Televisual web

If we extrapolate on the the enveloping sense of right side brain dominance over the left.

In particular imagery and music over literature, as so unnervingly put by Leonard Shlain ~ Art and Physics/Sex, Time and Power then it's very likely that we're heading towards a televisual web.

A growing body of events allude to that elsewhere: net speeds get quicker supporting bigger downloads, and supporting richer media experiences.

It's been a joy for me just seeing how I can encode for a 28k modem at 240X120 to 720X330 as seen here with the file coming in at around 7mb.

We've only touched the void.

There are some clever people writing algorithms which will be the equivalent of TV's mass visual explosion and then what!

A year in Journalism

Snapshot of front page of viewmagazine.tv
You've got to like listening to stories.

Why do we do it?

Perhaps you can tell me?

For me, it's about individual experiences, how those translate to others, make an impact on lives; in some cases the lives of the very authors themselves as they reflect on their own journeys.

It's most likely instictive; from the early years of gesturing to word formation, finding the basics ie food and shelter to complex permutations of words e.g Chormsky.

In many cases - a darn right curiosity of others whose origins and customs, we've perhaps read or barely touched on but would like to know more.

Celebrity tests the banality of this overzealousness.


Exit Interviews
So to the case of these series of shorts I have been making in recent years which have become my vivid photo-video portraits.

One question posited to the interviewee that hangs in the air for them to ponder.

Once Masters students in journalism, crossing the thresh hold to professionals, set on informing us of issues that richochet our lives.

Why should we be fasincated even more so.

Because of the physics of our time; the strains and strifes of the world ( steady on David) against journalism 12 rounds and going with a Tyson in his hay day.

It's fair to say this is the most tumultuous time for storytelling and the most exhilirating.

And that's why I like millions are so fascinated people's stories.

Everyone has something to say; this is my chance to document those whose paths we both have crossed.

Exit interviews

For the past couple of years taking a Masters class in journalism, I have conducted exit interviews as they ready themselves to fly from the nest - ok analogy I suppose.

Sometimes I have asked odd questions.

Who would you invite for dinner and why?

What one thing would you like to change in the world?

Sometimes you might even get asked these at interviews as I have in the past.

So coming up a dive into the recent archives and class of 07 -the fantastic new generation of journalists, doing everything and anything we, you might have wanted or still want to do.

In the excerpts coming up on viewmagazine, they're talking about the year: short burst clips summing up what they've done, their fears ( should they have any) and the road ahead.

Amongst the group is the 24 year old zeigeist journalist now at the BBC as their Gaza Correspondent, Tamer.

And others who are commanding respect and attention in their endeavours.

Makes for fascinating listening

Blog Role TV - Future TV

For the legions of online newspaper et al sites with adroit presenters, Chicago Tribune (CT)makes the first land grab.. ok one of the first.

The idea - presenting at Apple a couple of years ago was simple, reinforced by a bloke called Dave who had a programme called Blog Roll where punters blogged in and the presenter spoke to his audience.

Occasionally, you might get one of them on the phone or skype and exchange a few words.

Ideas though are one thing - I'm speaking about me now and my smarty wazz pants thought - but doing it, well, that's what separates the doers from the talkers and Chicago Tribune has showed its digital doer status more than we can remember.

My favourite from its multimedia camp is a MM doc looking at oil.

But to the present and et voila, this pops out nicely.

Talk radio with Pictures
Talk radio but with more inteactive bells

Isnt that called Television?

'Course TV does its own version e.g. Good Morning America et al, but it's a fair bet the costs at Chicago are minscule.

The hard work comes from the software and team fluidy knitting it all together.

This is an idea which will take off, with bloomburgesque info attachments doughnuted around the screen and what it will do is out the most enormous pressure on TV once again.

Yes some of them won't be worth the screen we're looking at, but Chicago Tribune's for instance will redefine dip in TV, respond at will, as we know it.

CT's Mark Hinojosa comments about this some really special features to this set up:
1. Look at their Youtube Channel
2. "There's an on demand, which is built from the live version so lets you pick which question you want to hear the answer to. The snap polling is the newest feature. If you watch it live you can vote and see instant results in the chat window".


Nice!