1. Narrative Synthesis

2. Analysis of the image plane in 2d space Analysis of the narrative construct within filmic space Exploration of dimensions of narrative construct - projection, absorption, & generative processes

3. Physical - Our bodies must be present Material - It is constructed of objects Dimensional - It has perceived limits Space does not “emote” 2d space

4. Narrative Delivered within space/ time Depicts highly subjective reality Emotive by nature of being a human construct - anthropomorphic/ anthropocentric

5. Montage "Montage is an idea that arises from the collision of independent shots" wherein "each sequential element is perceived not next to the other, but on top of the other" Montage is "the nerve of cinema," and that "to determine the nature of montage is to solve the specific problem of cinema." - Sergei Eisenstein

6. Other Narrative Theories Perception-Image, Affect Image and Action Image (Gilles Deleuze - Cinema 1, Cinema II) Against “central conflict theory” (Raoul Ruiz, Poetics of Cinema)

7. Breaking the plane An existential and critical inquiry into the nature of space itself (that which is within meets that which is without) The material world dictates a certain dimensionality, and its inherent schema of 2d/3d projection and absorption

8. 3 areas of exploration Video/film projection (Pure 2d) Gamespace (Pseudo 3d) Sound (True 3d) Text (Linear)

9. Applications Autonomous and event-based narrative processes Multimedia content-typing schema (QT/ MPEG-7) Performance tools - MAX/ MSP

10. Project The exploration of narrative as conveyed through mise-en- scène, milieu, ambience, time, and space, as much as traditional plot and compositional structure. The creation of a content-typing schema for digital video and audio files to be used in both live performance and autonomously generated installations, including scene and event driven narratives influenced by architectural space, viewer presence/ input, the passage of time, and situational conditions.

11. Narratives of transformation Delog Dawa Drolma - Journey to Realms Beyond Death Parahamansa Yogananda - Autobiography of a Yogi Autobiographical narratives Nature experience

12. Tools QuickTime AV MAX/MSP WWW Space and time itself!

13. Wiki’s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_specificity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybrid ge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybrid ge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-7