Best,

Jon

happy valentines day

So I'm having a great valentines day sitting in front of a computer... and I came across some stuff I thought I'd pass on...

http://lumenlab.com/

This seems like a pretty sick company for building your own projector and they have some section for 3d virtual reality which looked promising but is merely coming soon.

also: check out these folk's guerilla projector! nice. The third piece is pretty awesome too.

http://www.troika.uk.com/troika%20communications%20index.htm

Oh yeah, also I thought Sam's cube cell program was wicked and reckon it would make an awesome graphic for a poster as well.

other name ideas to throw into this rowdy discussion here:

Heliotrope

Dem Tech

fiala

Hope ya'll are having as much fun as I am!

Poster Idea/ Show Title/ Video help available

Hola amigos y amigas!
Just throwing ideas out:
So I wanted to do a rough sketch of an idea based on our discussion last week. Two images people came up which were an electronic flower and using LEDs in the poster. The idea with this poster is that the sun has some LED's in it and maybe the flower would too. The area where the on/off switch is meant to look like behind the sheet rock of a wall with beams and wires exposed etc. We could off course use a real on/off switch but that might be expensive. Anywho, just wanted to get the ball rolling.

As far as titles, I guess I'm honestly not too crazy about having evolution in the title. I think the word is used A LOT these days. How about, "Turn On" , "Push the Button" , "Flip the Switch" , "BlackOut" ...These are ideas that would go well with the poster I guess.

Also, if anyone needs any help with a video shoot I'd be happy to help. I'll probably need some help too at some point so don't be afraid to ask.
OK, see ya at future farmers...

Does anyone know anything about VJing/VJ programs

Carrie suggested using a VJ program, does anyone know anything about vjing or vj programs. Here is a description of what I need to do.

My project consists of recording someone live through a webcam while keying their background out and interlacing that recording with pre-recorded videos. Then I would like to display the last 4 ‘interlaced’ videos. All of which should be fairly automatic. So anyone have any idea.
The program would definitely need to be able to do realtime keying.

Thanks everyone,

Ness

Teams

Here are what I currently have down for the teams, please let me know if there is any mistake or if anyone wants to change/be on more teams. Everyone (or close to) should try to be a monitor but that will be decided closer to the date of the show.

Teams

Public Relations – includes website, postcard/posters, images/logo, devise and implement marketing strategy, etc

Sam – samuel.richer@purchase.edu

Alex – a.skorupskaya@purchase.edu

Jon E. – jonathan.ehrlich@purchase.edu

Mike P. – Michael-r.peters@purchase.edu

Luman – luman.walters@purchase.edu (added Feb 6^th, correct?)

Installation – includes gathering equipment needed, setting up space, overlooking the installation of works, cleaning show, etc.

Jamie – jamie.vaughan@purchase.edu

Crystal – crystal.colotti@purchase.edu

Helen – Helen.cross@purchase.edu

Documentation – includes recording footage (both video and stills), editing, and producing DVDs

Bow – bowney.jones@purchase.edu (Owns Camera)

Zack – zachary.rotiz@purchase.edu (Owns Camera)

Mike K – michael.kapstan@purchase.edu

Mike P. – michael-r.peters@purchase.edu

Luman – luman.walters@purchase.edu ( ? )

Others

Opening Party – food, decorations, preparation planning, music, etc.

Alex – a.skorupskaya@purchase.edu

Fundraising – This team will help plan events and execute them in order to raise money for students and the show.

Zack – zackary.rotz@purchase.edu

Vanessa – vanessa.assaro@purchase.edu

Finances & Management

Vanessa – vanessa.assaro@purchase.edu

Jon – jon.esser@purchase.edu

database!

Hey everyone I need help creating a database. I need it be able to accept and save forms and pull them back out at random. The forms are pretty much built. I am making a lable maker project, that will be displayed in the museum. It is set up so that when it opens it provides images of the art pieces on display to click on. When you click on one you go to a form with editable text boxes stating the title, artist, and the label I had to write for the museum, next to the image. The idea is that you can edit my labels and submit it and then look at other people's edited labels.
Database experience anyone?
-Jamie

Evolution

Imagine a show that is in constant flux and development. Imagine a show approaching a higher state of being. Imagine a living experiment in which the outcome remains unknown. Imagine the horror of discovering what lies below the slick surfaces of our technologically advanced lives!

Recycling your old CD players:

Could I ask anyone who has an old portable CD player that they don’t use any more, to donate it to my project? I am looking to collect 5 – 7 of them if possible. My project will use MP3 downloads and CD’s. It would be greatly appreciated. :-)

HEMA Website

All:

Take a look at this site:

http://producten.hema.nl/

Best,

Jon

Flash help!!

Hey guys,

I really need help from anyone that knows anything because there doesn't seem like any of the teachers have worked with flash and video/webcam :( .

So here's my project:

I need to capture video from a webcam after it detects motion (or it might be easier to capture a few frames rather than straight up video) then I need it to key out the color green because the person will be in front of a green screen.
Then I have to put the last 4 videos captured up in a 4 split screen (to look like a surviellence video) where they will replay in front of another video.

No one has been able to help me with this. I am working in Actionscript 3.0. If you can offer any help that would be great. Even if you know a website that could help.

Thanks guys.

Next Class Meets in Nat Sci 2001

Dear All:

Next time we will discuss:

• Timeline for the Senior Show
• Identity Concept for Show
• Budget for your projects as well as the Senior Show
• Individual project support applications
• Environmental Sustainability Issues
• Which artists work people would like to screen
• Any individual project issues
• Any other items that you would like to raise
  

Best,

Jon

APPLICATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 6!!!

New Media Program
Purchase College
Senior Project Support Award


The objective of the New Media Senior Project Support Award is to permit worthy but expensive senior projects to be carried forward. There will be a second round for applications in the Spring if money is available.

A. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. The application deadline is February 6. Please deliver to Fern Becker in the Natural Sciences Office.

2. In the application special attention should be paid to a justification of all budget items. Also, the narrative description of the project should be accessible to readers not in the project's area.

3. The maximum award will be $400 for individual projects and $600 for joint projects. Approved items will be ordered by the college and you plan submitting them well in advance of when they will be needed.

4. The application must be written by the student applicant and typed. Please describe your project in clear terms. Address why you must purchase the items in your budget to complete your project. Attach a itemized budget that clearly indicates how much money you are asking for and how the money will be spent.


B. REVIEW PROCEDURES AND SELECTION POLICIES

1. Members of the New Media BOS will review the applications.

2. The criteria for favorable evaluation of the applications are: high qualifications of the student, high artistic merit of the project, and high probability of completion within two semesters.


C. BUDGET AND OTHER POLICY GUIDELINES

1. Valid budget items are considered to be those that further the progress of the investigation including:
-consumable supplies such as media (dv tapes, CD’s etc.)
-equipment improvements or peripherals (please see the New Media blog for list of equipment NME already owns for student use)
-computer software that would remain in the New Media Program
-books, manuals, and publications that would remain with the BOS for use by other faculty and students
- equipment rental (lighting, props, etc.),
-transportation costs and/or "fees" central to the project

2. The following are not legitimate budget items: student transportation costs to instructional or research sites (including libraries), hiring of student assistants, and routine copying.

3. In the proposal the student should consider and evaluate the applicability of alternate, less costly experimental protocols before requesting more costly options.

NME EQUIPMENT LIST - again

New Media Equipment List: (As of 10/17/07)
Sound:
2 condenser lapel mics1 audiotechnica shotgun mic with XLR attachment
2 sony 1/8” lapel mics1 sony stereo condenser mic
2 Sennheiser MKE300 Directional Microphones
1 Denon Home Theatre System - 6.1 surround sound with faulty remote control
1 sony MiniDisc deck
2 Sony portable minidisc players
2 microtrack mp3 compactFlash recorders w/ stereo mic
10 sony 300mb minidiscs(13 hours LP)
3 Sennheiser HD202 Headphones
1 audio-technica Pro88W/T and Pro88W/R Wireless Microphone Transmitter/Receiver

Visuals:
4 laptops loaded with photoshop 7, premiere, aftereffects, and flash 8
1 DELL lattitudeD8002 iBookG4s
1 macbook pro 2.16 ghz
10 dv cameras(3xTRV900, 3xTRV25, 1xTRV18, 1xSonyHandycam, 2xPanasonicGS300) - 2 of the TRV900’s are reserved for Juniors and Seniors in NS1011
1 Point Grey Firewire Camera with Case
6 Tripods
2 pro lights with stands and umbrellas
3 clamping lights, no stands
3 Dell 4100MP projectors
2 DVD players
1 nikon coolpix digital camera 7.0 megapixels.
2 canon powershot 5.0 megapixel cams
2 nikon 2.1 megapixel cams
1 Green Screen wall in the basement w/ work area
Other:5 ADS fire wire 400 hard drives (not really reliable)

Flash Question....HELP!

Im trying to make an object scroll left to right, back and forth on an X axis as I move my mouse left to right in a certain area of my flash stage, where when i move the mouse left to right in this area, an object will follow the mouse, does anyone know how to do this or where I could find a good tutorial about it?

Question: can anyone recommend a inexpensive or preferably free Sound/Music editing software. I am thinking of using Adobe Soundbooth or even Adobe Audition Reviews. Any thoughts?

Goals, Objectives and Working Strategies for the Seminar

Last night the group came up with the following objectives for the class:

1. Use each class to allow people to pose real questions related to their projects be they- technical, conceptual, theoretical, historical, or contextual
2. Do work on your projects during class
3. Deal with issues related to the Senior Show
4. Screen works - artist documentaries, or other works related to your projects
5. Go on field trips - perhaps Armory Show and DIVA
6. Use class to 'bounce ideas' off the group for your projects
7. Deal with issues related to the show ASAP so everyone can focus on their projects

I also laid out my goals:

1. Facilitate creation of an awesome Senior Show
2. Encourage and support everyone in producing excellent projects
3. Guide theses to be well researched and adequately expressive of project content
4. Promote collaboration on projects
5. Encourage everyone to RETHINK and narrow the focus of their projects

Working Groups for Senior Show

Last night we identified the need for a number of working groups and created an initial participation list. See if we missed any needs and let's try to spead the participation across the entire group. It may be that some of you may need to be on more than one working group should the tasks assigned require that.

Website and Publicity (Create both website and print publicity - card and poster, devise and implement marketing strategy)
Sam
Jon
Alex
Mike P

Documentation (Gather projects from everyone, Produce DVD, capture stills and video of show)
Bow
Zach
Alex
Mike K
Mike P

Installation (preparation of spaces, clean up at end of show)
Jaime
Crystal
Helen

Opening Reception (food, decoration, music?)
Jon
Alex

Fundraising (Bakesale, Dance, VJ?)
Vanessa
Zach

Another group that was implicit but not discussed last night:
Finance and Management
Vanessa
Jon E - note: I take 10% up front in cash on everything

Class Cancellations

Dear All:

As I mentioned yesterday, there are certain Wednesdays when I will be out of town. Class is cancelled on February 13, while I delight in the sunshine of nothern Minnesota. If I beome aware of any other obligations, I'll let you know.

Best,

Jon

The Beatnix

OK, I thought I'd start this blog on a frivolous note, so, here again are the Beatnix performing "Stairway to Heaven", enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WfoccRna6I

Best,

Jon