Media Tech Tonic #8: Scott Kirsner: Inventing the Movies, March 25, 2009
Our next speaker in our Spring 2009 Speaker Series is writer and journalist Scott Kirser. AbstractArtists in every field who choose to use new tools, technologies, and methods of distribution almost inevitably encounter resistance from the “establishment.” Looking at the history of Hollywood (and viewing clips of movies made in the 19th, 20th, and 21st [...]
Media Tech Tonic #7: Kevin Brooks: Storytelling/Perpetual Design, February 25, 2009
A great mystery of academia is that design and storytelling are kept so unnaturally apart, taught in distantly separated university departments – that is if storytelling as an art form is even addressed at all. Storytelling and design are more than related, they are intertwined and complementary, reinforcing one another. This will be a storytelling [...]
Media Tech Tonic #6: Social Networking for Artists, Designers, and Creative Professionals, November 19, 2008
Our presenter this month is Diane Darling, an experienced networking consultant. She will share her insights on how creative professionals that work independently can hone and improve their networking skills. She’ll cover a range of of both inter-personal and and web-based tools that she uses herself. Everyone can network, and in today’s competitive marketplace, it [...]
Media Tech Tonic #5: Linking Virtual and Real Worlds Through Sensor Networks, October 15, 2008
A presentation and Q&A with Joseph Paradiso who will talk about his work on sensor networks and how they can augment and mediate human experience, interaction, and perception. Joe Paradiso is Director of the Responsive Environments Group at the MIT Media Laboratory and also co-directs the Things That Think Consortium exploring the extreme fringe of [...]
Media Tech Tonic #4: Technology as a tool for artists and designers, September 24, 2008
For our next meeting, Mike Golembewski will discuss the potential of technology as a powerful tool for artists and designers. Too often the use of creative technologies becomes centered around the use of commercial software and hardware packages designed for workflow efficiency, rather than for free exploration. Mike will discuss how emerging technologies can become [...]
No August Meeting, Join us at Final Cut Studio Tour: Boston
There will be no August meeting. We are currently lining up speakers/demos for our fall line up, if you have suggestions, please contact us. Please join us instead at the Final Cut Studio Tour: Boston on our usual third-Wednesday of the month, August 20, 2008 at WGBH Boston (directions). There will be a Final Cut [...]
Media Tech Tonic #3: Sony PMW-EX1 HD camcorder demo/discussion, July 16, 2008
This month’s session will take an in-depth look at the Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX high definition camcorder and field-friendly post-production workflow using Sony XDCAM Transfer software with an Apple MacBook Pro and Final Cut Pro. This camera provides tapeless acquisition with SxS memory cards and stunning high-definition images thanks to three 1/2-inch CMOS sensors, each [...]
Media Tech Tonic #2: Social networking and video using seesmic, June 18, 2008
Topic: This session will cover social networking with video and the uses of seesmic for communication and art. Philippe Lejeune has been experimenting with novel uses of seesmic and will discusses how he’s been using this fascinating service. Location: MassArt, Alumni Room, Tower Building, 11th Floor (Campus Map | Directions) Date/Time: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, [...]
Media Tech Tonic #1: WordPress from blogging to dynamic web sites, May 21, 2008
Topic: Our first session will cover the use of WordPress as a blogging tool and introduce you to setting up your own blog. The session will then get progressively more technical covering installation on a unix server and customizing themes for your own look. Location: MassArt, South Building, Room 304 (Campus Map | Directions) Date/Time: [...]