[dms-discuss] Add "The Art of the Algorithms" to Calendar?

[Emily Schleiner]

Dear James,

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)?

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 Technology
in Literature (Connecticut Yank from King Arthur's Court up to Do Androids
Dream of Electric Sheep, for example.)

Can we go ahead and mark those days off at 7pm?  Anyone have any thoughts
about this?

Thanks,

Emily



Description of "The Art of the Algorithms":

Moleman 2 is about the demoscene subculture, told by mostly Hungarian
sceneres, but it features also some other nationalities.

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.

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.

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 *cracktro*).
Later, the making of intros and standalone demos evolved into a new
subculture independent of the software (piracy) scene.

Read more about demo scene -> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene>


Filmmakers

*Szilárd Matusik - *director, editor, cinematographer, producer of Moleman
films

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 RTL
KLUB<http://www.rtlklub.hu/>,
TV2 <http://tv2.hu/>, MTV <http://premier.mtv.hu/>. Nowadays he works as
post production supervisor and director in big TV programmes, like the Paradise
Hotel <http://www.edenhotel.hu> reality show on
Viasat3<http://www.viasat3.hu/>.
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.



*Gábor Csépai *- narrator, reporter, writer of Moleman films

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.
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.
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]".

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]".

>From 2010, he performs musical radio editorial work on Class fm radio, and
carries on with his musical career.



*Adrienn Óré - *assistant of director, assistant of productions

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.



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Emily Schleiner
cordial-emily.com
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