tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198472872011-12-03T19:02:19.657ZVideo Weblog<br>requires <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download">QuickTime 7</a>Steven Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470957702511115115noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19847287.post-54716717347599387592007-11-20T09:06:00.003Z2008-05-31T17:59:34.053+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1096/1741/320/mixedlanguage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1096/1741/320/mixedlanguage.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span class="entry-author-name"></span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Usually using unostentatious settings as stepping-stone footage for the videos – from urban settings, interiors, and forests - the subsequently manipulated and precisely choreographed patterns mirror the concern for formal and cognitive visual rigor. Often palindromic and/or surgically sliced into rhythmic, repetitive footage with careful concern for soundtrack implications, the short pieces reveal, at times, surprising short-circuiting attentive observations from the seemingly banal out-sets. A study in the manipulation of the inconspicuous.<br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span class="entry-author-name"></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://patalab02.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Sam Renseiw</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >The Direct Language project has ended and</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > can be viewed in its entirety archived below. </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >A selection of the videos</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > is</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > also available as an unlimited edition series of DVDs, unostentatiously packaged in a plain cover with a handwritten label. This can be purchased for a nominal amount to cover materials, handling and postage. <a href="mailto:%20steven@steven-ball.net">Email me</a> for details with "Direct Language DVD" in the subject field.</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div class="metadata-block" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <div class="metadata-contentrow"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Title (file size, duration, first posted, location)<br /><a href="http://ia300126.us.archive.org/1/items/Direct_Language_1_2/directlanguage01.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 1</a> (6.5 MB<span class="fieldname">, </span>2:10, 5 December 2005, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/113275" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /><a href="http://ia300137.us.archive.org/2/items/Direct_Language_2/directlanguage02.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2</a> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">(9.7 MB<span class="fieldname">, </span>4:16, 7 December 2005, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/113888" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /><a href="http://ia331330.us.archive.org/2/items/Direct_Language_3/directlanguage03.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 3</a> (2 MB, 3:04,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 13 December 2005,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/117716" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia300230.us.archive.org/1/items/Direct_Language_4/directlanguage04.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 4</a> (2.7 MB, 2:17, 21 December 2005, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/124875" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia311502.us.archive.org/2/items/Direct_Language_5/directlanguage05.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 5</a> (2.5MB, 2:54, 7 January 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/134439" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia300209.us.archive.org/1/items/Direct_Language_6/directlanguage6.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 6</a> (5.4 MB, 2:20, 12 January 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/140024" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia311507.us.archive.org/3/items/Direct_Language_7/directlanguage7.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 7</a> (5.5 MB, 2:25, 13 January 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/140040" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia301302.us.archive.org/0/items/Direct_Language_8/directlanguage8.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 8</a> (1.3 MB, 0:46, 15 February 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/164880" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage9.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 9</a> (2.1 MB, 1;00, 5 March 2006, <a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia310107.us.archive.org/3/items/Direct_Language_10/directlanguage10.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 10</a> (2.5 MB, 1:25, 25 March 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/193487" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage11.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 11</a> (1.6 MB, 1:00, 12 April 2006, <a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia301113.us.archive.org/1/items/Direct_Language_12/directlanguage12.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 12</a> (1.9MB, 0:55, 7 May 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/220479" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage13.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 13</a> (3.7 MB, 1:13, 27 May 2006, <a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.steven-ball.co.uk/quicktime/mixedlanguage.mov">Mixed Language</a> (41.2 MB, 19:45, 25 June 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.1.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.1</a> (2.5 MB, 1:36, 23 July 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.2.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.2</a> (4.3 MB, 2;00, 31 July 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.3.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.3 </a> (1.5 MB, 0:42, 2 August 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.4.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.4</a> (6.5 MB, 2:55, 4 August 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.5.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.5</a> (4.8 MB, 3:00, 31 August 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.6.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.6</a> (1 MB, 1:00, 26 June 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage2.7.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.7</a> (2.9 MB, 1:20, 21 October 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/" target="blank">www.steven-ball.net</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia331336.us.archive.org/1/items/Direct_Language_2.8/directlanguage2.8.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.8</a> (966.48 MB, 0:34, 19 November 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/269575" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia331325.us.archive.org/3/items/Direct_Language_2.9/directlanguage2.9.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 2.9</a> (1.5 MB, 0:49, 22 November 2006, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/269577" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia331321.us.archive.org/0/items/Direct_Language_3.0/directlanguage3.0.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 3.0</a> (</span><span style="font-size:85%;">1.5 MB, </span><span style="font-size:85%;">0:51, 22 November 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/269581" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia331310.us.archive.org/3/items/Direct_Language_3.1/directlanguage3.1.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 3.1</a> (5.2 MB, 2:05, </span><span style="font-size:85%;">23 November 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/269800" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia331315.us.archive.org/3/items/Direct_Language_3.2/directlanguage3.2.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 3.2</a> (1.7 MB, 0:45, </span><span style="font-size:85%;">23 November 2006, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/269803" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia340931.us.archive.org/1/items/StevenBallDirectLanguage4.0/directlanguage4.0.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 4.0</a> (2.9 MB, 1:17, 21 January 2007, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/312120" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia340919.us.archive.org/0/items/StevenBallDirectLanguage4.1/directlanguage4.1.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 4.1</a> (1 MB, 00:28, </span><span style="font-size:85%;">21 January 2007, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/312256" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia340933.us.archive.org/2/items/StevenBallDirectLanguage4.2/directlanguage4.2.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 4.2</a> (11.4 MB, 2:00, 9 April 2007, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/312255" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia340911.us.archive.org/2/items/StevenBallDirectLanguage4.3/directlanguage4.3.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 4.3</a> (22.5 MB, 3:38, 22 April 2007, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/312182" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ia340927.us.archive.org/3/items/StevenBallDirectLanguage4.4/directlanguage44.mov" target="blank">Direct Language 4.4</a> (22.5 MB, 3:38, 22 April 2007, <a href="http://ourmedia.org/node/311970" target="blank">ourmedia</a>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/quicktime/directlanguage45.mov">Direct Language 4.5</a> (7.5 MB, 1:21, 4 May 2007, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.steven-ball.net/">www.steven-ball.net</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">)</span><br /></div> </div><div class="metadata-block"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19847287-5471671734759938759?l=directlanguage.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steven 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