Thor Johnson OptiDisc Mashup

mashup (by Thor Johnson) of stills from 2 recent animated GIFs

Just saw the DVD (mpeg2) prototype of this GIF and am pleased by how it came out--very minimal, clean and dumb. On a 20 inch Sony screen, it's everything I wish TV was. No Bill O'Reilly, no Tim Russert, just a cheap but elegant hypnodisc. It loops 10 6 times, stops for a beat with the black oval hovering at the outer edge of the disc, then 10 6 more repetitions, ad infinitum. The pause is while the loop resets, but the friend who is generously helping me with the video added a frame so the hiccup looks intentional. I think it works--adds rhythmic content I didn't consider.

- tom moody 11-08-2005 11:26 pm

Tom I really adore your work. Hans Heiner Buhr newimages.blogspot.com
- grijsz 11-08-2005 11:34 pm


I had this gif going on the desk in the gallery 11/20/05 for about an hour on a 12" power book- looked great. Would like to see even lower tech stuff in studio.
- aronnamenwirth@yahoo.com 11-21-2005 2:25 am





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