Hi, (this is my first cross-post - if I got it wrong, many apols.)

Mike Landau (npo### [at] pixicom) is after abstract animations, etc.

I've suggested to him that he has a look on this server and posted him
modified-sphericon thing as an example.

Relevant website addresses for him are:

http://www.sharemation.com/~bravedog/cyberdelia5.htm

and

http://videotics.com

Here is part of his email to me:

"If you or any associates by any chance have automata, algorithmic or
other abstract video, or algorithmic music you'd be interested in having
considered for inclusion please let me know! I'm also interested in any
layout suggestions or promotional ideas for my Videotics you might be
willing to offer."

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Tom Melly wrote:

> "If you or any associates by any chance have automata, algorithmic or
> other abstract video, or algorithmic music you'd be interested in having
> considered for inclusion

Inclusion in what?   A CD to benefit his gramma, a worldwide broadcast, an
episode of "In Search Of . . .", etc.

How would one contact him?

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> Inclusion in what?   A CD to benefit his gramma, a worldwide broadcast, an
> episode of "In Search Of . . .", etc.
> 
> How would one contact him?

BTW, you might be interested in taking a look at my website, it features 5
pictures, they're all very abstract and pleasing to the eye ;)

The website is a mess but, the pictures are in 1280x1024 and in perfect
condition, I have many more pictures that I will add when I'll work on my
website again! ;)

http://www.666Mhz.net

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"Greg M. Johnson" <gre### [at] my-dejanewscom> wrote in message
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>
> How would one contact him?
>

His email and website addresses are in the original post.

BTW can anyone tell me if I crossposted correctly?

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Tom Melly wrote:

> BTW can anyone tell me if I crossposted correctly?

Your crossposting did work correctly. However as stated in the
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"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
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> Your crossposting did work correctly. However as stated in the
> crossposting guidelines for this news server we would prefer it
> if you set the followup-to: header to a single group as described
> in the quote below:
>

Many thanks for the info, Ken - I've now found the setting in Outlook.

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Hi! Sorry, took me a bit to figure access to this group. As the videotics page
at
http://videotics.com
indicates it is a monthly half-hour show currently airing on ch.52 [public
access]
on Oahu, Hawaii, and available for order from the website.

While I've been responsible for creating the imagery in general on most shows,

it occurs to me that there must be many others creating motion abstract
imagery
which I personally wish I could see and which I am interested in helping to
reach an audience and distributing.

The way I've presented material by others in the past has been by devoting
complete individual shows to "guest artists" [these aren't currently on the
website as they were produced when the show wasn't being commercially
distributed but may appear later]. However depending on submissions I may mix
them in as part of my regular show, so that any length piece can be
accomodated.
I will accept for submission raw footage, such as a cdrom of a lot of short
disconnected animations, which I will edit together and add sound to if
necessary; or finished pieces, as yours seem to be; or a mixture of both. I
will
respect and air finished pieces as such but wish to also actively solicit raw
footage. Ideally pieces should be submitted already on NTSC [US format]
videotape; I prefer SVHS but can also accept VHS, 8, Hi8, Digital8, and Umatic

3/4; please enquire about other formats. I can also if necessary output
standard
digital formats [mpg, avi, mov] to videotape and will accept Windows-readable
cdrom or 100meg [old type] zip disks.

Please send all the material you have to
Mike Landau
72 Lakeview Circle, Apt. 2
Wahiawa, HI 96786

As to the type of imagery, I would like to put out there as much abstract
stuff
by different people as possible; I think there's a lot around that deserves
and
lacks distribution. I am interested in image manipulation to an extent but am
not interested in presenting character-based or narrative pieces [I could make

an exception for something surreal enough however].

I should note that the Videotics audience is
to date very limited and that while I've been producing it on a
non-commercial
basis for 6 years it's only in the last few months I've created the website,
remastered the tapes and offered them for sale, and begun trying to promote
it.
Sales have not exactly taken off and continue to hover near zero, though this
could change should the site ever receive much notice. I would like to
recompense artists and I'm currently offering
the shows @$10 +shipping [see website] and for now offer contributors 50% of
gross [may
change if quantity orders make duplication house necessary or professional
labels practical but I guarantee at least 30% regardless of production costs]
of
that according to percentage of running time with 20% visuals 10% sound and
20%
editing, of actual sales. Thus for example if you contributed 100% of a show's

visuals in finished edited form you'd get $3.33, or if also the music $5. I'm
currently running off the sale copies myself without printed labels.

All this money talk is sadly hypothetical since as I mentioned virtually
no-one
is yet purchasing tapes. While I cannot guarantee a penny of sales, I can at
least offer exposure of work to Hawaii ch. 52 viewers. [Public access TV pays
me
nothing, and all production costs are borne by me].

PS Please send any ideas you
have for ways to promote Videotics or suggestions - reign in the brutality tho
- on the site.

All the best to you

Mike Landau

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On Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:41:50 +0100, Tom Melly wrote...
> "If you or any associates by any chance have automata, algorithmic or
> other abstract video, or algorithmic music you'd be interested in having
> considered for inclusion please let me know! I'm also interested in any
> layout suggestions or promotional ideas for my Videotics you might be
> willing to offer."

Well there's only one problem...  The modified Sphericon thing (I really 
need to come up with a better name for it) is not even remotely 
algorithmic (by algorithmic, I'm assuming he means generated purely by 
internal mathematical means.  All of my animations are keyframed using 
Moray and the animation plugin)

Bye for now,
     Jamie.

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"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] dh70qdu-netcom> wrote in message
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> Well there's only one problem...  The modified Sphericon thing (I really
> need to come up with a better name for it) is not even remotely
> algorithmic (by algorithmic, I'm assuming he means generated purely by
> internal mathematical means.  All of my animations are keyframed using
> Moray and the animation plugin)

Oops

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