The RWC Electronic Media Communications Department is announcing the upcoming release of DVDs and interactive CD-ROMs that are the result of a collaborative effort by the program’s faculty and students. “Three Video Works,” produced by Michael Sanders and David Hartz, collects a series of summer projects that provided students with exposure to fine art and the experience of building a set and shooting a video. It presents three video art pieces, titled “The Blimp,” which was recently featured at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, “Nude Descending a Staircase,” and “Perchance to Dream.” This production is also currently entered in “Media Wave,” one of the biggest European festivals of film and video.
“Two Direct Animations,” also produced by Sanders and Hartz, presents two short abstract animations using vintage techniques and digital scanning. Michael Sanders, director and founder of the Electronic Media program describes the two pieces, “Happy Accident” and “Scratching the Surface,” as the result of professors doing what they do professionally and working together with students, which create a nice creative environment.
A third DVD, “Tree of Life,” features two compositions by Cincinnati’s premier world music duo, Tree of Life, described as a unique, evolving blend of tribal world fusion music. The two pieces, “Golden Temple” and “Rain Song,” are shown performed live and also on separate tracks presenting a belly dance performance by Kristi Renee.
And finally, we have “Ten Years of Student Photography in Electronic Media Communications: an exhibition catalog.” With its 10th anniversary last year, the EMedia program presented a retrospective of its students’ photography at University Galleries on Sycamore, becoming one of the highest trafficked exhibits. The video DVD and CD-ROM offers a presentation of the wall exhibits, a critical review by Matt Bennett, and an essay by Michael Sanders. The program is looking to place the student work slide show in university libraries across the United States.
All of these productions will be available through the department’s website, most as soon as this month.