Difference between revisions of "Panorama"

Revision as of 21:00, 12 November 2007

An illusionary viewing technology that was highly popular in the nineteenth century...

Remediations: feature on digital camera (can't see all at once, must capture in sections like original),

hiss/ pops: the floor (fixed with false terrain [painting needs sculpture, interdisciplinary art]), patent (Robert Barker) states that an enclosure must force the viewer from getting too close, constructed viewpoint

projection used to create? difficult perspective- pencil attached to 15ft bamboo stick

forced a certain distance from image

Goethe:

stations of the cross- catholic churches

Pops and Hisses

floor and ceiling: painted?

frame: never feel below or underneath the picture

interdiscplinary: sculpture included

"shock" from nausea at being so high: sea sickness

Obvious

functional nonsense: hats inside why need top covering? ceiling not necessary?

content: landscapes: charleston, battle scenes, Robert K. Porter

need circular room

what if from point that didn't exist? --perspective/scale is what makes effect --not just abstract art... needs to make sense

Functional Nonsense

functional nonsense: going through dark corridor to get to viewing... intentionally shocking you

enter in middle of room

Moving Panorama

Remediation

panning of camera in film

death because of film?

modern virtual reality- simulator sickness- not being able to determine

digital camera

natural history museum animals

Editing Decoding

need bold lines

fifteen foot pencil

had to have many focal points vs typical one focal point

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