online resource links

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vj resources - community

VJCentral.com - Hundreds of hardware and software reviews and a warm, helpful community supportive of all levels of VJ from newbies to expert level. Their vjforums.com is especially helpful.

ProjectorCentral.com - find out about any digital projector on the market, compare specs etc.

Software VJ - compare all the major VJ softwares available. Awesome resource - so simple, and yet so useful.

Create Digital Motion - great blog on all things visualist and video.

NoTV.com - VJ loops, DVDs of 'visual music', a feast of material from a number of the world's best VJs. Based in the Netherlands.

Addictive.com - aka Addictive TV. Produce the must-see Mixmasters series of VJ showreels. UK based.

Graffiti Research Labs - GRL = guerrilla street projection internationale. Sharing of software, ideas, techniques etc.

vj resources - software

See also software page from our workshops

SoftwareVJ - Great site to compare different VJ softwares.

VirtualDub.org - Video editing freeware that we prefer to expensive programs like Premiere. It's easy to use and runs really smoothly on our WinXP machine. For example we can scroll frame by frame with the Mouse, and set additional mouse buttons to '50 frames forward' etc. The range of filters developed by a network of freeware supergeeks is awesome.

Resolume.com - Excellent VJ software. After giving a bunch of different VJ programs a decent trial, we settled on this one as the best match for our needs. At about $300 it's very good value for money, and pretty stable. They also have a page full of links to the best VJ content available on the web. Version 3.0 unfortunately doesn't support freeframes, but at least it's PC/Mac now.

Freeframe.org - Some are free, some perhaps should be called Payframes... Freeframe Plugins are natty little effects add-ons that work in a bunch of programs such as Resolume 2, After Effects, Premiere etc. Inde developers rock!

Sygyzy Freeframe Effects - Developer of some of our favourite Freeframe Plugins. Some are free, but the "Hold On, Wait a Minute" pack is definitely worth the $50 or so if you use still images in your VJ sets. Eg, for basic functions like fading between stills that, sadly, Resolume can't (yet) do by itself. Also home of the wacky Pop Art filter Warhol - cunningly hidden for free in the demo pack for their Chromatic Aberrations Pack.

inside-us-all.com - Our favourite Payframes :) These are just THE best Freeframe Plugins if, like us, you like to seriously crapify your footage. For 70 Euros you can get a pack of over 20 Plugins that, for example, turn your perfectly good, clear 3CCD video footage into the most grungy, badly-synched pixellated mess that you've seen since the 1980's when you were using a coathanger as an aerial on your cheap TV.

ElectricSheep.org - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Our computers do.... Also, creator of the Electric Sheep, VJ Spot's excellent DVD is definitely worth the purchase price: spotworks.com

Milkdrop.co.uk - this is a Winamp Visualiser Plug-in for 90's rave-party style effects. And it's FREE! If you can't afford a VJ, get this for your club or party.

vj resources - content

Archive.org - the Prelinger archives is an invaluable resource. Thousands of old ads, short movies, showreels etc. Free to the public! There are also full Feature Films - public domain and available online for free, even including such well-known movies as Reefer Madness and Night of the Living Dead.

Edison Motion Pictures - similar to above, a huge range of historical footage.

The American Memory Collection - even more of the above! An awesome service provided by the US Govt in the name of preservation of vintage films.

SpaceTelescope.org - the European site for the Hubble Space Telescope. Great animations, free for public broadcast.

Altavista.com/video/ - Search the web for video files by subject. Of course, then ask the content owners for their permission to use it for VJing :)

other vj's

united kingdom

lucidhouse.com - another Resolume VJ whose work we just love.

united states

forwardmotiontheater.org - organisers of New York's legendary Eyewash.

wetcircuit.com - Supastah VJ Holly Daggers

spotworks.com - Scott Draves - creator of Electric Sheep

france

VJ France - resource for French-speaking VJs

le collagiste - one of France's premier VJs and ambassador for Codanova

l'oeil dans la main aka Julien Appert Odlm - great VJ and lovely guy.

emTV - em runs an excellent VJ blog if you speak French

spain

VJ Spain - resource for Spanish-speaking VJs

solu.org - Mia Makela, Finnish VJ and video artist, based in Barcelona, Spain.

local service links

other vj's

perth

We're not always available, and/or our visuals might not suit your event, so here are some other local VJs to check out:

Roly Skender aka Rawbone - very experienced, been VJing for over 10yrs.

Jerrem - known for his GRL-style interactive street projections, and general cool-dudeness.

Zap Circus - also do interactive street projections - check out their YouTube

VJ Shoes and Socks - does awesome live-drawing with a tablet.

Eyestorm - trippy 90's raver style visuals.

Others that we know of, but who don't seem to have an online presence: RVJ; Sandy from Pied Piper Productions; VJ Betty. Let us know if you have anything we can link to!

melbourne

Thanks to Plug n Play, and the fact that they have a VJ club and ACMI, Melbourne really is producing Australia's best VJs.

jean poole - aka Sean Healy, founder of the Electrofringe Festival, now a key player in the documentation and contextualisation of the live video performance scene in Australia.

dpwolf - his blog's a great insight into the Melbourne VJ scene. Along with Jean Poole, really key in helping live video performance art to gain credence as a legitimate artform in Australia.

sydney

videokidz - Bartek and Karolina do excellent work - eg at large Festivals etc.

morphvisual - very active in the international VJ scene, does huge gigs and is an all-round nice guy.

canberra

Jim Medcraft - a lovelier VJ you will never meet :)

brisbane

Jaymis lives and works as a VJ in Brisbane but also co-runs Create Digital Motion

Strictly and Lowdown aka Rachel and Keith have regular residencies as well as touring with many of the big summer festivals around Australia.

collaborators

For corporate events and Festivals, we have great working relationships with some very talented collaborators:

Pogo - AV mixmaster with a huge YouTube following, does a fun, engaging set suitable for all ages. Book him before he leaves Australia - with such a huge overseas following, it's inevitable.

DJ Reuben - Our partner for our Live @ Llama residency on Saturday night, Reuben is one of Perth's most consistent and sought-after DJs.

AV hire, lighting, etc

Perth AV - We've worked with PAV at many corporate events, including at the Art Gallery, they're inexpensive and great to work with.

Matrix Productions - Worked with Matrix at Live @ Woodside. Friendly, professional and inexpensive.

Austage - We worked with them on the 2006 WABAPA Awards at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, and couldn't have asked for a for friendly, collaborative and professional AV supplier.

We have worked with most of the AV companies in Perth, but the above are the ones we've had the best experiences with, consistently. They also don't rip off clients :)

events management

Power Music and OMG events - we've worked with them on the Nick Cave opening at the WA Museum and other corporate events.

Impact Communications - lovely family-run events management company. Can even organise your next Royal visit!

DG Global - huge events management company, but still with the personal touch - talk to Beau.

live performers

Twisted Vaudeville Circus - wide range of cabaret, circus and variety acts.

Kimtortion - contortionist and contact-juggler team Kim and Jan are something very special.

Bent Knee Productions - great costumes, professional performers.

Sugar Blue Burlesque - Perth's premier Burlesque company.

Chuckles Comedy - Bonnie Davies' posse of comedians includes some of the best int he West.

Fliptease - Circus-burlesque crossover performances, perfect for corporate events. Lyra, Hoops, Trapeze, Silks (Tissu) etc

other resources

ettrick audio visual - Grant Ettrick is a master with repairing audio equipment and vintage electronic doodads. Did a much better job of repairing our broken Fairlight CVI than the company who charged us three times as much. He really knows his stuff, and has an awesome collection of vintage audio equipment of his own.