So, right now I should be working on my video piece, but I'm not. I'm pretty exhausted from the week and feeling pretty sick. I had to cancel going to see my friend's show since I don't feel well. That sucks. I would probably try to make it but I'm going to Paris for a few weeks on Tuesday and I *really* can't afford to get sick. Not to mention all the things I have to do before Monday ends.
I experimented using a particle system for the bubbles this week but I think I'm gonna trash it. Just having my breathing directly control the derivative of the movement is enough. Maybe I could scale it to logarithm but having it control acceleration in a system just isn't as expressive or controlled enough (I felt).
I think I need to write other effects to be controlled by breathing... not that many... probably blurring, darkening, and then reconstructing (making the image normal again). But this weekend my goal is probably to get a lot of the notation down, and the trajectory of the piece. I'll compose it... THEN I'll write the code / implement it.
Looks like a performance date of Sept. 16. Gennette asked me for a rehearsal schedule. HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! I need to find another female video artist FIRST.
Things I want to do in Paris (work-things I mean)
1. Write a proposal for the incognito choir piece.
2. Work on video piece / processing blah.
3. Send proposal to choir and then FIND ONE that wants to do shiz.
4. Maybe some origami piece work
5. Book a show for Oct. / Nov. --> flamenco piece + origami piece.
6. OH I need to write Justin back about that JC thingy.
Oh! I have started the score for my origami piece and it is AWESOME. So fun! Hopefully I can find around 9 players for it. Hmm, yes that seems like a lot BUT! Ok just got distracted and looked up places where I wantz to play in the autumn.
Oh man, I really need to get working.... though I'm so tired and sick, etc.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Brave New World
I gave my notice at work today. I'm filled with anxiety about the uncertain future, but relieved that my stint at full-time programming work is over. I am hoping to get a lot more composing in and also get some breathing room...
I've been making a lot of conceptual and also actual coding/technical progress with my video piece... I'm basically going with the idea of blowing "bubbles" of magnifying lenses that keep the video distorted/magnified as they pass through it. Another performer will probably restore different parts of the picture by blowing... prob, slowly, like it blurs, then it returns to normal. I have a lot of code for the magnification done already although some of the behaviors are still sometimes wonky...
Okay, progress report:
1. practice/run though "In C" on accordion
This performance is over... I never did practice TOO too much but it was a great experience. Also got mentioned in the NYTimes, and that is generally good :)
2. start on minimal composition for pepe collab.
This has kinda started but not really gotten off the ground... we've really only laid down the barest foundation for something. Not sure how serious to be about it, since Pepe hasn't been around for practicing the last 2 Sundays.
3. practice folding some more for convention coming up
Convention over and done! It was fun... I practiced folding a little but folding more actually *since* the concert. Should start on origami piece though... or at least book it...
4. look over "I will grow teeth" AGAIN and submit to Boston New Music thingy
I think I mentioned this before, but this has been submitted. I realized after I turned it still more things I should have done but prob. those are nit-picky.... less glaring errors, at least, than when I submitted to North/South Consonance. I often wonder whether I should put more pseudo-emotional descriptive words for sections, but my philosophy is more I want players to have a lot of freedom to interpret. I mean, I guess some things I should put like: 'play like tango' or something, but other than that...
5. email plz
I always need to emailz plz.
7. sign up for movement research class?
No, I don't think I'm gonna have time for that until mid-August or so
9. email eamusic about my damn server space / point url to somethingfurry for now
GAH! I still need to do this
10. work on processing video stuff
yah, oh, I've been doing that a lot.
11. think about choir piece... think. haha.
hmm, minimal thinking... I need to schedule this and start writing out a timeline, budget, compositional plan, performance plan.
12. should go to that 'share' thing at IPR
yah, this is a good idea but I haven't done it yet.
I've been making a lot of conceptual and also actual coding/technical progress with my video piece... I'm basically going with the idea of blowing "bubbles" of magnifying lenses that keep the video distorted/magnified as they pass through it. Another performer will probably restore different parts of the picture by blowing... prob, slowly, like it blurs, then it returns to normal. I have a lot of code for the magnification done already although some of the behaviors are still sometimes wonky...
Okay, progress report:
1. practice/run though "In C" on accordion
This performance is over... I never did practice TOO too much but it was a great experience. Also got mentioned in the NYTimes, and that is generally good :)
2. start on minimal composition for pepe collab.
This has kinda started but not really gotten off the ground... we've really only laid down the barest foundation for something. Not sure how serious to be about it, since Pepe hasn't been around for practicing the last 2 Sundays.
3. practice folding some more for convention coming up
Convention over and done! It was fun... I practiced folding a little but folding more actually *since* the concert. Should start on origami piece though... or at least book it...
4. look over "I will grow teeth" AGAIN and submit to Boston New Music thingy
I think I mentioned this before, but this has been submitted. I realized after I turned it still more things I should have done but prob. those are nit-picky.... less glaring errors, at least, than when I submitted to North/South Consonance. I often wonder whether I should put more pseudo-emotional descriptive words for sections, but my philosophy is more I want players to have a lot of freedom to interpret. I mean, I guess some things I should put like: 'play like tango' or something, but other than that...
5. email plz
I always need to emailz plz.
7. sign up for movement research class?
No, I don't think I'm gonna have time for that until mid-August or so
9. email eamusic about my damn server space / point url to somethingfurry for now
GAH! I still need to do this
10. work on processing video stuff
yah, oh, I've been doing that a lot.
11. think about choir piece... think. haha.
hmm, minimal thinking... I need to schedule this and start writing out a timeline, budget, compositional plan, performance plan.
12. should go to that 'share' thing at IPR
yah, this is a good idea but I haven't done it yet.
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