[Frameworks] experiments in karaoke.

[Brandon Walley]

Roger, would you or someone else on the list happen to have Gretchen's
current contact info? Please send off list to brandon at corktowncinema.com
Thank you.
~Brandon

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Beebe, Roger <rogerbb at ufl.edu> wrote:

>  Chris (et al.),
>
>  I should've mentioned in the original post that Gretchen Hogue was the
> driving force behind this karaoke project.  The DVDs that we used for our
> show here we got directly from her.  I didn't mention to her that I was
> going to bringing up the PDX Throwdown on Frameworks, but I assume she (and
> the makers) would be interested in future shows of this program.
>
>  Best,
> Roger
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* FrameWorks [frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of
> Christopher Harris [charris91 at hotmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:14 PM
> *To:* frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Frameworks] experiments in karaoke.
>
>   Roger,
>
>  ewww... how can i see the other videos?
>
>  CH
>
>  ------------------------------
> From: rogerbb at ufl.edu
> To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:35:54 +0000
> Subject: [Frameworks] experiments in karaoke.
>
> All,
>
>  Years ago the PDX Film Festival (R.I.P.) asked a bunch of filmmakers to
> make karaoke videos for the PDX Karaoke Throwdown.  I made one (for
> Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick") that, if I may risk immodesty, was a pretty
> big hit with those people who didn't feel scarred for life by it.
>  (Apparently not everyone thinks syphilitic discharge is as hilarious as I
> do.)  I've struggled to find ways to screen this as part of my touring
> multi-projector show, but I think I've finally realized that it's just too
> disruptive alongside my other films.
>
>  HOWEVER, I recently had what seems (for the moment) to be a good idea
> about an alternate mode of presentation, but it's something I'd need your
> help with:  I was thinking that it might be interesting to screen the video
> at a regular karaoke night.  Most karaoke nights still use DVDs for
> playback, right?  (I imagine some are switching over to computer-based
> systems, but hopefully that transition is not yet complete.)  What I'm
> proposing (for anyone who's read this far and is still interested) is that
> I could provide the DVD files or even a burned DVD for anyone who'd be
> interested in taking this video to his/her local karaoke night and asking
> the KJ to allow him/her to perform it.  Not sure how many k.jocks would be
> willing to insert something sight unseen, but I thought it could be
> interesting if they would.  Expanded cinema?  Maybe.  Definitely a way of
> disrupting the normal flow of one of those evenings.
>
>  So, yeah, if you're interested in taking a look at the video, I've just
> made it viewable on my Vimeo channel:
>
>  https://vimeo.com/26431156
>
>  If you want to take it out to a karaoke night near you, let me know & I
> can get you the files or a disc.  And if you want to document your
> performance, that'd be even better.
>
>  Hope this doesn't sound too self promoting.  I should note that there
> are lots of other really wonderful videos in the series by other makers of
> note (Bryan Boyce, Matt McCormick, Jodie Mack, Ben Russell, Jeanne Liotta,
> Ben Coonley, Bill Brown & Sabine Gruffat, Michael Robinson, Shana Moulton,
> and more), so the whole program's really worth revisiting for those tempted
> to attempt a full night of exp. karaoke.
>
>  Best,
> Roger
>
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