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The 5D | Institute announces a special event in Los Angeles in collaboration with USC School of Cinematic Arts — an in-depth investigation of worldbuilding and new digital design practice in narrative media - curated by Alex McDowell (Creative Director, 5D | Institute) and Peggy Weil (USC SCA Interactive Media Division). SAVE THE DATES!

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Digital Design and World Building for Narrative Media

A 3-part discussion into design as the backbone of digital narrative media, and to address the changing role of the designer in storytelling through Worldbuilding practices.

With this first in a series Worldbuilding Summit, the 5D | Institute and the USC School of Cinematic Arts will use their unique access to frame an investigation into the language and practices of digital design methodologies, applying learning from thought leaders in core media industries to an interdisciplinary discussion space within and across media.

Worldbuilding is the new metaphor for the creation and actualizing of the story space in narrative media and will be the theme of the Summit. It addresses narrative design thinking, the immersive process and the experience of creating new worlds. It expresses the full arc of the role of design in Storytelling.

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March 13–15th, 2012 | 7–10 pm
Panel discussions, audience participation and networking receptions over three evenings at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles.

LOCATION

The Ray Stark Family Theatre (in the George Lucas Building)

USC School of Cinematic Arts, SCA 108
900 W. 34th Street
Los Angeles, California

5D is delighted to announce a unique world premiere event — Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, at University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach. The UAM is a 5D founder partner.

Metal Machine Trio:
Creation of the Universe

World Premier of Lou Reed's
Ambisonic 3D Sound Installation

5D Founder and UAM Director, Chris Scoates is proud to present
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio: Creation of the Universe
at the UAM from January 27–April 15, 2012

http://www.csulb.edu/org/uam/EVENTSwiretap.html

In 1975 RCA Records originally released Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music as a double album. It was seen as a radical departure from previous Reed recordings of the time as it had no songs or even recognizably structured compositions. Metal Machine Music is now seen, in retrospect, as a ground breaking foray into industrial music and sound art. Metal Machine Trio, a 2009 live performance with John Zorn at the Blender Theatre in New York, was recorded by the sound engineers at Arup Engineering.

The University Art Museum, CSULB will present the world premiere audio installation of Metal Machine Trio as an ambisonic 3-D re-creation. In collaboration with the acoustic specialists at the Arup Engineering SoundLab in New York, Reed has been able to recreate, for museum visitors, this ground breaking composition from exactly the same acoustic perspective he had while performing it on stage.

Exhibition open in the UAM Project Room from January 27–April 15, 2012
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach

EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION

January 27, 2012 from 6:00–8:00 pm
Panel discussions, audience participation and networking receptions over three evenings at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles.

University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
Free and open to the public — no RSVP required

SPECIAL EVENT

Lou Reed and Producer Bob Ezrin in Conversation
Friday, January 27, 2012 | 8:00 pm

Carpenter Performing Arts Center
6200 Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
(near Palo Verde, on the CSULB campus)

$45 Regular admission

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed sits down for a rare in-person conversation with Bob Ezrin, noted music producer who has played a pivotal role in refining the sounds of major artists from Alice Cooper to Pink Floyd. Join us for an unforgettable evening as these two heavyweights share a combined 90 years in music, giving voice to their thoughts processes and motivations.

Tickets can be purchased at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.

For group rates and special seating requests, call for details. Please contact the Arts Ticket Office at (562) 985–7000 at least 10 days before performance date. Based on availability.

ULRICH KRIEGER LECTURE

March 1, 2012 | 7:00–8:00 pm

University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
Free and open to the public — no RSVP required

Ulrich Krieger is a composer and performer based in Southern California. His experimental pieces are widely performed by ensembles in Europe and the USA. He is professor for composition, experimental sound practices, and contemporary saxophone at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

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