What did everyone think of Spectropia? Let's continue the discussion.--Dionne
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I personally thought it to be a different approach to modern day cinema as Toni Dove said but I also thought it to be kind of confusing because of the fact that we did not get to see enough of it. I didn't agree with some of the aspects of the film such as the suspense that she was trying to create during the scene where Spectropia follows William down the stairwell because I thought it elongated the scene too much and it really wasn't an important scene but going back to my original point I found it to be different and unique. Milan NAHS.
I believe Spectropia was hard to comprehend because of the cubist approach in addition to not being able to watch the entire performance. I think Toni Dove’s technology was unique and interesting but did not make the piece very interactive with the audience. I liked how Toni Dove showed the message of global worming and how in the future if we do not take care of our mother earth we will eventually have problems similar to overflowing. Dominique NAHS
I feel that Spectropia was difficult to understand but Toni Dove tried to convey many messages to us, such as the idea of what the future will be like without cultural memory and she was also trying to convey some political statements as well. I also though the storyline was hard to grasp because Toni Dove expressed it through different point of views and made it a cubistic cinema, which is a unique approach but difficult to follow. Since she made things unfixed it was hard to grasp but I did like her different approach to cinema and the technology she used also made it interesting. Sharvani-NAHS.
I agree with my fellow bloggers that it was pretty confusing in the sense it was hard to follow the plot and it was difficult to take in all those different political messages. Therefore it didn't live up to my expectations or the expecations of other viewers that was built up by the excited responses of the writing teachers of the Wexner Center. However, one must admit that her approach was unique. Spectropia introduced a new form of media art that involves the interaction of the artist with the movie playing at the same time. It involved different apparatuses responding to the movements of the artist to change the flow of the movie. For example Toni Dove simply waved her fingers side to side and the characters on the screen replayed their movements over and over again. (Though that did make me get a headache especially during the scene in which Spectropia was following William down the stairwell. If you replay one scene over and over again enough, you can eventually reach a point in which one gets really annoyed. ) Another unique aspect of Spectropia involved conversation between the characters on screen and the audience. The media crew typed in some words and the characters on the screen would repeat them. (The speech of the figures on screen sounded metallic and a bit stale. It was as if they had no emotion. Was that on purpose to show that the future culture did not have a speck of humanity left?) It was definitely an unusual approach to the art of media and I believe that if I saw the movie in its entirety, I could generate much more positive responses. -Nate of NAHS
I would have to agree with Milan that it was indeed a most differnt approach from our everyday cinema. In my opinion, it was very ambiguous and it all depended on your point of view of things. I saw it more as an art form than a theatrical experience. The message which I interpreted that Toni Dove may have been trying to get across is,somehow, governement totalitarianism, that they try to control pretty much all or most aspects of the peoples life in Spectropia's tiome. I got more of a political conveyance versus a scince fiction these which I also saw. Also, I thought it was kind of nifty how she used a cubist idea. I didn't know what that was until Spectropia, how an artist or person tries to explain or show something from mutiple points ov view. Overall, this waz a most unique experience.-NAHS(n.o.)
I agree with Milan where in some scenes, though I understand that Toni Dove wanted to create a feeling of suspense, she stretched them out too long. I did like that she used this movie to express her ideas on what we need to change about today to make a better tomorrow. Though the idea of an interactive motion controlled movie is very unique and marvelous, the actual story line and how she pieced them together was hard to follow. Because we did not watch the whole movie i really did not see the interactive part of the movie and it was more of a "sit down and just watch" kind of film. In what I've seen, I had expected more interactive with the scenes and in controlling the character's actions. -A.C. NAHS
I personally thought the plot of the story was interesting and it was definitely a new kind of art. The way Dove put her flim together was a little confusing, and it seemed like she tried to hard to really make it great. Using the interactive skills to control some of the characters during the film was definitely different, but I think it would have been a better film without all the special effects.
I didn't get to see the show, but from what I heard, Spectropia was a cubisitic approach to cinema which sounds really interesting, but I also heard that it was hard to understand because of its abstractness. I have heard different interpretations of what people felt they saw and understood so I believe that this was an interactive performance that cannot be judged or seen through only one person's eyes. I wish I could have gone to see it for myself though :(! ~JV NAHS
My immediate reaction to Spectropia was one of complete confusion. I was thinking of the performance as more of a movie. Once I got past that, however, I really came to appreciate Toni Dove's work in Spectropia. She gave us a new look at topics, such as global warming and blind acceptance of the Truth. The message was showing her views in an art form she created. Which, in my opinion, is awesome that she can do that. All whilst giving the characters, such as William the talking head, personal emotion she felt at that time. Thus making this a unique experience every time Spectropia will be shown.
