DOUGLASCAIN

Here are some progress concept photos from the making of "Flowers"

This is the sixth video and sound piece in a series regarding the end of transmitted Analog television in the United States, which happened in the Spring of 2009. I made these videos as a eulogy to the beauty of analog broadcast television both in terms of its inherent characteristics as well as for its place in my own personal history as the media i grew up with. The video was shot from a vintage television on the week of the end of broadcast. All effects were the result of camera tricks and manipulations done by hand. All audio is acoustic instruments or vintage synthesizer played by myself. This series has been a theme I have been exploring at the time of the loss of my grandmother. Similarly, this series reflects a theme of a new generation of technology eclipsing the last. I dedicate this series to my late grandmother Evelyn Beatie Mullen. All sound and video © Douglas Cain, 2009.

This is the fourth video and sound piece in a series regarding the end of transmitted Analog television in the United States, which happened in the Spring of 2009.

This is the third video in a series regarding the end of transmitted Analog television in the United States, which happened in the Spring of 2009. I made these videos as a eulogy to the beauty of analog broadcast television both in terms of its inherent characteristics as well as for its place in my own personal history as the media i grew up with. The video was shot from a vintage television on the week of the end of broadcast. All effects were the result of camera tricks and manipulations done by hand. All audio is acoustic instruments or vintage synthesizer played by myself. This series has been a theme I have been exploring at the time of the loss of my grandmother. Similarly, this series reflects a theme of a new generation of technology eclipsing the last. I dedicate this series to my late grandmother Evelyn Beatie Mullen. All sound and video © Douglas Cain, 2009. Courtesy of Academic Affairs

This is the second in a series regarding the end of transmitted Analog television in the United States, which happened in the Spring of 2009. I made these videos as a eulogy to the beauty of analog broadcast television both in terms of its inherent characteristics as well as for its place in my own personal history as the media i grew up with. The video was shot from a vintage television on the week of the end of broadcast. All effects were the result of camera tricks and manipulations done by hand. All audio is acoustic instruments or vintage synthesizer played by myself. This series has been a theme I have been exploring at the time of the loss of my grandmother. Similarly, this series reflects a theme of a new generation of technology eclipsing the last. I dedicate this series to my late grandmother Evelyn Beatie Mullen. All sound and video © Douglas Cain, 2009. Courtesy of Academic Affairs www.affairsacademic.com

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Announcing new work! Last night was a productive night. I wrote a new song and edited the first 2 videos in my forthcoming series "Analog Sunset." This video is the first in the series regarding the end of transmitted Analog television in the United States, which happened in the Spring of 2009. I made these videos as a eulogy to the beauty of analog broadcast television both in terms of its inherent characteristics as well as for its place in my own personal history as the media i grew up with. The video was shot from a vintage television on the week of the end of broadcast. All effects were the result of camera tricks and manipulations done by hand. All audio is acoustic instruments or Analog Synthesizer. This series has been a theme I have been exploring at the time of the loss of my grandmother. Similarly, this series reflects a theme of a new generation of technology eclipsing the last. I dedicate this series to my late grandmother Evelyn Beatie Mullen.

This video is the second in an ongoing series of videos about my experiences with the natural environment and natural phenomena that I see in the Bay Area. The sampled sounds were created with a vintage Korg DSS-1 sampling synthesizer utilizing harp and acoustic guitar samples. The sampled video was found footage from a 1984 Fairlight CVI video synthesizer. The rest of the video was shot digitally by Douglas Cain. All sound and video © Douglas Cain, 2009. Courtesy of Academic Affairs www.affairsacademic.com


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Last night I had a wonderful art attack and wrote 4 new sound pieces. I would like to mention the new synth in my basement which really helped inspire this. Just a few weeks ago my roommate Matthew brought home one of the most wonderful instruments that I have had the pleasure of using; the Korg DSS-1. This is a 12 bit sampling workstation with 8 voices and velvety analog filters. If you ever have the opportunity to take one of these home, you will be greatly rewarded.