tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140083312024-03-12T21:01:12.013-07:00VirtualDayzI explore media in transition. My research encompasses film, video, print, digital arts, and the web. I'm interested in what artists and writers are doing and in what critics and scholars are saying.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-37157912888797009912015-07-11T21:24:00.001-07:002015-07-11T21:24:51.321-07:00The Memory ChannelMy new website is live: The Memory ChannelElayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-2424614206385422532012-09-01T17:05:00.000-07:002012-09-01T17:05:00.555-07:00My E-Books: Arella's Repertoire, Video-Graphic Alchemy, & VirtualDayzThree of my e-books are now on iTunes for the iPad: Arella's Repertoire, VirtualDayz, and Video-Graphic Alchemy. The e-books are also available for the Kindle and Nook. Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-80362291188643289602012-02-11T12:21:00.000-08:002012-02-11T12:34:54.042-08:00*Arella's Repertoire* RevisitedThe latest version of my novel, *Arella's Repertoire,* is now available on Amazon.com. If you feel inspired to read the book, let me know what you think. I'd welcome your feedback.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-11388257846284388332011-04-23T14:59:00.000-07:002012-02-11T12:46:21.511-08:00Video-Graphic Alchemy: A Multimedia RetrospectiveThe updated version of of "Video-Graphic Alchemy: Transforming 'Dear Diary'" is now available on Amazon.com. This retrospective brings together artistic, multimedia, and literary texts from my personal repertoire. A childhood diary that I kept in the mid-1960s inspired these transmedia experiments. The book includes reproductions of more than twenty color and black-and-white images. For Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-11921687186495342642010-11-27T18:38:00.000-08:002010-11-27T18:41:41.257-08:00Video-Graphic Alchemy: A Retrospective (revised)Video-Graphic Alchemy represents my attempt to connect the dots: a retrospective metanarrative across platforms. I'd welcome your comments.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-990139426745280392010-10-30T17:53:00.000-07:002012-02-11T13:18:46.053-08:00Leah's Belated HurrahYou can now preview Leah's Belated Hurrah online. This multi-volume text can be read in a variety of ways: as a linear narrative; as the early stages of a script for film, video, or interactive digital platforms; and as the basis of a choreographed dance performance.
The entire piece contains separate chapters/performances for selected time periods in the main character’s life, from Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-40787893113485957762010-03-21T11:36:00.000-07:002012-02-11T13:04:56.341-08:00VirtualDayz 2.0I'm planning to revive this blog, VirtualDayz, and continue the explorations of personal and cultural memory that my earlier posts addressed. (Entries from June 2005 to July 2006 are documented in the book VirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories and in a Kindle edition.)
I'm looking for projects to critique, so please feel free to recommend innovative approaches to personal or Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-25834479359808411052010-02-13T15:47:00.000-08:002010-02-13T16:48:46.356-08:00Leah's Belated HurrahMy novel, Arella's Repertoire, is undergoing another transformation. A Time Traveler En Route: Leah’s Belated Hurrah, the latest incarnation of this hybrid text, can be read in a variety of ways: as a linear narrative; as the early stages of a script for film, video, or interactive digital platforms; and as the basis of a choreographed dance performance.The entire piece contains separate chaptersElayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-15620442310023918572009-09-04T11:24:00.000-07:002009-09-04T11:48:23.953-07:00"Video-Graphic Alchemy" Online"Video-Graphic Alchemy," an illustrated retrospective of my multimedia and literary work, can now be viewed in the book mode on Scribd. Try the full-screen option, and then zoom in (+).While you're there, explore some of the other documents I've posted, including a work-in-progress that features scripted dance performances introduced in "Arella's Repertoire," my novel. "A Child's Space: Leah's Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-90875554828090372182009-07-22T00:53:00.000-07:002009-07-22T01:24:39.600-07:00Recycled Memories: A Story in Four PartsFor an overview of my literary quartet, click here.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-62913627593288162492009-06-14T13:43:00.000-07:002009-06-14T15:17:12.036-07:00Document Sharing on Scribd: Another Platform for My WorkI've been uploading selections of my writing to Scribd, a document-sharing site that resembles a YouTube for texts. Click on my Scribd badge to access my documents -- a mix of fiction, essays, and reviews.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-69443316852356046392009-06-07T13:32:00.000-07:002009-06-14T15:06:35.153-07:00Revisiting Annette Kuhn on VirtualDayz<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} /* StyleElayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-37950471670582319372009-05-25T12:35:00.000-07:002009-05-25T13:01:54.754-07:00ARELLA'S REPERTOIRE: The Prelude You're invited to read the prelude of my novel, Arella's Repertoire, online. Please contact me directly if you have any questions about the book.