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Check out this great use of multimedia by photographer Robbie Cooper. This demonstrates where I think one of the directions that I think journalism should be headed - a true mix of different media (or multiple uses of the same media as we see here - pulling stills from the RED camera.) The fact that this is very well shot (great light etc) and fun to watch doesn’t hurt either - not to mentions that it’s a fantastic concept.
I’m on the road and don’t have my NYTimes Magazine here - but I can’t wait to see what the stills look like in the mag (they’re off of the RED video camera.) I haven’t heard good things about the quality of stills off of the RED to date - but I’m looking forward to being pleasantly surprised. They sure look more than good enough for the web (I’d say fantastic.)
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Great work, I hope I don’t look like this playing COD and I’m 34 lol
Comment by Justin 11.23.08 @ 6:14 pmThis is, regardless of the camera it was shot on, rather interesting, and my wife’s brother does this same thing, and he’s 22 hehe. Best observed while playing Guitar Hero or COD4 hah.
But is it just me, or did I notice DJ Qualls’ younger brother at around 1:34 in the vid? hah!
Comment by Lou 11.23.08 @ 7:06 pmInteresting State the youth are in these days, It was heart warming, to see that young girl Cry. I know it’s only a game…. but …..
Comment by Mark Calvert 11.23.08 @ 10:34 pm[...] District News, Robert Benson, and Vincent Laforet are all lauding the latest work of Robbie Cooper in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. [...]
Pingback by Kids Watching TV, Past and Present | Will Parson :: Photographer 11.24.08 @ 2:24 amThis reminds me of a young German kid, playing counterstrike:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBVmfIUR1DA
Wolfgang Reply:
November 25th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
just for the sake of correctness (especially important in the computergames/youth area), he is playing/trying to play unreal tournament, not counterstrike.
I’d also like to state that the video is not real, it is acted. (see video description).
I personally find Robbie Coopers work mor real, even though it takes place in a studio environment. It seems like the kids totally forget about not being in there private room. very fascinating.
[...] Laforet toliau džiaugiasi video foto susiliejimu. Dabar jį sužavėjo brito Robbie Cooper darbas . Pastatęs RED kamerą už [...]
Pingback by Fotografai filmuoja toliau · 11.24.08 @ 5:07 amAn other experience (in french) of new journalisme :
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/vi/0,47-0@2-3216,54-1118477,0.html
Daniel Yu Reply:
November 26th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
C’est formidable, merci bien Pierre. Je n’ai jamais vu quelque chose comme ça.
This is definitely worth seeing, even if you don’t read French. If you can understand Chinese it’s even better.
very interesting and powerful indeed. Totally shows the power of interactivity on us. But I have one major issue with this work. They have 12 year old kids playing mature (17+) games.
1) would we react the same way to the images if we would’ve been told these young kids where watching xxx movies?
2) its a shame that this great medium is still misunderstood
3) I can only hope that one day we finally understand the power of videogames and that we learn to respect it for what it is: an amazing source of entertainment that needs to be treated and understood with respect. Games are not just for kids 
I grew up playing some first-person shooter (fps) video games… I think it’s improved my reaction and anticipation time while taking pictures!
Comment by Andrew 11.24.08 @ 10:09 amThat was the most disturbing thing I’ve seen in a while - reminds me of watching people in a facebook/myspace coma - they make comments about sex,violence,etc., but show no emotion as they type - creepy.
Comment by Michael 11.24.08 @ 11:36 amFor me, the video was not compelling in any way, and after looking at the stills in NY Times Magazine, blah. Sorry, this project just didn’t work for me; and I’m having a hard time figuring out why.
It was exactly as expected. No more, no less. Between the poor line screen of print and the video, it feels like a waste of time & talent.
I have been much more impressed by this amateur video:
http://cafesiena.blogspot.com/2005/08/most-famous-work-of-art.html
Give this idea an “obscured vantage point” and a giant RED camera, perfected lighting, etc.
Thanks for another glimpse into our automaton future. -Steve
Comment by Steve 11.24.08 @ 12:21 pmThat’s pretty cool, another thing to be doing I think is this: http://mediastorm.org/0010.htm almost like the old slideshows talks people used to do. Narrating your photos mixing video with stills and telling the story properly. Very Powerful Stuff!
http://www.edstonephotography.com
Comment by Ed Stone 11.24.08 @ 3:52 pmThis video is great because it reveals a polemic issue and allows you to think for a moment and ponder the possible consequences. Photographers will need to work on capturing sound.
Another powerful photographic medium is the 360 degree panoramic. Most photographers do not capture sound, but some do.
http://360cities.net/
Wow, I know there’s nothing new under the sun, and the transition to video is interesting, but this is such a blatant copy of fairly well-known work by Phil Toledano that I hope they give him a shout-out. It’s not like the editors at NYT mag don’t know him or his “video game reactions” shoot — I know for a fact they do.
Comment by Ryan Brenizer 11.24.08 @ 9:13 pmThis is the link the last poster was referring to:
http://mrtoledano.com/frame_videogamers.php
“…great use of MULTIMEDIA”.
I thing it’s classic video, nicely done, very cinematic. The way it was cut reminded me of a french new wave cinema.
Comment by Gjorce Stavreski 11.29.08 @ 2:03 pmHa - i had some drinks with Robbie the other day - let me know if you’d like to meet him.
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interessting, to see this not so new concept done with a video-cam. mr toledano did a series of photographs of gamers some time ago, just like it is done in the video. i really digged his concept and work, so it is a great pleasure to see this concept crossing over to another medium.
greetings from germany.
source:
http://mrtoledano.com/frame_videogamers.php
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Justin Reply:
November 24th, 2008 at 1:47 am
Wake up up smell the 21st Century mate.
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