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Cinematographic System | Another point of view

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


Cinematographic System | Another point of view
, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

The cinema system tends increasingly to promote only the movie event.
For some titles media coverage is even exaggerated, and often entirely uncritical, while a number of other movies deserving culturally, artistically interesting, socially challenging, often, are totally ignored and then remain unknown to the general public. The research carried out between 2000 and 2007 on movies financed by the State, certifying that more than 40 movies are not available on DVD and are therefore devoid of vision. We want to create an event travelling in a university that can promote these movies, with also an alternative distribution.
The spread of these movies lead to the possibility of being able to carry out further investigation on the approval of the this movies and on expectations that generate among young people, can make it possible to eliminate the elements of obstacle in promoting and the development of the positive elements. We are a member of an association for the cinema, FAC (National Committee for the promotion of movie art and culture), which is calling for the promotion of movie culture. We promote exhibitions of unknown movies or little quality views, care publications of Italian movies authors and reporting periodically quality movies among those in circulation.
Our action is a promotional event that will visit the major universities of Italy with an itinerant truck. The truck will be set up like a small movie theater and allow students to be able to see movies without distribution on dvd. The students can also buy these movies with dvd on demand, and they can also help the diffusion of these movies. The name of our project is “Another point of view”, and intends to emphasize the purpose of the initiative, promote the financed movies without distribution on dvd to be revised under another point of view. It also provides a new window for these movies that deserve to be widely used and have another chance to be understood and appreciated by the public. Our sponsor are MIBAC (Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities) that provides funding for groups or entities that organize events to promote movie-making activities in Italy (pursuant to Article 19 of Legislative Decree 22 January 2004, n. 28), also inside and outside the truck, LCD screens will be used in thanks to HANNSPREE a new tecnology brand.
There are two ways to collect data among students: interviews conducted by some people outside the truck, and a questionnaire placed on the back of the ticket, to mail in a box after seeing the movie.
The questions investigate the degree of knowledge of the films, directors and actors; expectations and tastes of the audience, on topics and the possibility of the dvd purchase.
The event will cross twenty Italian universities, one for each region, during the entire academic year from October to July.
The quality films financed by the state involved in the event are 20, selected according to different movies.
Everyday (from Monday to Friday) the are four projection 10-13-15-18 with 4 different films from 10.00 AM to 20.00 PM.
On the outside of the track will be mounted a large LCD screen that will send a blob of films offered throughout the day, to attract the students and book shows.­
We expect that students can help the diffusion of this type of cinema and raise awareness to our initiative.

Cinematographic system | Movieit

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


Cinematographic system | Movieit
, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

The main idea is a “place” (a website) in which the Italian Cultural Ministry (MiBAC) could provide suitable information about the processing of a movie production, from funding approval to shooting‐start, from post‐production to release date, in order to create a sort of beneficent expectation to whom the website users are called to participate as upcoming movie‐goer, uploading many types of contents (photos, videos, news, interviews, opinions, biography and careers editing…).

Cinematographic sytem | Cinecrazìe

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008


Cinematographic sytem | Cinecrazìe
, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

Italian Cinema System is afflicted with problems and unsatisfied needs. These cause the movies to reach a really small audience, to be screened just as a technical issue or to be unable to find a distributor. Creating a new alternative distribution channel could help these movies in changing their status from “non-dead”, giving producers and directors the chance to reach a larger amount of audience. Problems slowing the distribution process are usually economic ones. Therefore, it is really important to figure out a way to cut expenses.

Contemporary Art System | T-ES

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008


Contemporary Art System | T-ES, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

“For Contemporary Art there are therefore essential requirements needed: something created by someone and a process that results in a social setting, that is an effective frame, something like art.”
(Alessandro Dal Lago and Serena Giordano, 2006)

It seems, in fact, that the production and enhancement of artistic is determined only by the logic of the market and the discourse on art. Initially we have analyzed the system of Contemporary Art in Italy in the last two years from the point of view of twelve breakthrough artist.

Contemporary Art System | Entrata d’emergenza

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008


Contemporary Art System | Entrata d’emergenza
, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

Six young friends, just degree at Accademia of Brera, Milano, in different courses, want to show to the world what they can do.
For this reason they would create a new product, external to what is traditional, unlinked to the market lows that often rule the world of Arts.

Dense Faces

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008


Dense Faces
, originally uploaded by densitydesign.
A quick open day exhibition reportage

Opening…

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008


Density Open Day, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

February the 13rd; presentation/exhibition of the final works.

Fashion System | Scenario | The centre of creative periphery

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Investigation about creativity as driving force of the entire fashion… more

Hospital System | Scenario | Multiculturalcode

Monday, February 4th, 2008


Hospital System | Scenario, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

A system is not a system without its USER. A hospital is not a hospital without its PATIENT.

Media System | Scenario | Book Sharing

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


Media System | Scenario, originally uploaded by densitydesign.

The map shows a possible scenario formulated from the study about the Media System Map in theItalian area. We pointed out that in the setting of the editorial groups there are few principal actors,who act in the editorial field, in particular in thebook market: GeMS, Mondadori e RCS.
Their receipts, relative and absolute, turn outto be quite down in relation to the other editorial groups that concern with other media. Howeverthese editorial groups detain the monopoly of themain publishing houses in the italian marketplace.