From the Roundtables

“In a nutshell, what maybe more important than the introduction of a video iPod, a consumer HD camera, Flickr, or yet another new device or service is how easy it is for media objects to travel between all these devices and services which now all become only temporary stations in media's Brownian motion.” — Lev Manovich

Roundtables

Prefatory Note

The vision for the BRAINTRUSTdv roundtables is outlined in this brief prefatory note from the roundtables editor.

Video iPod

How will the video iPod change video content in cyberspace? What does it suggest or promise as a cultural model? How will it affect independent media makers and corporate media providers? Is the video iPod "good" or "bad" for cinema—or is the term "cinema" no longer applicable in such a context?