Author Archives: David

First prototype (P1)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by David

We are now embarked on development of our first ‘living archive’ prototype. We are aiming to have this up and running by mid November if possible. We have been having a lot of discussions about what the nature of this … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on circus video taxonomies

Posted on June 10, 2011 by David

Looking through the references Adrian has gathered below, and thinking about the specifics of circus and our footage, here’s a few notes… unit of circus = act (e.g. ‘tightwire’, ‘hoopdiving’) – each circus (oz) show is made up of a … Continue reading →

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Speigel’vent

Posted on May 19, 2011 by David

We’ve had a very busy and exciting 24 hours on the Living Archive project, with our first soft launch of the project to the Circus Oz community at their beautiful old Speigeltent. About sixty current and past Circus Oz performers … Continue reading →

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Video Vortex Reader II: moving images beyond YouTube

Posted on March 8, 2011 by David

Thanks to Seth Keen for this heads-up. Looks to be some interesting discussion around the theory and aesthetics of online video, as well as some ‘collection case-studies’: Video Vortex Reader II is the Institute of Network Cultures’ second collection of … Continue reading →

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Narrative of our project at a point near its commencement

Posted on March 4, 2011 by David

RMIT asked me to contribute a piece for their new blog, which is designated ‘a hub for academic thought leadership’ (sounds high-falutin’ for Australian tastes). So I put in a narrative about this project. It starts like this: There is … Continue reading →

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And more – on music copyright

Posted on March 4, 2011 by David

Also from Patricia Stokes, this online resource re music copyright issues: check the music business link. The Museums and artists stuff are very handy also for reference.

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Some notes on circus research

Posted on February 16, 2011 by David

See this: a somewhat out-of-date but interestingly eclectic annotated bibliography of research books and papers on circus from an American organisation called Simply Circus. I came across it in a search because it refers to our colleague, Jane Mullett’s 2005 … Continue reading →

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Starting points

Posted on February 2, 2011 by David

As we wind into 2011, our main (ARC Linkage) project is finally officially underway, following all the necessary legal processes with the various partner organisations in our team. Meanwhile our associated Ausstage LIEF project is in full swing, with Kim … Continue reading →

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Open Images

Posted on January 20, 2011 by David

I thought this site might be interesting for us to look at in terms of its design, architecture and the specifics of its emphasis on ‘open’ everything… Open Images is an open media platform that offers online access to audiovisual … Continue reading →

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The SAMMA has landed…

Posted on December 1, 2010 by David

After some months of preparation and planning, the twin SAMMA Solo machines brought to us through our membership of the Ausstage LIEF Visual Search consortium have finally arrived! We have done preliminary tests and troubleshooting this week and we should … Continue reading →

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