University of Michigan
College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Notation A/V

Stationary camera / Threshold

Record a threshold condition with video and audio independently of each other. Your notations will be in camera edited to be 5 minutes long each. Choose one position and experiment with the speed of zoom and length of each frame. Consider approaching or passing though the threshold between shots.

Recorded by
Ellen Delonis

Exploring a common condition at a different scale allows one to understand it in a new way. In the following video, I explored the threshold conditon of an escalator. The repetitive loop of the system begins to reveal itself as a spatial experience.  

 

Modem version

Ethernet version

20k bandwidth 160x120
Cinepak, 5 fps

300k bandwidth 320x240
Cinepak, 15fps