C3PX said:Art is the manifestation of creativity. What difference does it make if somebody throws their creativity at a canvass and produces a painting, if they jot down their creativity on paper and make a novel, or if they use their creativity to make recordings of people acting out scenes to tell a story.
Can you really form a distinction between art and entertainment in most cases? What other reason do we visit an art gallery for if not to be entertained? Why else do we listen to Chopin or Mozart? There is a fine line between art and entertainment, if there is any line at all.
i agree with your logic to some extent..
however, for me, actually creating a drawing or making something creative is something
i can do, and enjoy, and learn from .......its within my realm of being able to do it, that
forms my appreciation for the masters.
i've never made a film, editted a fan picture, or worked with film (i have taken photographs
though)... which is why i have such a hard time grasping at the essentials of film,
movie appreciation, editting, etc, etc (i have messed around with sound production though).
most people will never make a film, let alone grasp the concepts of what goes into it,
which is why, unless you are in filmmaking, or a student of it, appreciation for it is
very low on the list of priorities.
i am saddened at the fate of some of the projects on this board, and the appreciation
for them... i feel puggos work with the 8mm, and now with the 16mm versions are probably
to me the most important, and only reason i still come to these boards.... yet, they are buried
under the discussion of other edits (no offense to adywan), bashing lucas, and other topics
about why the PT/SE versions are bad, etc, etc... where's the support? why aren't there
thousands of people heaping praise on them, getting them, and being excited about them,
instead of nitpicking their quality? why aren't more people involved in learning more about
improving the GOUT stabilization script, or learning about conversions to HD, or being
involved with the color correction issues? i'm not that much of an expert with video, but i
want to learn, and be involved, instead of constantly complaining about something i
don't have.. i wish more people came to this board with the hope of learning, instead
of tearing down something that already exists..
maybe it's just easier to complain, and never get what it is some are looking for (OOT/OT),
it gives them a reason to self-fulfill their prophecy of being disappointed in Lucas..
later
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