<div dir="ltr">Dear James,<div><br></div><div>Nicholas and I were wondering if you could add a film screening to the calendar in January "The Art of the Algorithms" to Friday the 10th (2nd Friday)?</div><div><br>
</div><div>Also, I would tentatively like to schedule two lecture nights for myself on January 13th and the 27th. The first one would be about the History of Interactivity (Comparing Art to Technology). The second would be about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Technology in Literature </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">(Connecticut Yank from King Arthur's Court up to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, for example.)</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Can we go ahead and mark those days off at 7pm? Anyone have any thoughts about this?</span></div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Emily</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Description of "The Art of the Algorithms":</div><div><p>Moleman 2 is about the demoscene subculture, told by mostly Hungarian sceneres, but it features also some other nationalities.</p>
<p>As an impact of the spreading of computer technology, some new art
sections have been born. Some of them just digitized the analogue forms,
but some produced whole new artistic forms. In former times, image-,
and sound-based arts required not only intellectual but physical skills
as well. Nowadays, computer programming allows us to create new-styled
artworks using only our intellectual skills. We don’t need our physical
skills for that anymore. Computer technics is the fastest developing
part of our world, which produces more and more new opportunities for
art. Moleman shows you now a digital subculture, where artists don’t use
always the latest technology, but their aim is also to bring out the
best from 30 year-old computer technics.</p>
<p>The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in
producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations
that run in real-time on a computer. The main goal of a demo is to show
off programming, artistic, and musical skills.</p>
<p>The demoscene first appeared during the 8-bit era on computers such
as the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, and came to prominence
during the rise of the 16/32-bit home computers (the Amiga and the
Atari ST). In the early years, demos had a strong connection with
software cracking. When a cracked program was started, the cracker or
his team would take credit with a graphical introduction called a “crack
intro” (shortened <em>cracktro</em>). Later, the making of intros and standalone demos evolved into a new subculture independent of the software (piracy) scene.</p>
<p><a id="piros" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene" target="_blank">Read more about demo scene -></a></p><p><br></p><p></p><h1 class="">Filmmakers</h1>
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<p><strong>Szilárd Matusik – </strong>director, editor, cinematographer, producer of Moleman films</p>
<p>Graduated in 2007 as an electrical engineer at Budapest University of
Technology from the image processing and cable TV systems faculty. He
started his career at Hungarian TV productions in 2003, first as a
technician, then since 2005 he worked as an avid editor. In the
following years, he worked at such leading Hungarian channels like <a href="http://www.rtlklub.hu/" target="_blank">RTL KLUB</a>, <a href="http://tv2.hu/" target="_blank">TV2</a>, <a href="http://premier.mtv.hu/" target="_blank">MTV</a>. Nowadays he works as post production supervisor and director in big TV programmes, like the <a href="http://www.edenhotel.hu" target="_blank">Paradise Hotel</a> reality show on <a href="http://www.viasat3.hu/" target="_blank">Viasat3</a>.
He established Flame Film in 2006 and produced tv programmes for many
Hungarian tv stations, working as a director and editor in post
production. Viasat3, Story TV, Deko TV, TV Paprika, TV2; a few tv
stations where certain programmes’ post productions were made completely
by Flame Film in the last years. Besides tv programmes, Matusik have
shot, directed, edited music videos, concert films, tv commercials,
documentaries, short films, live tv shows, etc.</p>
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<p><strong>Gábor Csépai </strong>- narrator, reporter, writer of Moleman films</p>
<p>Graduated from Vörösmarty Mihály High School, Budapest, with drama
specialty. Was awarded prizes at national student acting competitions.
Continued his studies at the communications and history departments of
Eszterházy Károly College in Hungary.<br>
He entered the world of media at a young age, acted in several
commercials, in a kids’ show entitled “Kölyökidő [Kids’ Time]” shown on
the Hungarian Television, a TV film entitled “Kockás füzet [Chequered
line exercise book]” shown on Duna Television.<br>
Later he turned up on the screen again as a leading character in the TV
series “Szeress Most! [Love Me Now]”, and was also seen in a promotion
of Viva Television’s “Táncreakció [Dance Reaction]”.</p>
<p>In 2004, he founded his band under the name “Stylaw”, and produced
his video clips with Flame Film. The year 2007 brought nationwide fame
for him also in terms of MC performance with an incidental musical
number they would not have expected to become the most popular MC parody
in the country. Pendulum’s “Terézanya – Csapjad![Mother Theresa]” remix
was a huge success among young people. “Terézanya” had 1 000 000
downloads from YouTube in three months, and has been a hit at parties
since. Gábor’s activity in the media did not end at that point, he
worked as a presenter and editor in a magazine program on tourism in the
Hungarian TV2 (“Tájvadász [ Country hunter]”), worked as a VJ in MTV
Hungary, hosted a cultural magazine program, “Pixel”, “Blokk” a HipHop
magazine and the “Greatest Hits” music top list. After media
activities, he also worked for film production companies: he was on the
production staff of Proton Cinema Kft. for a Norwegian period costume
drama “Svik”, worked as a production assistant for the short film “Az úr
elköszön [The Gentleman Takes his Leave]” for Playtime Kft. and also
participated in service activities for Pioneer Eagle Kft on shooting the
English costume movie “Kilencedik Sas [The Eagle of the Ninth]”.</p>
<p>From 2010, he performs musical radio editorial work on Class fm radio, and carries on with his musical career.</p>
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<p><strong>Adrienn Óré – </strong>assistant of director, assistant of productions</p>
<p>Graduated in 2008 at Eötvös Loránd University at Faculty of Nursery
and Elementary School Teachers Training, Cultural management and
Communication Studies (mass media) Course. She became content editor at
Flame Film in 2007. She worked in the online media for one year. Since
2009 she works in TV programmes for the leading Hungarian TV channels.
She worked in programmes like Hal a tortán (Gastro-reality), Megasztár 5
(Hungarian Pop Idol), Arany Part (Jersey Show remake), Maradj Talpon
(Still Standing quiz show), etc. She works in projects as a content
editor, reporter or assistant of director.</p></div><p></p><p><br></p><div><br></div>-- <br>__________________________________<br>Emily Schleiner<br><a href="http://cordial-emily.com" target="_blank">cordial-emily.com</a><br>
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