Category: film

Definitely Digital: GENERATIVE SYSTEME

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Gottfried Jäger (*1937) Jäger has been part of some of the most iconic computer art exhibitions of the 1960s, such as New Tendencies  (1969) in Zagreb, Experiments in Art and Technology  (1968) at the Brooklyn Museum

Podcast Episode 09 – Stefan Gronert
generative photography.

https://www.souslesetoilesgallery.net/publications/gottfried-jager

https://www.souslesetoilesgallery.net/publications/gottfried-jager2

the network image

Just estimating from the number of YouTube subscribers, the generative/network image makers and curators are no threat to the Film Experience broadcasters. Two different approaches to film, PersonA & PersonB have more than 13,000 subscribers with more than 100 likes on their most recent posts. On the other hand, one of the above Digital posts has only 2 likes and less than 200 views as of this post.

And meanwhile, the industrial base of chemical photography is noticeably fragile. It is said by a German participant in the industry, says that their chemistry sales support the R&D into their emulsion+ business. Without profitable developer sales, there is no development within the business. 

ai is generative grown up
made better by becoming a better student

human computer interaction
machine man interface
made to become credible; to understand conversation, the emotion part.. science being told art is communication of emotion.

art became their teacher.
the turing test. beyond counting and classifying images, to finding them, to making them

hci human computer imagery

Professional or Amateur Film

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a designation which may seem offensive by those defensive users. Although not an absolute measurement, it was used by the main film makers for most of their film century.

The character of the professional user gave us the term. They used more film; stored it for shorter times; frequently altered the processing parameters. This market of film, frequently, included a tech-sheet with more technical information than the amateur ideograms, assuming that the professional would interpret them correctly for their need. The professional worked with controlled, or at least knowable light systems and situations.

The professional was expected to enlarge their film in different situations and to much greater degree than the amateur. Professional films were expected to be reprinted, or otherwise re-used more often than the amateur.

Amateurs frequently kept film in a camera over many months. At one mass-processor an informal contest ran: the winner would be the roll of film with the greatest number of year-over-year vacation snaps. More Thanksgivings, etc. The ultimate winner was a 12 exposure roll with a wedding, 8 Thanksgivings and a funeral. It was dropped off for processing at a One-Hour finisher. That is the amateur

making photographic emulsions