However, whilst that is all well and good, I also believed that from an audiance perspective, sometimes the "personal touches" on the piece were too much. At least for an audience of high school students. Scenes such as the Bubble Dancer, and William walking down the staircase contained so much suspense that it was over done, therefore ruining the drama effect for me.
I mentioned, that at first I thought Spectropia was confusing, and it was. Once I sat down and thought about it, and considered Toni Dove's role in the presentation, it became clear to me what she was doing. She was not just showing us a rehearsed skit type deal. She was giving us a glimpse to what is important to her whilst challenging us to comprehend what we think of those same topics.
Spectropia was whatever you wanted to make from it. If you were expecting to be told what it meant, Spectropia appeared to be just a really oddly formated movie. However, if you looked at it from not only a viewers perspective, but from Toni Dove's, Spectropia was provocative. Chloe-New Albany
When the performance ended, my first response was: "Was that the end?" I did not really know what to think of "Spectropia", so I decided to listen to everyone else's idea and understanding of it. As I sat in complete awe of what my fellow classmates thought what the meaning behind "Spectropia" was, a moment of enlightenment came to me. I realized that this...feeling of bewilderment is what Toni Dove had wanted all along. She did not want this performance to be a "blank stare" at a screen, but instead a reaction of shock and utter confusion on our faces. Her idea of an "interactive" performance , might be more along the lines of us, the audience, using our brains and trying to actually figure out the meaning of the performance. But I, also, understand others' ideas of an interactive performance–in which the actors communicate directly with the audience, which barely happened. Overall, this performance could be called unique, "interesting", but I see it as another great discovery of how one can use their mind in an exceptional technique. JME NAHS
I thought that Spectropia overall was a bit confusing, but in a way also very interesting. I really enjoyed watching Toni Dove use the equipment and see how it changed the video through movements. Going into the performance I thought it would be more interactive, but the movie was very good even though at times in the beginning I felt very lost and did not clearly understand the script. This may be because I only saw a small portion. The part that I really liked was how Toni Dove showed how our future would be with global warming, if the society of our present time does not take care of our earth. -Susie NAHS
All excellent and provacative comments from New Albany-how about the rest of you?
And I'm still looking for comments on my posting about your writing assignment-who's willing to post an excerpt of what they wrote on the blog for all to enjoy?
Any specific questions as you're pulling together your main writing piece? Please post them and I will answer! Joan DeMartin, your PAGES teacher from the Wexner Center
12 comments:
I personally thought it to be a different approach to modern day cinema as Toni Dove said but I also thought it to be kind of confusing because of the fact that we did not get to see enough of it. I didn't agree with some of the aspects of the film such as the suspense that she was trying to create during the scene where Spectropia follows William down the stairwell because I thought it elongated the scene too much and it really wasn't an important scene but going back to my original point I found it to be different and unique. Milan NAHS.
I believe Spectropia was hard to comprehend because of the cubist approach in addition to not being able to watch the entire performance. I think Toni Dove’s technology was unique and interesting but did not make the piece very interactive with the audience. I liked how Toni Dove showed the message of global worming and how in the future if we do not take care of our mother earth we will eventually have problems similar to overflowing.
Dominique NAHS
I feel that Spectropia was difficult to understand but Toni Dove tried to convey many messages to us, such as the idea of what the future will be like without cultural memory and she was also trying to convey some political statements as well. I also though the storyline was hard to grasp because Toni Dove expressed it through different point of views and made it a cubistic cinema, which is a unique approach but difficult to follow. Since she made things unfixed it was hard to grasp but I did like her different approach to cinema and the technology she used also made it interesting. Sharvani-NAHS.
I agree with my fellow bloggers that it was pretty confusing in the sense it was hard to follow the plot and it was difficult to take in all those different political messages. Therefore it didn't live up to my expectations or the expecations of other viewers that was built up by the excited responses of the writing teachers of the Wexner Center. However, one must admit that her approach was unique. Spectropia introduced a new form of media art that involves the interaction of the artist with the movie playing at the same time. It involved different apparatuses responding to the movements of the artist to change the flow of the movie. For example Toni Dove simply waved her fingers side to side and the characters on the screen replayed their movements over and over again. (Though that did make me get a headache especially during the scene in which Spectropia was following William down the stairwell. If you replay one scene over and over again enough, you can eventually reach a point in which one gets really annoyed. ) Another unique aspect of Spectropia involved conversation between the characters on screen and the audience. The media crew typed in some words and the characters on the screen would repeat them. (The speech of the figures on screen sounded metallic and a bit stale. It was as if they had no emotion. Was that on purpose to show that the future culture did not have a speck of humanity left?) It was definitely an unusual approach to the art of media and I believe that if I saw the movie in its entirety, I could generate much more positive responses. -Nate of NAHS
I would have to agree with Milan that it was indeed a most differnt approach from our everyday cinema. In my opinion, it was very ambiguous and it all depended on your point of view of things. I saw it more as an art form than a theatrical experience. The message which I interpreted that Toni Dove may have been trying to get across is,somehow, governement totalitarianism, that they try to control pretty much all or most aspects of the peoples life in Spectropia's tiome. I got more of a political conveyance versus a scince fiction these which I also saw. Also, I thought it was kind of nifty how she used a cubist idea. I didn't know what that was until Spectropia, how an artist or person tries to explain or show something from mutiple points ov view. Overall, this waz a most unique experience.-NAHS(n.o.)
