----------------------------Original message---------------------------- On Thu, 23 Feb 1995 16:58:32 CST David Smith said: [...] >that he develops for his films (at least some of which are inappropriate for >the medium of film, because they fight or eclipse the narration). In his films Having read Rudolf Arnheim this evening, I ask myself what he would say to these movies... >he has achieved greatness as a visual artist, more so than in his drawings, >watercolors etc. which on the whole are sketches to be completed in the >films. I have seen on video P.'s Books (the best), The Cook etc (good, but not >the best) and Drowning By Numbers (insufferable). I think he is the most Drowning by Numbers is great !!! >original and daring director to come along in quite a while. Greenaway had a dutch producer and there is also a dutch director, forgot his name, who does similar but not the same things. Greenaway is not unique. Don't forget the music. >of rehearsal might also explain the sophistication of Prospero's Books >overall visual and temporal structure (in contrast to Greenaway's other, I am not shure but P.'s Books reminded me to some pseudo stereo experiments, I had seen some years ago. Don't ask me for names. >less well-resolved filmic efforts). In any case I hope some of our other >subscribers may be able to contribute insights (or trivia, what-have-you) >into both -or any- Greenaway projects. > >>The possibilities that it may suggest are available for the design of an >>interface for a CD-Rom seemed worthy of mention to someone interested in >>writing about this. > >The visual treatments and effects pioneered by Greenaway could be used >for CD-ROM interfaces. I am more interested in using them to develop >personal computer operating system interfaces, which I find visually >primitive and boring (compared to what is routinely on ordinary network >TV and the basest Hollywood productions), and for interactive TV. > >I am planning to publish a Web page by early April and, bandwidth >willing, I will essay to illustrate how Greenaway's concepts might be >adapted to this medium. Exellent idea. I always asked myself, what transparency, a program for transparent gifs, could do in this direction ;-) Please cc me your url, Heiko. PS.: Pixelvision Camera was mentioned in Mundo 2000 (without the name) in an article on Quicktime-movies etc..