Jessica Rosenkrantz: Interview Excerpts from CLOUDS (2014)
Channel: The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
Date: 2023-04-05

This video presents excerpts of raw interview footage from CLOUDS (2014). Directed by Jae Minard and James George, CLOUDS is an interactive, generative, computational documentary that allows the viewer to explore different perspectives on the intersection of code and culture. Filmed using the RGBD 3D cinema format and created entirely with open-source software, CLOUDS uses a data-driven story engine to present an endless, ever-changing conversation about the role of computational thinking in contemporary arts and design. More information is at cloudsdocumentary.com.

Jessica Rosenkrantz (@nervous_jessica) is Creative Director of Nervous System, a generative design studio that develops computer programs to create unique and affordable art, jewelry, and housewares drawing inspiration from natural phenomena. [2014 Biography]

00:05 1. MIT beginning
00:32 2. Can't draw
01:11 3. John Maeda
01:31 4. RNA and Viruses
02:56 5. Design process 2
03:34 6. Big 3D printers Long quote
04:21 7. I create the work that I love
04:47 8. Biology
05:20 9. Science papers
06:15 10. biocomputer
07:06 11. Design process
08:14 12. Marker 2
08:46 13. Growing buildings
09:01 14. knowing it's beautiful
09:09 15. Why is it beautiful

Directors: Jae Minard and James George
Executive Producer: Golan Levin (CMU)
Producer: Winslow Porter
Design Director: Bradley G Munkowitz