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62. The Wobbulator
1 year ago
A short demo video on the Wobbulator. It was originally made in the 1970's by Nam June Paik and video engineer Shuya Abe. I was curious why there wasn't a lot of information out there concerning it since it's such a great piece of equipment. Most of the Wobbulator's source images in this video were either from a camera pointed out a window, or just from straight video feedback.
There is a great detailed writeup with wiring diagrams on the Experimental Television Center's website: experimentaltvcenter.org/history/tools/ttool.php3?id=28&page=1
Addition: I was told by Benton Bainbridge that S. Walter Wright is the artist that called it the "Wobulator" but Wobbulator also seems to be the common spelling, at least at the ETC.
Additional addition: Ollie Williams was inspired to create one of their own of these and it turned out really well..check it out: vimeo.com/24636740
Music is Hammock - Tristia
There is a great detailed writeup with wiring diagrams on the Experimental Television Center's website: experimentaltvcenter.org/history/tools/ttool.php3?id=28&page=1
Addition: I was told by Benton Bainbridge that S. Walter Wright is the artist that called it the "Wobulator" but Wobbulator also seems to be the common spelling, at least at the ETC.
Additional addition: Ollie Williams was inspired to create one of their own of these and it turned out really well..check it out: vimeo.com/24636740
Music is Hammock - Tristia
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You're getting a kind of frequency/amplitude modulation going on I guess, with the LFOs modulating the base 50/60Hz of the scanline.
What does 'S' do? Modulate intensity/brightness, maybe?
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I love the analog setup and i love how you have to film the screen, it would be interesting to see what effects you get from shooting on different formats such as film or Hi8, and playing with shutter speeds etc
really inspiring stuff for sure, thanks for sharing.
either way, the patterns here are very nice.
Thanks for sharing that wonderful demonstration. And the link to the original documents. Great work!
I had read of this strategy back in the day but never had seen a demo (you gotta love the internet). Thank you for sharing your creativity with us here on vimeo.
Cheers John
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Great video though!