The author describes VJing as the live manipulation and mixing of visual and audio elements to create immersive and dynamic experiences. The author also highlights the evolving nature of VJing and its relationship to other terms such as visual music, expanded cinema, live cinema, and live audiovisual performance. This shows that there is a lot of complexity in this field, leading to the inability to truly define these processes. The author also says the performative character of a VJ performance has a close relationship to the “structural and formal influences of the music” and that VJing stands for liveness and is pure improvisation.
I have had experience with being in clubs and seeing the LED screen behind the DJ change with the music being played. However, these experiences would fall under “visual wallpaper”, where clubs either want more attention on the screen or the music, with the two competing for a stronger presence in the club. In these cases, there is no connection or complement between the visual and audio, which creates a sense of confusion in the viewing experience.
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