[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.28,0:00:02.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(gentle music) Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.40,0:00:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- The first time I experienced\Na basketball game was Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.04,0:00:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Madison Square Garden,\Nprobably around 1999. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.39,0:00:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember less about the specific game Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.46,0:00:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even what teams played. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.84,0:00:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was more just the atmosphere, Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.50,0:00:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the drastic shifts in scale, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.02,0:00:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the feeling of smallness when\Nyou're a part of a crowd, Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.81,0:00:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the monumentality\Nof the athletes. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.36,0:00:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something, to me, Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.59,0:00:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really moving about the relative nakedness Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.62,0:00:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of athletes and just the amount Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.54,0:00:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of spectatorship focused on their bodies. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.04,0:00:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was definitely a transformative moment. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.77,0:00:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was sort of looking at it Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.69,0:00:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like an alien from an\Noutsider's point of view, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.93,0:00:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,abstractly and maybe almost\Nlike anthropologically, Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.56,0:01:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and developing that interest, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.32,0:01:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been a series of\Nunfolding revelations Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.65,0:01:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the machine, the\Ninfrastructure behind the image. Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.88,0:01:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like an onion Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.02,0:01:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm still in the\Nprocess of unpacking it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.62,0:01:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(soft upbeat music) Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.02,0:01:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(crowd cheers) Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.40,0:01:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometime in the early 2000s, Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.13,0:01:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got this invitation from faculty members Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.32,0:01:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the University of Georgia\Nto come and give a lecture. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.78,0:01:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did a little research on the university Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.49,0:01:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and realized that they were one Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.26,0:01:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the top four schools for\Ncollege football in the US. Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.25,0:01:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told them I'd love to come down, Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.87,0:01:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically with the thought Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.73,0:01:54.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that through the art department,\NI might explore the culture Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.51,0:01:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a real American football school, Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.80,0:02:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having no idea what\Nthat really meant except Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.68,0:02:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it looked like a\Nreally intense culture. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.67,0:02:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had this initial experience where, Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.68,0:02:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the midst of the game happening, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.57,0:02:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was this shiny thing\Nin the corner of the stands Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.89,0:02:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was the band Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.24,0:02:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was immediately like, "What's that?" Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.26,0:02:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat band music)\N(indistinct chatter) Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.33,0:02:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Brian suggested going for\Na little bit wider shot, Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.45,0:02:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since we can't get that close. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.63,0:02:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- And so I quickly became fascinated Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.55,0:02:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with exactly what they were doing Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.71,0:02:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the context of the game. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.96,0:02:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(crowd cheers) Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.97,0:02:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Commentator speaks indistinctly) Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.22,0:02:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- The title "Red Green Blue"\Nrefers to the color components Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.71,0:02:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the broadcast image. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.45,0:02:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an artist, in a way, my interest is in, Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.57,0:03:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not sports per se, but sports as one scene Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.99,0:03:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the moving image\Nand mass entertainment Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.94,0:03:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what I'm doing is moving\Na viewer's attention around Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.39,0:03:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stadium by presenting\Njuxtapositions of images Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.05,0:03:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are normally not in\Na broadcast of a game. Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.25,0:03:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(indistinct radio chatter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.49,0:03:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But see, that's our kind of good stuff. Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.07,0:03:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Okay, 'cause sometimes\NI'll be right here. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.32,0:03:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I had eight cameras at each game. Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.57,0:03:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three of them were in static positions. Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.45,0:03:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other five were roaming cameras Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.79,0:03:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were shooting\Nin 30 second increments, Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.92,0:03:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to get the maximum\Nvariety of details. Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.88,0:03:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is one of the establishing shots Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.56,0:03:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it just shows.\N- So who's that? Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.87,0:03:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is that the band director?\N- That's the band director. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.47,0:03:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat band music) Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.79,0:03:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Paul laughs) Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.81,0:03:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Band Director] It's that last song, Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.71,0:03:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're gonna pick it right back up. Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.68,0:03:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.91,0:04:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Paul] The kind of\Ntexture and experience Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.89,0:04:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of being inside the stadium, Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.48,0:04:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's all running off of a script Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.07,0:04:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's a person in the control room, Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.86,0:04:09.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is at the other end of the stadium, Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.51,0:04:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their official title Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.28,0:04:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the Director of Fan Experience. Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.53,0:04:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Commentator] Bulldogs,\Nit's first and fifteen. Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.94,0:04:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Hey, but in all seriousness,\Nif we do score here Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.98,0:04:22.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they go to a player,\Nlet's knock out Jersey Mike's. Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.71,0:04:23.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Paul] Really, they're curating Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.91,0:04:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or choreographing the experience Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.39,0:04:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the game on many levels. Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.31,0:04:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Commentator] Touchdown Bulldogs. Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.54,0:04:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(crowd roars)\N(upbeat band music) Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.38,0:04:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Paul] So the musicians are a part Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.69,0:04:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the spell of the game. Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.75,0:04:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat band music) Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.94,0:04:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Band Director] Two,\Ntwo short PA, Dixie Land. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.62,0:05:00.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- The band director, Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.45,0:05:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would talk about\Nhow he was purposefully Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.09,0:05:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowing it down, creating\Na swelling crescendo Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.41,0:05:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sound during say like, Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.59,0:05:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, "America the Beautiful," Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.48,0:05:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you could literally see people start Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.00,0:05:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cry as this happened. Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.80,0:05:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're seeing the machinery operate. Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.90,0:05:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat band music) Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.23,0:05:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It spoke of a self-awareness Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.85,0:05:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of inciting emotion in this crowd. Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.25,0:05:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began to just really think\Nof it as like the production Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.80,0:05:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a kind of mass ritual,\Nalmost like a religious ritual. Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.74,0:05:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(whistle blows) Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.15,0:05:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(crowd cheers)\N(upbeat band music) Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.37,0:06:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think of art as the finger that points. Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.20,0:06:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me, there's a value Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.04,0:06:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of becoming more conscious\Nof the manipulation. Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.89,0:06:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My agenda is in a way to call attention Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.70,0:06:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to that process of mediation. Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.93,0:06:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat band music)\N(crowd cheers) Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.53,0:06:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether you love or hate football, Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.60,0:06:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a big part of American culture, Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.23,0:06:42.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so to me, in the end, a football game, Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.63,0:06:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its familiarity makes it an\Ninteresting ground to unpack. Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.06,0:06:49.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To take something that's the most familiar Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.83,0:06:52.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to defamiliarize it becomes a process Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.41,0:06:53.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of breaking the spell. Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.52,0:06:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To produce almost like\Na kind of disturbance. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.56,0:07:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat band music) Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.97,0:07:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(crowd cheers)\N(insects chirp) Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.68,0:07:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(insect chirping continues)