trees are people too

class notes on what a manifesto is….

a call to action?

can be bullet points

rules or ideas for doing

ideology

values

how to implement

consequences, implications, scenario

proposals for action

has goals

public

revolutionary

elegance

belief in at

declarative, not descriptive

can be images, sounds, words, animation….

no such thing as a reflective manifesto…? The manifesto must state our beliefs, it can’t be naive, it has a vision.

The incomplete manifesto.

Meta Questions

Why are we making a manifesto and why is it based on Vernacular Video?

Vernacular Video – how is it related to what we are studying? New technology developing the medium, changing the media landscape and the environment in which media practitioners function….

Why a manifesto? We are creating something we believe in.

Will require as many ‘guidelines’, ‘values’ or ‘ideals’ as are required to achieve the goal….

My personal approach thus far has been to choose elements of Vernacular Video that resonate with me, that I feel moved by, that i believe in. That bit is easy. I am building a goal around these concepts… what I believe in will be the title of my manifesto: Video: Everyone, everywhere, everyday. Consider it my slogan. I’ll stop before I give anything else away, but you can watch my progress here.

I am trying to think up some ideas of declarations while adrian is talking about them, in the hope some of his clarification will seep in here.

Perhaps like this. Everyone – Video is the medium of the people, all people. Video will increasingly be available to all. The technology of video has, and will continue to, increase availability and exposure of recording moving image and sound.

These are elements of a bonza brainstorm i had yesterday. I’ll upload some of my ideas to the blog later today/tomorrow.