filmstrips. The first idea of doing a MST thing is my favorite.
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Bram Moreinis <bram@valstar.net> wrote:
> A break from all the weighty matters:
>
> Wandering along a country road, I saw a neighbor had left this for the
> crows, so I took it home:
> http://ep.yimg.com/ip/I/topmicrousa_2058_154009171 - it displays
> filmstrips on its screen or projects back to the wall, with accompanied
> cassette player with great sound. This was clearly built to last forever,
> and an example of highly functional, timeless design for analog tech.
>
> What would you do with such a thing, and are you already doing anything?
> My ideas:
>
> * For Creative Writing / Theater classes to produce and record "Mystery
> Science Theater" type commentary to accompany vintage filmstrips, and only
> one unit would be needed (this would be for the class as an audience).
> NEEDED: A source of vintage film strips for sale, perhaps a school district
> A/V closet or the Library of Congress, and maybe another unit or two.
>
> * For Social Studies / Fine Arts classes to develop student-curated kiosks
> with cassette commentary that could be placed around the school.
> NEEDED: A film developer who can develop Kodak EB 3 filmstrips (or an
> equivalent).
>
> * For art class project, where each student gets a blank section of
> filmstrip (or an existing filmstrip) to manually sketch upon or distress in
> a creative way. I envision these displayed in an art show, accompanied by
> the music of the student's choosing.
> NEEDED: Vintage or blank filmstrips.
>
> A school would need handful of these units for a proper movable feast,
> staged in various community locations, banks, etc. - there are people
> selling them online for $30-$50, but it looks like once they are offered for
> sale, they move pretty fast.
> *
> *-Bram Moreinis
> Hudson Valley Tech Scouts
> http://hvscouts.com
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