I agree with Milan where in some scenes, though I understand that Toni Dove wanted to create a feeling of suspense, she stretched them out too long. I did like that she used this movie to express her ideas on what we need to change about today to make a better tomorrow. Though the idea of an interactive motion controlled movie is very unique and marvelous, the actual story line and how she pieced them together was hard to follow. Because we did not watch the whole movie i really did not see the interactive part of the movie and it was more of a "sit down and just watch" kind of film. In what I've seen, I had expected more interactive with the scenes and in controlling the character's actions. -A.C. NAHS
I personally thought the plot of the story was interesting and it was definitely a new kind of art. The way Dove put her flim together was a little confusing, and it seemed like she tried to hard to really make it great. Using the interactive skills to control some of the characters during the film was definitely different, but I think it would have been a better film without all the special effects.
-Sarah H, NAHS
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I didn't get to see the show, but from what I heard, Spectropia was a cubisitic approach to cinema which sounds really interesting, but I also heard that it was hard to understand because of its abstractness. I have heard different interpretations of what people felt they saw and understood so I believe that this was an interactive performance that cannot be judged or seen through only one person's eyes. I wish I could have gone to see it for myself though :(! ~JV NAHS
My immediate reaction to Spectropia was one of complete confusion. I was thinking of the performance as more of a movie. Once I got past that, however, I really came to appreciate Toni Dove's work in Spectropia. She gave us a new look at topics, such as global warming and blind acceptance of the Truth. The message was showing her views in an art form she created. Which, in my opinion, is awesome that she can do that. All whilst giving the characters, such as William the talking head, personal emotion she felt at that time. Thus making this a unique experience every time Spectropia will be shown.
However, whilst that is all well and good, I also believed that from an audiance perspective, sometimes the "personal touches" on the piece were too much. At least for an audience of high school students. Scenes such as the Bubble Dancer, and William walking down the staircase contained so much suspense that it was over done, therefore ruining the drama effect for me.
I mentioned, that at first I thought Spectropia was confusing, and it was. Once I sat down and thought about it, and considered Toni Dove's role in the presentation, it became clear to me what she was doing. She was not just showing us a rehearsed skit type deal. She was giving us a glimpse to what is important to her whilst challenging us to comprehend what we think of those same topics.
Spectropia was whatever you wanted to make from it. If you were expecting to be told what it meant, Spectropia appeared to be just a really oddly formated movie. However, if you looked at it from not only a viewers perspective, but from Toni Dove's, Spectropia was provocative. Chloe-New Albany
When the performance ended, my first response was: "Was that the end?" I did not really know what to think of "Spectropia", so I decided to listen to everyone else's idea and understanding of it. As I sat in complete awe of what my fellow classmates thought what the meaning behind "Spectropia" was, a moment of enlightenment came to me. I realized that this...feeling of bewilderment is what Toni Dove had wanted all along. She did not want this performance to be a "blank stare" at a screen, but instead a reaction of shock and utter confusion on our faces.
Her idea of an "interactive" performance , might be more along the lines of us, the audience, using our brains and trying to actually figure out the meaning of the performance. But I, also, understand others' ideas of an interactive performance–in which the actors communicate directly with the audience, which barely happened.
Overall, this performance could be called unique, "interesting", but I see it as another great discovery of how one can use their mind in an exceptional technique.
JME NAHS
I thought that Spectropia overall was a bit confusing, but in a way also very interesting. I really enjoyed watching Toni Dove use the equipment and see how it changed the video through movements. Going into the performance I thought it would be more interactive, but the movie was very good even though at times in the beginning I felt very lost and did not clearly understand the script. This may be because I only saw a small portion. The part that I really liked was how Toni Dove showed how our future would be with global warming, if the society of our present time does not take care of our earth. -Susie NAHS
All excellent and provacative comments from New Albany-how about the rest of you?
And I'm still looking for comments on my posting about your writing assignment-who's willing to post an excerpt of what they wrote on the blog for all to enjoy?
Any specific questions as you're pulling together your main writing piece? Please post them and I will answer!
Joan DeMartin, your PAGES teacher from the Wexner Center
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