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RobertoOrtiz
04-01-2005, 03:46 PM
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Processing chips have gotten so fast and cheap that power-hog video and audio editing software can run smoothly on the average home computer. Meanwhile, use of computers and the Internet has become so ingrained in everyday life that most folks are no longer intimidated by the prospect of learning to use new digital tools. Nor are they hesitant to use the Internet to communicate and transact business.

This combination of accessible tech tools and pervasive Internet usage has touched off a do-it-yourself revolution in movies, music and art. Amateurs of all stripes have become adept at using brawny desktop PCs and rich multimedia production software to generate a panoply of digital content. And they are proving to be dexterous at drumming up fans and patrons over the Internet.

"The beauty of all this is you don't have to wait around for people to give you money to create art," says Bruce Haring, founder of the DIY Convention, a popular do-it-yourself-themed trade show. "You can do whatever you want and have hopes of reaching a wider audience.""

>>Link<< (Processing chips have gotten so fast and cheap that power-hog video and audio editing software can run smoothly on the average home computer. Meanwhile, use of computers and the Internet has become so ingrained in everyday life that most folks are no longer intimidated by the prospect of learning to use new digital tools. Nor are they hesitant to use the Internet to communicate and transact business.)

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malducin
04-01-2005, 05:36 PM
This is the link you're looking for:

Tech turns average Joes into mini-Spielbergs (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-31-diy_x.htm)
Dennik
04-01-2005, 05:44 PM
Roberto is forgetting many links these days.... :)
Paul-Angelo
04-01-2005, 06:07 PM
I love the poll they have going.

"How deep would you be willing to dive into the home-movie technology pool?

- Final Cut Pro and a high-end machine.

- A nice Mac with iMovie.

- My camcorder and whatever is on my desk.

- I'd rather be in front of the screen, not behind."


As if the only way to do video editing at home is on the mac. :rolleyes:
Backenbotten
07-20-2005, 07:11 PM
If they'd put "talented and ambitious" instead of "average" in that headline, it'd be a bit fairer to the artist IMHO. Otherwise it's just a bit of another "it's the tools that make the artist"-incarnation, which I think is quite a brave statement as it kind of slaps the artist in his face, and at the same time it shows they have made the wrong conclusion. I'm no expert in English though, does "average Joe" exclusively refer to the amount of money you have, doesn't it have the wider meaning I'm referring to?

Cheers
leigh
07-20-2005, 07:14 PM
If they'd put "talented and ambitious" instead of "average" in that headline, it'd be a bit fairer to the artist IMHO.

Quoted for agreement. I was going to post and say exactly the same thing.
dmonk
07-20-2005, 07:34 PM
My favorite qoute from the article:


Like tech-savvy filmmakers and musicians, artists have come to rely on digital technology in many aspects of creating art and building a fan base. The Internet's capacity to connect people of like interests ties it all together, just as Paris' cafes once drew Picasso, Hemingway and their contemporaries, Jasinski says.

"It's becoming a place where artists of similar skills feed off each other and come up with new ideas," he says. "It's made the world smaller. I can find inspiration in lots of different areas of the world."

Doesn't that say it all in a nutshell?
Ckerr812
07-20-2005, 07:38 PM
I dunno if those average joes will even get that girl...I mean sure they have charm, but not the looks, and by turning them into speilbergs....oh man, they have no chance against those model hunks, I hope she lets them down easy...:D
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