Physical Camera and Telematic Performance

A Performance - Technology Workshop

Directed by Johannes Birringer (Nottingham Trent U)

http://www.aliennationcompany.com

http://art.ntu.ac.uk/performance_research/birringer/lat.htm

The Physical Camera and Telematic lab is designed to offer a hands-on introduction to fluid handheld camera work in close proximity to performers who are captured for live webcasts, streaming media, and interactive distributed performance environments.

In telematics or telepresence -- the conjunction of physical / captured performance, video /audio technology and telecommunications technology (streaming media) -- the local space extends into remote location performance via broadband communication technology where simultaneous interactive content can be performed in real time, simultaneously across vast geographical distances and across time zones.

The workshop also examines new digital processes of performance composition with digital video/audio, real-time interactive systems, live processing and remixing, and the use of digital projections in performance.

Areas of training will include:

--- Physical Camera: creation of video dance and video-dance projection

video editing and composition/choreography for the camera

--- technological performance process (sampling, editing, processing, reprocessing, multi media integration in dance/performance)

--- interactivity and responsive dance environments (design, live/virtual interfaces, MIDI activity, telematic transmissions)

--- installation and transmission techniques of "digital performance"

Participants: maximum 15

Length: 3 hours

Objective:

This Workshop focuses on experimentation that seeks to explore new spatial-temporal relations and possibilities for performance/dance and performing with camera/film technologies and real time processing software, aiming at new dimensions of visual, sensory or kinetic experience in dance. It is training and production-oriented, but also includes space for discussion and reflection, and if desired a historical/theoretical overview of telematic media performance distributed choreograohy, and electronic writing. The workshop is designed to introduce participants to concepts and practices: actual streaming media tests will require broadband network capabilities and partner site. A short public rehearsal-performance of the materials that have been developed by the participants can be shown and the conference public is invited.

14:00 – 16:00 Pre/tech. Set Up

16:00 – 16:15 Warm Up

16:15 - 17:00 Physical Work/Experiments with "Physical Camera". Introduction to

the multimedia & interactive environment

17:00-18:00 Introduction of streaming media process / participant development of visual leitmotifs/stories

18:00-19:00 DEMO Rehearsal. Introduction to multimedia computer software (for live processing, and editing of video/audio material)

Working with Closed Circuit and double projection

Explore scenography and space design with screens

Explore plasticity of telematic process and spatial architecture