September 24th, 2009 / 7:47 pm
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No, they don’t. When I want that, I look at that. But most of the time I just want words. The pedantry of the image annoys me; I’m sick of being “shown.”
No, they don’t. When I want that, I look at that. But most of the time I just want words. The pedantry of the image annoys me; I’m sick of being “shown.”
Words that can remap the representational space at the end of each sentence? Challenge is on.
Words that can remap the representational space at the end of each sentence? Challenge is on.
Yeah. I don’t feel a need to compete with this
Yeah. I don’t feel a need to compete with this
I was thinking that videos like these compete for attention, but language is messy and your interpretation and reaction and annoyance make me smile–not happy–but it does make me smile.
Why?
I was thinking that videos like these compete for attention, but language is messy and your interpretation and reaction and annoyance make me smile–not happy–but it does make me smile.
Why?
Because it is a graphic representation ( a fairly good one, but honestly not deeply moving or anything) and I would rather compete with things that play with language and ideas. I want to compete with DFW or Pynchon or Baumann even. If I were a film maker or a performance artists I might need to compete with this, but I’m a writer. so
Because it is a graphic representation ( a fairly good one, but honestly not deeply moving or anything) and I would rather compete with things that play with language and ideas. I want to compete with DFW or Pynchon or Baumann even. If I were a film maker or a performance artists I might need to compete with this, but I’m a writer. so
But I’m annoyed in language, not on film.
But I’m annoyed in language, not on film.
Oh. For attention. Then You are right. My words also compete with Desperate Housewives and Dancing with the Stars.
Oh. For attention. Then You are right. My words also compete with Desperate Housewives and Dancing with the Stars.
I thoroughly dug that
I thoroughly dug that
i think that ken’s sentiment, that your words should be worthy of someone’s attention as there are countless other inputs out there, is always a good thing to be reminded.
i think that ken’s sentiment, that your words should be worthy of someone’s attention as there are countless other inputs out there, is always a good thing to be reminded.
so sweet
so sweet
True.
Mine was that writing can get away with being artifice. Thus, “turn of phrase”
I prefer not to think of competition of attention, since large amts. of present attention don’t always age well.
True.
Mine was that writing can get away with being artifice. Thus, “turn of phrase”
I prefer not to think of competition of attention, since large amts. of present attention don’t always age well.
that was brilliant and took a lot of work. i feel like a slacker now.
that was brilliant and took a lot of work. i feel like a slacker now.
wow ( not world of warcraft wow, but holy shit wow).
wow ( not world of warcraft wow, but holy shit wow).
amazing, but did it have to repeat half way through?
amazing, but did it have to repeat half way through?
I think it would have been suspicious to just repeat the beginning, beginning the second cycle. Agreed, amazing and unexpected.
The average video watched on YouTube gets about 10 seconds of attention, right? That this would get 4 minutes (8 if watched through the repeat) makes this the YouTube equivalent of Infinite Jest in terms of length.
I think it would have been suspicious to just repeat the beginning, beginning the second cycle. Agreed, amazing and unexpected.
The average video watched on YouTube gets about 10 seconds of attention, right? That this would get 4 minutes (8 if watched through the repeat) makes this the YouTube equivalent of Infinite Jest in terms of length.
whoa, cool. like 3-d Kentridge. No need to compete if you can make words do that too.
whoa, cool. like 3-d Kentridge. No need to compete if you can make words do that too.
Coincidentally, I posted the same video to Metafilter yesterday (http://bit.ly/JjueK). I liked this comment by one viewer: “I enjoyed the way the animators were constantly visible at work. I am an admirer of the kind of Brechtian usage of cinematic effects, where the effect does not need to fool you in order to be beautiful.”
I don’t know if these words can compete with this truly superb animation, but you have to see the relative value of everything. The first comment read, “Cool. It does a loop (repeat) halfway through.”
Coincidentally, I posted the same video to Metafilter yesterday (http://bit.ly/JjueK). I liked this comment by one viewer: “I enjoyed the way the animators were constantly visible at work. I am an admirer of the kind of Brechtian usage of cinematic effects, where the effect does not need to fool you in order to be beautiful.”
I don’t know if these words can compete with this truly superb animation, but you have to see the relative value of everything. The first comment read, “Cool. It does a loop (repeat) halfway through.”