http://www.mikecelona.net - A percussive service announcement imploring viewers to heed their mama's advice when crossing the street. Incorporates footage from the motion picture adaptation of Stephen King's 'Dreamcatcher' ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285531 ) directed by Lawrence Kasden which is mashed up with footage from a drive through Salt Lake City as well as the Monroe County Demolition Derby. Video mix was generated by utilizing the Sonuus i2m interface which translated audio signals from the guitar and bass into MIDI data which triggered various effects and clips assigned to each note within the mixer. Found footage utilized in accordance with the fair use provision of 17 U.S.C. § 107.
The video itself was also meant as a test run for a new device that I have been experimenting with recently, the Sonuus i2m. Basically what it does is process the audio signal from a live instrument or microphone and translates it into MIDI data which is then used to trigger visuals and…
http://www.mikecelona.net - A percussive service announcement imploring viewers to heed their mama's advice when crossing the street. Incorporates footage from the motion picture adaptation of Stephen King's 'Dreamcatcher' ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285531 ) directed by Lawrence Kasden which is mashed up with footage from a drive through Salt Lake City as well as the Monroe County Demolition Derby. Video mix was generated by utilizing the Sonuus i2m interface which translated audio signals from the guitar and bass into MIDI data which triggered various effects and clips assigned to each note within the mixer. Found footage utilized in accordance with the fair use provision of 17 U.S.C. § 107.
The video itself was also meant as a test run for a new device that I have been experimenting with recently, the Sonuus i2m. Basically what it does is process the audio signal from a live instrument or microphone and translates it into MIDI data which is then used to trigger visuals and…
http://www.mikecelona.net - A demonstration of the extreme perceptual shifts that can occur when mediated reality literally starts to break down, ‘Decomposition’ is a remix of found footage shot by an unknown amateur filmmaker documenting a trip to a local carnival or amusement park in Rochester, NY circa the 1960s in which the already chemically damaged film is randomly subjected to five cumulative layers of digital distortion (six if you count the original uploader’s act of converting the source film to a digital format) and mashed up in real time using Arkaos Grand VJ mixing software. The soundtrack consists of a synthesized organ rendition of the popular song ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head’ which accompanies a carousel located in New York’s Central Park and is also mashed up in tandem with the visuals. Finally, the repetitive droning note at the end is the result of the VJ program crashing during the climax of the performance--an occurrence which happened so consistently during…
A disturbing trip through the iconic Peanuts character's mind as he suffers a mental breakdown while contemplating the implications of the Cold War nuclear arms race that beset the world during the height of the famed comic strip's popularity.
Video: Mike Celona http://www.mikecelona.net
Music: Suplex The Kid
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http://www.mikecelona.net - Originally conceived as an experiment in live video mixing and time-manipulation, IMC in practice has also been realized as an extension of the surprisingly complex semi-abstract visual compositions that can be achieved through the random layering of repetitive image projections—a practice that can be traced back to 2nd century Chinese magic lanterns which predate modern motion picture technology by nearly 1,800 years. Whereas those ancient magic lanterns utilized overlapping hand-painted glass plates and candles to achieve said effect, this project updates the process by using video loops triggered by a MIDI keyboard which also simultaneously generates the notes that make up the soundtrack. Since the composition is entirely improvised, not only are no two performances exactly the same, but while the viewer may be able to recognize individual recurring elements throughout the piece I challenge them to identify any two frames from the final video that are exactly…
www.mikecelona.net - A four-movement suite (I. Drift, II. Data Stream, III. Regeneration & IV. Autumnation) depicting the seasonal changes in New York State as seen from both human and technological perspectives at the macro and micro levels with the two often overlapping, interfering and/or complimenting each other. As people’s senses become increasingly augmented by machines at rates previously envisioned only in science fiction stories, this project attempts to encapsulate the experience of viewing the cycle of nature through the current lens of relative technological/biological equilibrium for posterity should our cyborgian descendents ever decide to eschew one element in favor of the other in the course of their evolution.
Mike Celona is an American video artist and photographer who graduated with a BFA in Art Video from Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts in 2005. In addition to his art projects Mike currently works as a professional film/video editor in Rochester, NY.
Shout Box
David Lynch - Love him or hate him, you'll LOVE this spoof "HOW TO MAKE A DAVID LYNCH FILM" vimeo.com/24779505
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