The history of pop music has spawned many a controversy, from Elvis Presley provocatively swinging his hips on American TV to Lou Reed slipping lyrics about fellatio past unsuspecting BBC censors. The advent of the music video gave extra scope for such controversies to sing and dance their way across our popular consciousness. [...]
Last year, the winning project of the IK Prize, ‘Tate Sensorium’, was all about synaesthesia i.e. sense interaction. The visitors were asked to ‘experience’ paintings while receiving stimuli from other senses, from hearing to smell, to taste. This year, the prestigious prize was awarded to ‘Recognition’, which, one might say, is all about free [...]
The IFC Centre in Greenwich Village, downtown Manhattan doesn’t look like much from the outside. It doesn’t have fancy lights or monumental posters advertising its latest releases. Inside, there isn’t a large brand-name heavy concession stand but rather a small counter with popcorn at the back and herbal tea stacked up in boxes along [...]
Promoting a video requires a lot of work and dedication before seeing a return in views and popularity. Your video must stand out from the ‘videocrowd’. Becoming popular may not be an easy process, but you can get the exposure you deserve following these simple steps: 1. Be fast and effective Do not upload [...]
As little as twenty years ago, young creatives everywhere sat having worked on something for hours on end, whether that be a painting, a film or a piece of music then staring at it with joy or rage, proud or utterly disgusted by what they had created. Perhaps they had intentions and dreams to [...]
