When Your Techne Goes Bad

What do you do when the colours bleach? When the sound booms? When little bits of lego which you did not film suddenly appear between the stripes and blurs of digital and non-digital drop out?
What you do is leave the hall and stare out of the window being philosophical. here's a picture of the rooftops of Wroclaw being philosophical. Nice, innit?
So today, I attended a conference on creativity in new media, all of which words really should be in inverted commas in a post-modern sense. Some interesting people and some interesting anecdotes but it's obvious that we are in a transitional epoch where old clothes are being sold in new bags. I mean, there's no interactivity if all you can do is choose where to shop/sample/click... like the American idea of freedom being full shelves in Wal-Mart. Ok I'll shut up, this is Kultur after all. Not a cheap pair of socks from China (or Saipan).
Then met Herr Olaf from arte and watched his jolly presentation of rather strict economic reality for a semi-public station with only about 4% of an audience share in France, a little more in germany. Interestingly, he kept a truly optimistic and stoical attitude. this is the man who invented and still fights for Soirees Thematiques, so kudos to Olaf.

What else? Met a young Polish producer from London who has set up a new internet site / collective / distribution concept. Go to www.bulletfilm.com to see before evn I do. A filmmaker's reaction to YouTube?

Today's little irony: Had wonderful impromptu chats with two people, then learned they are jurors in the festival so i am not allowed to talk to them until after the deliberation. Luckily I was wearing my false beard and a dress, so they won't recognize me.

O, until tomorrow then.