Matt Gough Blog [closed]: impulse to notation
Thursday, Jul 22 2004, 05:35
Vanessa is taking some great pictures, I find it very rare that people take decent pictures of persons that have a African decent. the skin tones always seem to be out. but not here I especially like this image.
i've been looking over the videos too. I am determined to get together with a dancer and video, photograph and notate a sequence using xdsn to show what the notation is capable of. I should have time and space to do this in October and shall make it a priority.
the detail and attention with with movement phrases are shaped and taught is leading me to consider using blank rather than filled scripts. whilst is is useful to have filled scripts for actions such as turn left and possibly walks other movements should be created specifically for the movement being notated / created.
the central question is one of how we create our movement vocabulary. I would argue that the choreographer (user) should use the blank scripts to create their own basic scripts according to their movement experience and sources. according to your body knowledge and choreographic sources would would create multiple versions of scripts.
the importance and usage of the scripts in the computer science context is based on facilitating fast and simple animation. however rather than simply 'animating' we hope to synthesise and simulate. each movement we take as a dancer is a unique experience and path, each choreography should be an equally 'new' construction and experience.
supplying a list of default movements and actions will simply result in the kind of bland blending that shows up the weaknesses of the approach rather than encouraging innovation and experimentation. providing empty scripts gives the users a head start but encourages development of the skill needed to make their own scripts.
the usage of set scripts should also be considered alongside the provision for choreographic scribbles. in many instances the scribbles are expected to take the place of scripts.
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