VIDEO CIRCUITS

I have not updated this blog for a long time, concentrating instead on Vector Hack, the VC discussion list and various long term projects including research into some artists missed or neglected ...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2022/05/new-video-circuits-website-coming-soon.html

I haven't updated in a while (there is still a write up of my amazing signal culture trip last year coming) But this is too good not to leave a short post about. I am helping Ivan and Derek �...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2018/08/vector-hack-2018.html

The video workshop Alex and I gave was one of the best I have delivered, all 15 attendees got to take home a working CHA/V module they built in the class, it's a hacked VGA signal generator that...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2017/07/photos-from-video-workshop.html

Alex and I are running another workshop, this time at Brighton Modular meet book here: https://www.attenboroughcentre.com/events/902/video-synthesis-workshop/ We will also be running a video sy...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2017/06/video-circuits-workshop-010717.html

I will be providing video alongside the lovely sounds of Tom Richards http://iklectikartlab.com/xname_tomrichards/ 

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2017/05/video-performance-this-friday-12th-of.html

I am performing on Thursday the 14th at DIY space for London. Edge of Frame   very kindly asked me to play. There will also be a fantastic selection of films by other artists including so...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/07/edge-of-frame-diy-space-for-london.html

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/07/brighton-modular-meet-photos.html

Alexander Peverett and I will be looking after a Video Synthesis room at Brighton Modular Meet this weekend. Come down to chat about video synthesis and our strange love for CRT tubes :) there wi...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/07/video-circuits-room-at-brighton-modular.html

Here is a shot from the talk, hopefully will have some more images and audio to share soon.

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/06/raven-row-vasulka-talk.html

This is an interesting video effects system from 59, to put it into context quad video was only developed in the mid 50s, colour quad became available in 58, Telerecording/Kinescope film recordin...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/06/telechrome-special-effects-generator.html

So I am doing a talk at Raven Row as part of their very lovely exhibition of Steina & Woody Vasulka's work, will be demoing some of the techniques they used to make their work. Hopfully it will b...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/05/video-synthesis-techniques.html

Here are some snaps of the colouriser I built for my DIY system based on the board from the Visualist

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/05/diy-colouriser.html

Here are some shots from my talk, the video circuits screening, Alex's piece and Andrews performance at Seeing Sound, It was great fun. 

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/05/seeing-sound.html

I will be giving a talk on some research I have been doing into early British video synthesis and  electronic video work at this years Seeing Sound. I will also be screening some work from some ...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/03/seeing-sound.html

"Video by G.G. Aries Music by Emerald Web from California Images: Hi Fi For The Eyes"

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/02/glass-house-1983.html

I played a show recently thanks to The Surround , Rose took this shot.

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2016/01/live-show.html

A little snippet here of classic TV graphics from an anniversary on RTL, which includes some video mixer feedback effects and some very familiar EMS Spectron/Spectre shapes, blink and you will mi...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/12/rtl-tv-40-ans-le-hit-parade-featuring.html

Video Synthesis Experiments, excerpts from  Edin Velez on vimeo. A rare example of the Siegel Colorizer in use in this short excerpt. http://edinvelez.com

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/10/experiments-using-rutt-etra-analog.html

Here are some shots of early XR2206 based video VCO experiments, the important thing with video is getting sync pulses from your SPG in to a format that your oscillator circuit wants to sync to, ...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/09/diy-video-vco.html

Continuing the theme of effects videos, here is a nice one about 80s era video effects.

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-video-post-production-effects-were.html

Alex organised a great screening in Tokyo check out the flyer

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/08/video-screening-in-tokyo.html

"Rob Schafer and Donny Blank - Interview from 1983 on the video synthesizer. Posted by Video 4 ( Synopsis Video) - Denise Gallant"

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/06/rob-schafer-and-donny-blank-interview.html

Dan Bucciano recently posted this fantastic clip to the discussion group so I thought I would share. It's some lovley black and white feedback processed with a color solarizer prototype he design...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/06/dan-bucciano.html

"Christian GreuelFake Space Labs / CalArts (1992) An abstract work of visual music, “Synapse” is a stylized interpretation of the inner senses as they are lifted from a state of despondency...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/06/synapse-by-christian-greuel.html

Here is something you don't see every day a Amiga Video Toaster/ Atari Falcon based video synthesizer with multiple other signal paths going on, thanks to Matthew McConnell for the upload!http:/...

http://videocircuits.blogspot.com/2015/06/mcconnell-macro-video-synthesis-system.html