Real-time audiovisual

With constant technological growth, the scope of image production is constantly expanding with new resources for production, editing, and dissemination. As visual users and creators open up to new horizons their ability to act in different areas increases, with direct consequences for artistic and technical fields.

In live audiovisuals, images are produced for an audience in situ whose reactions can retroactively affect the production of content itself. Thus, there is a function associated with this type of creation: to influence a social environment to reach an emotional meeting point.

This course is aimed at audiovisual professionals who want to learn a new tool for video editing in real time and students who are developing their skills in the field of video, as well as visual artists who want to delve into handling their material in projects performed live.

What is learnt can be used to carry out both artistic and corporate projects. Events ranging from live visuals for music bands and/or festivals, performances and theatre sets to video control on fashion catwalks, corporate presentations, sports events, and live television programs. During the course, other uses for this technique will be reviewed.

• Analyse the history of live events.
• Assess the influence of live audiovisuals on different social environments.
• Learn how to animate our own content, going through all the necessary processes to conduct live audiovisual sessions.
• Understand the different narrative techniques used in real-time editing.
  

1. Introduction to live audiovisual content

• General introduction to real-time audiovisuals.
• Historical benchmarks.
• Introduction to Resolume Arena software and its basic concepts.
• Prior treatment of material.

2. Narrative techniques

• History of the loop and narrative uses.
• Animations generated in real time, concept, and uses.
• Audiovisual techniques used live.

3. Control over image

• Advanced use of visual generators and effects.
• Use of external cameras.
• External control of the application using MIDI controllers.
• Advanced control with OSC.

4. Ambient image

• Projection on different spaces and surfaces.

5. Practical exercise

• Creation of a live cinema session.