Color star based on Charles Blanc color star. English Version (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Choosing the right colors for your video, web, or graphic design project can make the different between creating an average piece or having a sleek look. Cinematographers, graphic artists, web designers, and visual artists all incorporate color theory principles in their projects. Watch a classic movie like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , from cinematographer Peter Pau. The use of color is very deliberate throughout the movie, with muted tones contrasted sharply with bold reds and blues. Steven Spielberg contrasted red against the stark black and white backdrop in Schindler's List to convey a true Holocaust tale about a little girl in the ghetto wearing a bold red dress . Color theory can be seen throughout the history of visual arts in the work of Klimt, Rembrandt, Constable, and Cezanne. Original Author: Mike Horvath New version by jacobolus (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Below are s...

" Ursula Mamlok , a German-born composer who fled the Nazis and went on to establish an esteemed career in New York, died on Wednesday in Berlin . She was 93." Read Full New York Times Article Here:   http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/arts/music/ursula-mamlok-avant-garde-composer-dies-at-93.html?_r=0

Soundtrack for animation, inspired by music from Japan.

Libertaria: The Virtual Opera and the experimental futuristic film Singularity will both be screened this Saturday May 7th at the NCCC Video Festival in Niagara, NY . I will be attending and hope to see you there if you are in the area! The NCCC Video Festival runs from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. NCCC is located at 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn, NY 14132. More Information: http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/ncccvideofestival/ NCCC VIDEO FESTIVAL  SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016 The NCCC Digital Media Department is proud to host our very own 2016 Video Festival--open to all ages and all levels of expertise! Finalists will be notified May 1st. The Screenings and Award Ceremony will take place on May 7th at Niagara County Community College , 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY 14132. Support local art, share your best works and join in on the fun—hope to see you there!  $200 cash for 1st Prize winners in each category: documentary, comedy, drama, music video ,...

See the Metropolitan opera for the cost of a movie ticket!  Can't afford to pay for the Metropolitan Opera 's extravagant rendition of Richard Wagner 's Das Reingold ? Don't worry about burning through your checkbook to see the Met. The Met is coming to a movie theater near you with The Met: Live in HD film series. You don't have to be rolling in dough to enjoy the best that the Met has to offer. Shot in impressive HD and larger than life, The Met: Live in HD series opens up a new and exciting world of music and opera at regular movie ticket prices that anyone can afford. Why did the Metropolitan Opera create this series? Created by a grant from Metropolitan Opera sponsors The Neubauer Family Foundation, this Emmy Award-winning series is the Met's answer to the growing economic crises which has negatively affected the pocketbook of every major classical music institution. Growing a new generation of opera lovers is nearly impossible with music educatio...

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and allows different synthesizers to "speak" to each other. Before MIDI musicians were limited significantly in performance because their equipment could not process signals from different manufacturers. Enjoy this short video about the history and future of MIDI technology. Sabrina Pena Young sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com Award-winning composer Sabrina Pena Young created the "groundbreaking" animated film Libertaria: The Virtual Opera, recently completed a commission for Malletkat and comic book panels, and gave a TED Talk on "Singing Geneticists and EPIC Machinima Opera" at this past TEDxBuffalo. In her spare time she enjoys reading everything sci-fi and futurist and plays the congas. Watch Libertaria: The Virtual Opera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB5SI... Related articles Meet our first class of TED Residents Warner Bros. just released the first trailer for its R-rated ani...

Composer Boot Camp 101: 50 Exercises for Educators, Students and Music Professionals WANT TO WRITE MUSIC?  Composer Boot Camp is a series of 50 exercises for educators and beginning, intermediate, and advanced musicians who want to develop their skills in composition.  Composer Boot Camp 101 workbook is designed to help educators, students, and seasoned professionals to hone their compositional craft. There are a series of exercises, helpful tips, resources, and more to help the musician prepare a solid foundation in music composition developed by award-winning composer and music educator Sabrina Pena Young.  BUY FOR KINDLE AT $2.99 Exercises are divided into four sections:  BEGINNER LEVEL EXERCISES  Appropriate for young students, adult learners , and those who do not yet read music.  INTERMEDIA LEVEL EXERCISES  Appropriate for high school students, music educators, college students , and musicians who want to learn how to write music....