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Blur + Sharpen

Welcome to Blur + Sharpen!

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on October 1, 2008 6:41 AM

Named for a tool in Photoshop, this blog's paired verbs conjure the essence of contemporary Los Angeles media, where once hard and fast boundaries are dissolving, and conversations about media are finding sharper definition and focus, especially as more of us move from being consumers of media to its energetic producers.

I hope this space will highlight both the blurring and sharpening tendencies, celebrating the rich and varied moving images that illuminate LA and hosting conversations that question their shifting significance as cinematic expression expands beyond the theater into galleries and onto outdoor screens, across computer desktops and through mobile devices.

I also hope that Blur + Sharpen can be a place for experimenting with critical writing, with finding a compositional place between the almost hermetic act of writing film reviews, profiles and essays in print and the too often self-involved or casual form of the film blog. What might happen in a third space, one that opens up in dialogue with the city? What might be voice and stance, reader and writer in that context? In other words, what can we create together?
 
In terms of general format, Blur + Sharpen will be intentionally schizophrenic or agnostic, depending on point of view, moving through film, video, new media, mobile media, online media and more. It will survey sound, image and screens, along with the culture that more and more seems to seek expanding horizons of expression. Look for previews, reviews, interviews, profiles, anecdotes, commentary and rants. Look for new tools for personal media-making, and questions about the future of media.

Think about what we can blur and sharpen together, and let me know.

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