Rough Theater

For years it seems people have been trying to eliminate the "roughness" of art, whether by creating paint programs on the computer or eliminating the actual instruments used to create great symphonies we have been trying to move away from the true nature of that art form.  I personally think that it can work really well, as I am a big fan of both electronic music and animation, however it doesn't replace the more classical elements of those forms.  I think another one of the big transitions we have seen over the last decade or so is the shift from film to video to HD video.  This shift has taken away the graininess and textures associated with film and given us super sharp images which, in some cases, makes it look fake.  It doesn't seem to be a true film when its so hyper-real in the HD format.  We are trying to really move away from the roughness of art and in my opinion it lesses the realness and value of the art.