This brilliant BBC4 documentary kicked my ass. It talks about chaos theory, fractals, patterns and loads more. The punchline is that chaos and order (pattern) are beautifully and inextricably linked. That even the simplest equations and mathematical formula, when fed back into themselves (this bit is key) cannot be examined far enough back to make accurate predictions about where the formula might end up- hence sand dunes, cows spots and nature in general looks similar but not the same. Fractals are part of this- and a guy called Mandelbrotz pretty much invented these while he was working at IBM- the whole thing is linked nicely to something called 'self similarity' which is like branches and rivers and out blood vessels and loads of other stuff. Really good but hurry click here to watch it before the 24th.
New Years Resolutions
Here's to a happy, productive and fun New Year- long may the optimism continue!
RE: Liams economics post
Here's an idea I had for a title which I suppose could turn into a project brief...
Heineken WOBO bottles
I spotted these in a book whilst browsing magma. Designed in the 1960s these are 'Bricks that hold beer'. Link here for the story: here.
Important things (with Louisa)
Assorted Print Tests
Cable Street.2
Images from last weeks excursion- I think I got a couple of gooduns this time, starting to get a feel for it. I guess I was thinking more about what I was taking photos of, which is a good thing. Just need to get the people involved now.
RAGE
Jo introduced me to a fantastic film the other day. Written and directed by Sally Potter, RAGE is about the fashion industry (well you know, on the surface) but more interesting is the budget, and how it was filmed. Only a million quid to make a feature length film which features Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench, Steve Buscemi, and Jude Law! This is the film industry- for reference most films are made on about $150m- pirates of the caribbean 3 cost $300m. To counter the tiny budget the set is a green screen- which I found incredibly effective and beautiful. The crew consisted of an actor, a sound man and Sally Potter did the filming herself. This is raw, basic and brilliant cinema, as such, the film focuses on the great monolgues and the characters. It's a lesson in storytelling. Also of note is the distribution method- released on both the big screen and DVD at the same time, the film was also released in installments free to view on the internet- seriously wow. There was a streamed q&a at the BFI after the first screening, which is also pretty interesting. Click the images to go watch the film, or here to visit the home page of RAGE.
