On & Off
I have been streaming everyday putting on and taking off my make-up for the past 5 days. So far I have received 65 views. Due to the short period I have been broadcasting I am not seeing a pattern in the viewing. The more broadcasts I do the more I will learn about my audience. I need to keep a detailed record of this by using my Facebook and Twitter feeds to keep track of the exact times. Early in the week whilst I was using my computer cam I also had my ipad next to it to see what it looked like. The feed is a bit lower quality and slightly behind real time to what I see on my cam. On my iPad sometimes the stream gets stuck and I’ve had to refresh the page to start it again. This is a bit annoying as the act itself doesn’t last that long so by the time you refresh, you can miss a big chunk of time.
Now I have stopped watching myself on the iPad, as there isn’t much I can do about the technical wizardry behind computers. I can upgrade my ustream account, which will raise the quality of my broadcast however I can’t afford it. There is a materials budget for the AA2A scheme although I’m not sure if I can use it for this. Yet again computers and money are equally motivating and de-motivating my work. I am struggling to keep my interest in refining the Penny Arcade performance and I question what’s the point? ‘Refinement’ is something I am interested in less and less in my practice. However I feel I have put a lot into this piece so far and watching the video back I think I could improve on it. I could also video it on my DV tape camcorder to up the quality, although it still has a grainy quality. I will see how I feel in the morning.
