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Posted by movingincircles on Jun-08-2009 21:48:

do people really care about the vj's?

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Posted by noikeee on Jun-08-2009 22:02:

not really. but i like watching the visuals, that clich� repetitive clips of 1960s geezers dancing gets a smile in my face.


Posted by woscar on Jun-08-2009 22:08:

Whenever I go see a DJ spin I go for the music, not the usually corny and cliche videos some glorified geek is putting up on a bunch of plasma screens all over the place. Given, some are kinda good but I honestly couldn't care less.

Here in Guatemala, that shit is a monopoly. They always hire the same fucking guy to put up the DJ's name every 10 minutes with different backgrounds and animations. "I know what the dude's name is, thank you very much...I bought a fucking ticket to be in here".


Posted by Ondrayce on Jun-08-2009 23:13:

Stepped in on a local DJ here in Denver that just played Big Trouble in Little China during his set one night. That was alright, cuz he wasn't a great DJ.


Posted by shotcolin' on Jun-08-2009 23:19:

not really, unless you are really fucked up on E or acid or mushrooms, then some might be cool...and what's up with kid's bringing glowsticks and led lights to clubs? save that shit for raves or massives or the 18 and under crowd, unless you like getting laughed at behind your back all night long...


Posted by trancechan on Jun-09-2009 01:37:

i'd say a vj makes a difference while you are there.

the morning after, while you recollecting the night, i doubt anyone remembers the vj. but while you're still on the dance floor, people notice. they won't say anything about it, but they'll think, "ooh trippy."

that being said, i'd rather fork over whatever minuscule amount of money it costs to hire a vj, than to not have one.


Posted by Subtle on Jun-09-2009 02:13:

If you`re bored they might come in handy.


Posted by enydo on Jun-09-2009 02:21:

I think VJing on it's own without trying to be some backdrop to a rave is actually a very interesting medium.

Part of a large presentation I had to do in my experimental film class was about VJing and people found it very intriguing.


Posted by kadomony on Jun-09-2009 03:11:

if they're good, i usually give them a compliment at the end of the show


Posted by Palladium on Jun-09-2009 03:23:

quote:
Originally posted by kadomony
if they're good, i usually give them a compliment at the end of the show


oh, i see what you did there


Posted by staks on Jun-09-2009 03:56:

quote:
Originally posted by shotcolin'
not really, unless you are really fucked up on E or acid or mushrooms, then some might be cool...and what's up with kid's bringing glowsticks and led lights to clubs? save that shit for raves or massives or the 18 and under crowd, unless you like getting laughed at behind your back all night long...


I kind of agree, but there was this one time I saw a guy who was actually pretty fucking good and did some crazzzyyy shit.


Posted by bas on Jun-09-2009 04:19:

I'm willing to bet that a lot of people don't even realize there's a vj doing anything unless it's stated somewhere on a flyer (art show by someone, visuals by someone, feat. vj: whatever, etc). But this past Saturday some friends of mine were doing the visuals in the main room and it was pretty spectacular. The amount of work and thought that goes into what they do is unreal, just as much as a DJ it seems. I had no idea! My friend and her boyfriend were both doing visuals, and her boyfriend actually designed and programed a program for her to use that would essentially take a 15 second clip of her drawing, loop it into his computer and allow him to edit the clip to whatever. Crazy.


Posted by kadomony on Jun-09-2009 04:20:

Ali M Demirel.


Posted by Ivand on Jun-09-2009 04:31:

quote:
Originally posted by kadomony
Ali M Demirel.
trippy stuff


or Vsquared, if you want some "oommmg cooooooll" effects


Posted by idoru on Jun-09-2009 07:16:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I'm willing to bet that a lot of people don't even realize there's a vj doing anything unless it's stated somewhere on a flyer (art show by someone, visuals by someone, feat. vj: whatever, etc). But this past Saturday some friends of mine were doing the visuals in the main room and it was pretty spectacular. The amount of work and thought that goes into what they do is unreal, just as much as a DJ it seems. I had no idea! My friend and her boyfriend were both doing visuals, and her boyfriend actually designed and programed a program for her to use that would essentially take a 15 second clip of her drawing, loop it into his computer and allow him to edit the clip to whatever. Crazy.


This.

There are a lot of shows here that place a heavy focus on visuals. Nothing cliche, nothing overdone. Just live visuals suited for the mood of the evening. There's enough emphasis on visual art in this city that Decibel Festival always has one visual showcase with visual artists as headliners and new, local Ambient acts adding a soundtrack to it. Some very, very neat stuff.

Live visuals, when done right, are great.


Posted by shotcolin' on Jun-09-2009 09:03:

quote:
Originally posted by staks
I kind of agree, but there was this one time I saw a guy who was actually pretty fucking good and did some crazzzyyy shit.


i'm not saying they are all bad....just 99%, and that other 1% retired when breakdancing went out of style


Posted by Mr Game+Watch on Jun-09-2009 14:14:

The only visuals I recall really enjoying was Dieselboy airing part of the anime movie "Spriggan" during his set, and seeing AVB in NYC a few years ago, with clips of random GBA games including Fire Emblem, on screen.


Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jun-09-2009 15:14:

-"Hi girls, I'm the VJ. Wanna be my groupies?"
-"You're a... what?"


Posted by Stasis on Jun-10-2009 16:39:

Like bartenders, I only seem to notice them when they're bad :/

Like bas pointed out though, that probably says more about me than VJing...


Posted by bas on Jun-10-2009 20:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
-"Hi girls, I'm the VJ. Wanna be my groupies?"
-"You're a... what?"

I know this sounds ridiculous, but there are "art groupies" out there


Posted by Guest on Jun-10-2009 20:48:

I dont care who the VJ is but its a plus if there is one for sure.


Posted by Guest on Jun-10-2009 20:54:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I know this sounds ridiculous, but there are "art groupies" out there


girls like guys that have skills. Ask Napolean Dynamite


Posted by Tony Morello on Jun-10-2009 21:15:

quote:
Originally posted by idoru
Live visuals, when done right, are great.


this

i have a friend that does visuals and the gear and all the clips he has and they way he blends and mixes is wicked, especially when the intensity matches the music


Posted by Simon Be-at.tv on Jun-11-2009 15:44:

quote:
Originally posted by Ondrayce
Stepped in on a local DJ here in Denver that just played Big Trouble in Little China during his set one night. That was alright, cuz he wasn't a great DJ.


Epic! One of the best films ever!


Posted by itsamemario on Jun-11-2009 20:05:

haha, i remember being at this club called sikamikanico in oslo, rolling my ass off, and i was too tired to dance, so i sat down in the lounge and watched the teletubbies they had running on the projector. good times.


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