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EFA Master Class on Sound Design

May 11, 2012   alternativ   No comments
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The EFA Master Class 2012 THE SOUND OF THE IMAGE is dedicated to the topic of sound in feature films.

This year’s EFA Master Class, presented in co-operation with the Film and Television University “Konrad Wolf” (HFF) and supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Meyer Sound, will take place from 2 to 8 July 2012 in Berlin and Potsdam (Germany) and will be held by French sound re-recording mixer Bruno Tarrière and sound editor Selim Azzazi, who have collaborated on various projects, among these THE CONCERT (2009) by Radu Mih?ileanu, ALEXANDER (2004) by Oliver Stone, BAOBER IN LOVE (2004) by Li Shaohong, EARTH AND ASHES (2004) by Atiq Rahimi and DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) by Elia Suleiman.

The master class is open for 18 European creative film professionals who work on sound – this applies particularly to sound editors, sound re-recording mixers and sound designers, but also to directors, composers and picture editors, who all have a crucial influence on the soundtrack of a film. The workshop will be offered in a short term training format of seven days including the arrival and departure days. Working language is English.

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Postspectacle Shelter in The House of the People (25 – 29.04/Bucharest)

April 24, 2012   alternativ   No comments
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It looks like what we, The Presidential Candidate, have been anticipating in the last years, with our “no hope” messages and slogans, is already at work. This is not perceived as an eccentric, provocative vision anymore, it is the banal reality that everybody can feel. So what now? What’s happening when you give up hope and you are pushed into the corner?

There is a feeling of urgency, fundamental issues need to be immediately confronted and we will do exactly that. The House of the People (Ceausescu’s Palace) will be transformed temporarily into a real house of the people, where, for a few days, free education, free health services, free food, political therapy, a bit of everything that now is disappearing, will be provided.

Still, there is a sensation that it’s too little and, maybe, already too late, so we don’t know if we can avoid adding a dystopian dimension to the whole situation. The events within the House of the People will be a good opportunity for thinking the present and feeling the (no) future in this first Postspectacle shelter.

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“Long Shadow of Chernobyl” Gerd Ludwig

March 12, 2012   Valentin   No comments
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Internationally-renowned photojournalist Gerd Ludwig has spent years documenting the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In 1986, errors at the plant in Ukraine led to an explosion that ultimately caused over a quarter of a million people to permanently evacuate their homes to escape the radiation and radioactive fallout. Over the course of several trips to the site and the region for National Geographic Magazine in 1993, 2005, and 2011, Ludwig has amassed a documentary record of a people and a place irreparably altered by a tragic accident. His 2011 trip was partially funded by a Kickstarter campaign.

Now Ludwig has released an iPad app with over 150 photographs, video, and interactive panoramas. Gathered here is a small selection of the work Ludwig has produced over the years of the still-unfolding tragedy.  (Lane Turner)

More pictures on Boston.com.

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Why Daylight Savings Time Is Pointless (Gizmodo.com)

March 12, 2012   alternativ   No comments
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Ugh. You’re up an hour early, your body hates you for it, and even a gallon of coffee can’t get your day on track. Daylight savings sucks. But you know the worst part? It doesn’t have to be like this.

Daylight savings isn’t as old as you think it is. First suggested by Benjamin Franklin, in 1784, it was at the time shot down by many very sensible people as being pointless. Then, in the First World War, it was introduced—first by the Germans—to save coal during war time.

Somehow in that age of austerity, the concept soon caught on and everyone started doing it. Sadly, nobody’s really thought to change back. Except Arizona, and it hasn’t fallen off the face of the planet as a result.

But oddly, some people still support the use of daylight savings: they say it saves energy, promotes a healthy lifestyle, and reduces traffic accidents. So let’s bust the myths right now and make it clear that daylight savings needs to go. More on this, here.

In 2012 Romania trece la ora de vara pe 25 martie si la ora de iarna pe 28 octombrie.

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Think Big. Think Las Vegas!

March 07, 2012   alternativ   No comments
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In honor of Landsat 5′s 28th birthday today celebrated in March here’s how the desert city of Las Vegas has gone through a massive growth spurt. The outward expansion of the city is shown in a false-color time lapse of data from all the Landsat satellites.

The large red areas are actually green space, mostly golf courses and city parks. You’ll notice the images become a lot sharper around 1984, that’s when new instrument designs greatly increased their sensitivity.

httpv://youtu.be/xFzdyxwx50M

These Las Vegas images were created using reflected light from the near-infrared, red and green portions of the electromagnetic spectrum (Landsat 5 TM bands 4,3,2 and Landsat 1-3 MSS bands 4,2,1).

Landsat data have been instrumental to our increased understanding of forest fires, storm damage, agricultural trends, and urban growth. Studies using Landsat data have helped land managers keep track of the pace of urbanization in locations around the world.

The next Landsat satellite, now known as LDCM and later as Landsat 8 is scheduled for a launch in January 2013.

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Adele vs. Daft Punk “Something About The Fire”

March 06, 2012   alternativ   No comments
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“We all know that, sometimes, mash-up can totally work even though they usually suck. So for everyone million shitty Adele mash-ups that probably exist, at least we get to hear producer Carlos Serrano’s surprisingly ill blend of Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” with Daft Punk’s “Something About Us.” It might just be my stannery for that particular Daft Punk jam talking, but this works really, really well. OK, I’m not totally feeling some minor portions, like how the two hooks meet up, but everything else is spot-on. You can stream and download it below.” (Prefix)

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Life in Megacities

March 01, 2012   alternativ   No comments
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There are now 7 billion people on earth, and according the United Nations Population Fund, one half of us live in cities. Martin Roemers has been photographing the world’s megacities, sprawling urban areas inhabited by millions, capturing their chaos, humanity and dynamism. “Metropolis,” Roemers’ first North American exhibition, opens February 29 at Anastasia Photo, a New York City gallery specializing in documentary photography and photojournalism. The show runs through April 1. (via Photo District News)

Above: Calcutta

Cairo Traffic Square

Manila

Mumbai Train Station

Jakarta

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“Sheltered” at Pavilion, in Bucharest

February 28, 2012   Valentin   No comments
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March 01 – April 29, 2012 - PAVILION UNICREDIT (Bd. Nicolae Titulescu nr.1, Piata Victoriei). Exhibition created by: Robert Marin & Nuca Studio. Publication: “sheltered”, with text by Robert Marin. Edited by Nuca Studio, English/Romanian, 36 pages, B&W, softcover.

In a critique to modernity, the German sociologist Ulrich Beck introduced the term “The Age of And” to describe the generalized additive character of the people’s perception of themselves and the things belonging to them . Beck considers that the actions of the members of today’s society are almost exclusively pointed towards accumulation and this trend is specific to our age. This mutations in the way we perceive our social footprint led to spectacular transformations in the way we define comfort and since the architectural space is generated to respond to the needs of its occupants in certain comfort parameters, we witnessed an incredible global inflammation of the constructed space in the past decade.

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