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-30522734870426891332009-05-17T13:21:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:15:23.740-07:00"Video-Graphic Alchemy" on ScribdVideo-Graphic Alchemy: Transforming "Dear Diary," my multimedia artist's book, can now be read online in its entirety on Scribd, a social publishing company that allows writers to share their work. Hard copies of the 52-page book are available on Amazon.com.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-49768354403299770852009-03-29T13:43:00.000-07:002009-05-25T12:32:07.449-07:00Reviving my Multimedia QuartetSee the public view of my Facebook photo album devoted to RECYCLED MEMORIES: A MULTIMEDIA QUARTET:Arella's Repertoire (novel)Vagabond Scribe (Leah's Backstory) (experimental fiction)Video-Graphic Alchemy: Transforming "Dear Diary" (multimedia essay)VirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories ("blook" based on this blog)Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-19862307850335552172009-02-15T15:37:00.000-08:002009-05-25T12:34:39.896-07:00From Blog to Blook to E-Book: Reading VirtualDayz on Amazon’s Kindle 2 Now that Amazon’s Kindle 2 will soon be released (on Feb. 24), I wonder whether demand for the Kindle version of my book VirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories will increase. The paperback version of that book—which is based on entries I wrote in this blog from June 2005 to July 2006—is also available on Amazon.com. (In addition, the text can be downloaded from my storefront onElayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-31542904763825791012008-08-17T14:49:00.000-07:002008-08-17T14:52:00.338-07:00My new facebook badgeElayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-29102496027716322452008-06-16T01:16:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:49:26.064-07:00Autobiographical Mashups and Recycled Memories: A Multimedia QuartetRecycled Memories: A Multimedia Quartet, a DVD now available on my storefront, includes digital copies of the four interrelated books I recently published: Arella’s Repertoire—a novel that reworks archival materials across various media while exploring personal and cultural memory during the second half of the twentieth century. The text is framed as a hyperlinked blog.Vagabond Scribe (Leah’s Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-87996609333556772332008-04-12T11:43:00.000-07:002008-12-09T05:56:11.312-08:00VirtualDayz Transformed Once AgainVirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories, the “blook” based on my blog, is now available on Amazon.com. The “search inside” feature should be activated soon. I may format the text for the Kindle, Amazon’s new wireless reading device. Transformations of my work continue. Technorati tags: blook, blog, autobiography, cultural memory, personal memory, diary, digital art, new media, Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-45300342941381895782008-03-15T23:20:00.000-07:002008-03-30T13:07:10.285-07:00Transforming California Video: A Change of Address (re: Getty Exhibition)On Thursday night I attended the opening of California Video at the Getty Center, a lavish refuge nestled in the mountains overlooking L.A. After a tram ride up to the museum, I passed through a festive courtyard where hundreds of guests sampled a variety of international cuisines and schmoozed on their ways to and from the exhibition upstairs. Ascending once more, I paused to take in the Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-72137657203089394342008-02-17T16:24:00.000-08:002008-12-09T05:56:12.153-08:0024/7 DIY Video Summit The University of Southern California (USC) sponsored the 24/7 DIY Video Summit last weekend, February 8–10. On Saturday afternoon I was able to catch the plenary session, “Envisioning the Future of DIY [Do-It-Yourself],” moderated by Howard Rheingold. Other panelists included Henry Jenkins, Joi Ito, John Seely Brown, and Yochai Benkler. For a personal response, see my new blog, “Transforming Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-11964359734169356612008-01-15T20:03:00.000-08:002008-06-16T01:59:24.376-07:00My Facebook BadgeElayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-50577524614822677242007-10-14T01:39:00.000-07:002007-10-14T01:57:33.743-07:00Recycled Memories: A Multimedia QuartetClick here to download synopses of the four books that I wrote and designed.Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-57082901614658080342007-09-29T18:48:00.001-07:002008-12-09T05:56:12.667-08:00VirtualDayz: The “Blook”I’ve finished editing the second edition of VirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories, the fourth book in the collection I’m calling Recycled Memories: A Multimedia Quartet. All four books are now showcased on the same site. Visit my storefront to preview the books and to buy copies. VirtualDayz (and the other nonfictional text, Video-Graphic Alchemy: Transforming “Dear Diary”) can Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008331.post-58645651136810351652007-07-26T19:42:00.000-07:002008-12-09T05:56:13.442-08:00A Writer’s Showcase: My Quartet Arella’s Repertoire Vagabond Scribe (Leah’s Backstory) Video-Graphic Alchemy: Transforming “Dear Diary" VirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories Elayne Zalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140194823532923174noreply@blogger.com2