Video feedback loop and DIY Dirty Video Mixer workshop with Blaž Pavlica.



DATE: 20 February 2019 | 4 – 7 PM
MENTOR: Blaž Pavlica
LOCATION: osmo/za, Slovenska 54, 1000 Ljubljana
REGISTRATION: delavnica@ljudmila.org

About the workshop

In the workshop mentored by Blaž Pavlica, the participants will get to know the basics of the video feedback loop, with which we can create a feeling of endless space in projections or videos. This basic space can be manipulated with camera movements and various video effects, allowing us to further develop the geometry of this ever-changing space and the creation of "moving fractals". In more complex setups, the feedback loop becomes less predictable, even chaotic, as the noise and "errors" of the screen and the cameras grow into new shapes.

Additional effects can be achieved using video mixers and effects in the feedback loop. That is why the workshop participants will also assemble a "dirty video mixer" - the simplest video mixer there is. By mixing two video signals without screen synchronization, it prevents correct reading of the signal, causing errors in the video. The mixer also allows for mixing the audio signal into the video signal. This creates horizontal lines, the thickness of which depends on the frequency of the sound. The mixer is thus very useful for working with video loops and for creating glitches.

The workshop is suitable for everyone – no prior knowledge is needed.

About the mentor

Blaž Pavlica graduated from the Faculty of Computer and Information Science (Interdisciplinary Studies in Computer Science and Mathematics programme). He is active in the field of electronic music production and Djing and works as a sound technician at Radio Student, where he also runs the radio show Partijska linija with Jaša Bužinel. He is the co-founder of the Cosmic Sex electronic music event series. Recently he also got involved with visuals (VJ for Nesesari Kakalulu and Tresk & Club Marathon festivals). He created original music and visuals for two dance performances: Meduza and Niti strela ne udari v ravni črti, performed at the Dance Theatre Ljubljana. As a sound and light technician, he participates in various events.

Registration

The participation fee that covers the cost of materials for the workshop is 5 € and must be settled on-site before the workshop starts. The workshop product remains in your possession. The number of participants is limited, so please apply at delavnica@ljudmila.org.

The educational programme Ljudmila - the Laboratory for Science and Art is supported by the Slovene Ministry of Culture (in the co-production with Projekt Atol Institute), MOL – Department for Culture and the EASTN-DC Network, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.