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Digital Media Concepts/Visual DJ
A VJ is someone who mixes Images, Videos, and Animations in real time to music. Visual dj's work together with musicians to bring a theme or context to the music on the stage. These visual performances often can be compared to mixes two songs on a turn table, mixing back and forth between two animations or video clips. These clips are called Loops because often the VJ will allow the computer program to help sync the animations to the audio and loop them back to back.

History
The first instance of visuals editing started with the Scanimate. The Scanimate is an analog machine used to create video animations for television commercials and films in the 1960's and 1970's. It was a huge stepping stone in motion graphics because each pixel and and image was manual edited through analog inputs and plug ins.

History of the Scanimate

Mtv was one of the first to use Visual Djs for tv programs and music videos. Many artists needed some visual context for music videos to make the video gain popularity. Music was no longer about just the sound but also what the viewer was looking at while they listen.

Software
Today Visual Dj's use a program called resolume to sync the loops to concert performances in real time. Stages use complex projection mapping and other lighting to create a new style of visuals.

Resolume Software

History of Visual Performances

Motion Graphics
Motion graphics are a huge component of a visual dj's job. The VJ artist usually is a motion designer also, however many motion graphic designers sell there vj animation loops for cheap on websites that have packs of these clips. Not all Visual Djs also create content for the shows they are working.

Example of Motion Graphics Example of Vj loops history of Motion Graphics

Applications
Stage Design is a growing medium for a giant group of artists. It consists of riggers who build these stages for the concerts and a huge team of workers to organize them. Technicians set up pyrotechnics and advanced lighting systems to go along with the events, Some concerts spend millions of dollars just on LCD screens and the stage itself. The biggest events include Coachella, EDC, Tomorrowland, Burning Man, and Ultra. While Vj's are used for these giant stages they also work fwith businesses to create presentations and product commercials.

Stage Design/ Riggers


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