Welcome to my online home.
Innovation does not mean "catching up".
It means creating that which is yet to be.
Here you can view a variety of my innovative, new-media works, short multimedia
mash-ups and videos designed to enlighten, educate and entertain.
Also featured are various award winning cinematic, story-based works including
DIARY OF NICLAS GHEILER, THE SUNFISHER, and various machinima films created and written by me starring my virtual world avatars.
My passion is to create visually powerful works that tell unique stories
or carry poetic messages.
I also work with artists, nonprofits and business clients to deliver web-based media content that meets their goals and needs in
an increasingly media dominated environment. WATCH THEM NOW ON MY YOUTUBE PAGE.
I am mostly a new media "One-Man-Band", capable of writing, directing and
producing a high-quality motion picture to fit any need at a fraction of
the cost of typical productions.
See streaming videos on my videos page.
My work garners press mentions in print, tv and web and is presented at
universities and film festivals around the world and is the subject of
various academic studies. Email me a question.
Major Innovations and Accomplishments:
1994 - Built and designed one of the first websites for a non-profit literary arts organization. Encyclopedia Britannica called it “one of the best websites”
1995 - Streamed video poems via the Internet with early adoptees NetVideo and
Blue Wolf Network.
1994 - Created and built the LTV archive of videos and films (over 600 titles)
1996 - Developed and coined the term "Cin(E)-Poetry", a growing new
genre taught in universities globally.
1998 - Employed early video webcasting technology for literary/arts presentations.
1999- Sponsored the SF National Poetry Slam Champions featured on '60 Minutes'.
2000 - Produced major live literary event at Masonic Theater in San Francisco
headlined by Maya Angelou.
2001 - Traveled to North America and Europe teaching educators how to create
edited videos via laptop.
2003 - Established on-demand video streaming for major cultural center in San Francisco
2003-2005 Produced and edited over 50 half hour shows titled SomArtsMedia for Cable
tv.
2008 - Created the first virtual reality replica of a major San Francisco cultural
center and developed "mirror" exhibitions for global audiences
via Second Life. Architect and curator for the ground-breaking "Synthetic
Masquerade" mixed reality.
2009 - Wrote, directed and produced mixed-reality film THE SUNFISHER.
Testimonials:
"To My Beloved" is an outstanding machinima. All aspects (light,
camera angles, costumes, story, etc) worked together to create a piece
of art. -Pia Klaar,Teacher Aug. 17,2009, Machinima Award 2009
"I admire your work and want to bring larger attention to it." - Kevin Stein, Poet Laureate of Illinois
"Your second life gallery is one of the most unique presentations of art I've seen in a while."
-Robert Berry, Curator Ico Gallery, New York City
Wow! The videos are GREAT! I'm amazed at your turn around time on this. Thank you so much!!
-Jessica Brown, Event Organizer, Expo for Independent Arts 2009
"I really appreciate all of your efforts on behalf of Visual
Aid and your support of many others in the community." -Julie Blankenship
"George Aguilar’s Second Life pursuits, challenge our precepts of how films may be created in the future." -Glendale Daily Planet
"George Aguilar’s DIARY OF NICLAS GHEILER was one of the best films
of 2008" -Berkeley Daily Planet
"You have provided many struggling artists a magnificent service and opportunity for art, that would otherwise have gone relatively unnoticed." -Rebecca Woolis, Berkeley Creative Living Center
"I have been browsing your movies and am enjoying them. I am very
impressed." -Genry Lowood, Curator of History of Science & Technology, Stanford.
"The EIGHTH annual Expo for the Artist & Musician went off in
grand style in Sept. 15 at SomArts. Thanks to George Aguilar of SomArts
Media for making this great video of the event.." -Expo for the Artist and Musician
"George, I will always be grateful to you for your wisdom, talent
and kindness.." -Helen Greico, former Pres. N.O.W., CEO SheInstitute.
"Dear Mr. Aguilar,
Thank you for the lovely Jack Davis tribute. I had been a fan of his since
the early SCR days but lost track of him. I was in San Francisco doing
'Phantom' back in the 90s and I was over at SOMA several times, not realizing
that Jack was there. Thanks again...wonderful work."
-Richard Gould, Actor
Thanks for stopping by. Email me or check back often to see what's new.
George Aguilar
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Site and media by George Aguilar. Background paintings courtesy of A. Paul |
| Recent Videos & News |
"Aguilar continues his series of virtual films, unleashing his avatar
alter ego Cecil Hirvi in Second Life for another installment of “Machinima
Poetry.” This episode finds Hirvi finding himself as he gazes into the
media mirror, watching old Hollywood footage of young soldier’s uncertain
return from the battlefield to the open fields of Wyoming."
15 minutes.
Berkeley, CA |
"The SunFisher"
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
ANIMATION-MACHINIMA
BERKELEY FILM & VIDEO
FESTIVAL 2009 |
| NEWS |
OCT09"Elegantly Forbidden," has been selected for screening @ the 2009 Machinima Expo in Second Life
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DEC09: Elegantly Forbidden, The Sunfisher, Future O, The Biggest Grief of All,
To My Beloved has been shortlisted as one of the Singapore Shooot Awards Finalists!
SHOOOT.COM
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Winners of SHOOOT Awards 2009 would be announced on 6 Dec 2009 at the Awards Ceremony at *SCAPE Youth Centre, Singapore, and SHOOOT.COM |
| NOV09 Diary of Niclas Gheiler has been selected for screening at the next UKJFF, which will take place 10th of November 2009 |
OCT09 THE SUNFISHER has been selected by the VAD International Video and Digital Arts
Festival 2009 competition.
The Festival will be celebrated from Oct. 15-25th in
Girona (Spain). http://www.vadfestival.net/ |
OCT09: "Diary of Niclas Gheiler" accepted to the 6th World Jewish Film Festival in Ashkelon, Israel 2009
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JUN09: "Blending Media:"Defining Film in the Modernist Period June 9-10 - Innsbruck , Austria. Major Conference includes Aguilar's work for "Panel 6: American Cinematic Modernism". Presented by M. Pfeiler
Phd. |
| APRIL09: "Elegantly Forbidden" to Screen in U.K |
FEB09: MaMachinima International Festival |
| JAN09: Social Networking, Virtual spaces and Art |
Synthetic Masquerade:
Mixed Reality Exhibition Curated by G. Aguilar
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