<nettime> infinite seance, bite-size digest [atourek, lialina]

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Re: <nettime> An Infinite Seance
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     olia lialina <olia@profolia.org>

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:20:33 -0600
From:  <atourek@cox.net>
Subject: Re: <nettime> An Infinite Seance

>In fact this kiind of easy distribution puts video/film artists in the same
>boat as those working in text have "enjoyed" since the printing press was
>invented.  (or arguably writing).

i would argue against the writing analogy; it takes an active desire to publish (or upload) to deliver works to a populus, but populist sites (for video, text, image) are a means (especially for those with little/no web expertise) to fulfilling the communicative end of creativity. 

>  If Ihad the choice of reaching a handful of people at a video festival in a
>  curated selection, or potentially reaching billions of people on an Internet
>  video site on the Internet, I would know where to put my stuff.

i haven't had to choose yet...

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:35:22 +0100
From: olia lialina <olia@profolia.org>
Subject: Re: <nettime> An Infinite Seance

Hi Tilman thank you for reading me from so far away

> Apart from that, I don=B4t understand what is wrong with YouTube as a
> medium for the distribution of short films (apart from the legal
> restrictions they harass their users with and the unclear situation
> regarding copyright).  Wasn=B4t the good thing about the Internet, that
> everybody can put their stuff there?=20

There is nothing wrong, on contrary, and this is what I tried to
communicate: technically YouTube would be a perfect distribution
platform for short films, but not for ambitions of filmmakers and event
makers. Unless there is whole new system of events, awards and critique
will form inside or around it, which is again possible, technically.

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