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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

IDEA in/formation — exhibit of visual, technical, and conceptual works opening Oct 17 at 945 Market Street, SF (above IKEA). More info soon!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Best contribution yet to Odyssey discourse:

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Coming in 2027: Endurance Media, by Neta Alexander, Shane Denson, David Parisi, and Rachel Plotnick. In the series "In Search of Media" from University of Minnesota Press/meson press!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Three-channel aleatoric work featuring glitchy bees, Silicon Valley ecologies, and real-time text mining and Markov chain generation based on the 1897 volume Die Symbolik der Bienen (Symbolism of Bees) by Johann Philipp Glock. Part of a larger ensemble of works in development!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

"Der Verwesungsprozeß ist ein Vervielfältigungsprozeß." (The process of decay is a process of generation.) -- Work in progress with Karin Denson.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I’ll also mention that I’m not trained as a programmer, but I’ve been teaching myself for some aleatoric art collaborations, and this is the tool I wish I had when writing my minute-by-minute book on BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Periodic reminder that I made this open-access app, the film|minutes video|graphic workstation, that might be of interest to people writing close analysis of moving-image work (or commenting and feedback for filmmakers too!)

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Perfect. Thanks. By the way, had to think of your textpocalypse:

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

People are split on THE BRIDE!, but not on James Whale's 1935 masterpiece BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Check out my book -- free on Kindle and super cheap as paperback!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Used it 15 times in my first book!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Woah! An actually good and insightful review of my book on Amazon!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! My book on BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN--which is FREE for Kindle--is currently #1 in Movie & Video History & Criticism on Amazon!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Here are some shots from a recent installation at 120710 Gallery in Berkeley:

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Get the film|minutes video|graphic workstation here: purl.stanford.edu/xq320wq3449. And get the text pack (or a standalone app) for BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN here: purl.stanford.edu/qj474bx8626

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Timestamped notes will be synced with the film:

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

For example, if you want to read the entirety of my BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN book, you can load a copy of the film (there's one on Vimeo at the moment) and grab the text pack I've uploaded on the Stanford Digital Repository (link below).

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

If you want to read someone else's notes, or if you want to continue working on notes you started previously, choose the folder with those notes.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

If you want to write new notes, create a new folder.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Next you'll be prompted to "Choose a folder for new or existing notes."

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

You'll be prompted to choose a video file on your computer, and a window will open to do so.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

When you're ready to move beyond the demos and either write about (or take notes on) a film of your choosing, or read notes that someone else has composed about a film, click the "Load Video" button at the top.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

"Demo 1" demonstrates its function as a reader (with an excerpt of my BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN book). "Demo 2" shows how to use it for composition (the text window is a blank slate for writing notes about Thomas Edison's 1910 FRANKENSTEIN, which you'll see in the video window).

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

The film|minutes video|graphic workstation is a tool for reading AND writing minute-by-minute analyses of moving-image media. (Thread)

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

But the paperbacks are beautiful and cheap -- no, not free -- but only $18.99

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

There are also open-access -- yes, also free -- PDFs and EPUBs from the publisher!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

My book on Bride of Frankenstein is available for $0.00 -- yes, free -- for Kindle

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Theorizing the installation work I've been doing with the non/phenomenal collective (Brett Amory, Karin Denson, and me) as a "hodological laboratory" -- drawing on Sartre's theorization of non-Euclidean lived space.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Today (9/13 at 1pm), I'll be talking about "Bodies, Codes, and Hodological Space" at Gray Area Festival in SF!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Out now! Bride of Frankenstein [film|minutes]

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Check out the interactive version of my book -- apps for Mac and Windows (doi.org/10.25740/qj4...) -- or grab a text pack and load it into the film|minutes video|graphic workstation (doi.org/10.25740/xq3...)

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Waiting to get new tires put on, Evie and I have an hour to kill. She really likes the grass in front of the California Cryobank. 🥶 🤣 #siliconvalley

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This Saturday, Aug 16 (4-8pm), is the Phase 2 opening of Non/phenomenalities!!! Lots of surprises are in store! Panel discussion at 6pm! 120710 Gallery in Berkeley!!!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Non/phenomenalities -- 120710 Gallery, Berkeley -- Phase 2 opening on August 16 (4-8pm)!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I’m at the gallery. I’m at the construction site. I’m at the combination gallery and construction site.

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Opening Saturday, 7/26, 4-8pm in Berkeley!!! You have no idea... 😱

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Opening this Saturday at 120710 Gallery in Berkeley! It's going to be absolutely (non)phenomenal!!!

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Shane Denson @shanedenson.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Looking forward to installing this collaborative work with @karindenson.bsky.social !!

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