On glimpses of staged fashions

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“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages”

Capturing further footage from a recent catwalk just before midsummer, Sam Renseiw pondered about the nature of survey. View the fashionable montage with some added Beckett by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 609, 01'53'', 6.8MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a delayed appearance to the show. (Lum # 125,"catwalk delay" 00'53'', 4.1MB, Quicktime/mov.

Today's Patalab Metaphor Video re-play supplement features a short moment of enlightenment. (patafilm # 96, [18.02.2006 post],01'06'', 3.8 MB, mov/quicktime)

On distancing effect and other framework(s)

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"By disclosing and making obvious the manipulative contrivances and "fictive" qualities of the medium, the viewer is alienated from any passive acceptance and enjoyment of the voodle as mere "entertainment". Instead, the viewer is gently ordained into a critical, analytical frame of mind that serves to disabuse him/her of the notion what he/she is watching is necessarily an inviolable, self-contained narrative... Naturalistic voodles purport to depict life precisely as it appears, albeit in a new light, so one can consider things with closer pataphysical subjectivity, robbed of their conventional outward appearance."

Juxtaposing a broader view on artful frame-works with the Hatter's display in Hans Christian Andersen's favourite shop (Founded 1857 and still existing), Sam Renseiw montaged forth a speculative voodle. View the tripthyc, complete with JLG voice-over and a glimpse of Cronhammer's Cabaret by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 582, 02'26'' 12.9MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions at Blip.tv)

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features another night view, complete with embedded, illuminating screen(s).(Lum# 98 "the pharmacy, at night" 01'00'', 5MB, Quicktime/mov)

Today's Patalab Metaphor Video re-play supplement features an oneiric, colourful escalator view. (patafilm # 318,[16.12.2006 post] 01'48'', 8.2 MB, Quicktime/.mov). Click on the bold links in the text to view or for more information(s).

On fingering with low-tech Automavision

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"The desire to create voodles that actively engage viewers can be noticed in the use of Brechtian theatrical technique. The use of black backdrops, minimal props, and open scenery expose the artificiality of certain voodles. Bertolt Brecht developed these techniques, amongst others, as a way of encouraging his theatre audiences to adopt a critical mindset. By actively counteracting the “suspension of disbelief” encouraged in classical Artistotelian theatre, Brecht was trying to engage his audience in the critical interpretation of the depicted action, the act of its construction, and its place within real-life."

Further dabbling with Brechtian jump-cuts, Sam Renseiw pursues his pataphysical voodle-perception research fingering with recent footage clips from visits to Danish museum interiors. View the very low-tech Automavision attempt - that is not The Famous Colour Changing Card Trick - but something completely else, by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 571, 02'44'', 14.8MB, Quicktime/mov - other versions for PC at Blip.tv) [semanal08 week8 cross-post] You might also like to visit Tim Smith's fine research page or his blog on empirical investigations of film perception.

Today's Bonus Lumiere Video features a fine example of moving, oneiric small scale architecture. (Lum # 88,"dream houses", 01'00'', 6.1MB, Quicktime/mov) Other's fines videos at A&B's great Lumiere site.

Today's Patalab Metaphor Video re-play supplement features a compilation of seven short edited Lumieres - before they were labelled such - recorded on the way to a meeting with Scandinavian Vloggers; This video piece was shown on the Danish tv-tv/T-vlog channel in 2006. (T-vlog film, 03'04'', 13.2 MB.[patalab 06.06.2006 post] Quicktime/mov)