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Thank you for visiting my online site. I’m Barton Santello creator of Psychotropic Films and owner of Desert Homestead Multi-Media Studio, a solar-powered post-production studio in Arivaca, Arizona.
My inclination in digital filmmaking is to combine imagery and sound to create emotions in order to express ideas and information, based on how I perceive things.
I enjoy working in multi-media (photos, digital film, sound design, and other imaging sensing appliances). I employ both state-of-the-art digital hardware & software tools along with primitive technologies such as Super 8mm, Pixelvision, and the vintage Commodore Amiga family of media computers, along with its software.
Over the last 5-years or so, I have created over 10-short digital films (20-min. or less). I make films for personal artistic reasons and not for commercial purposes. However, I hope to assemble a DVD compilation of these and forthcoming shorts in the future in order to make these films available to those seeking original digital films and the opportunity to self-observe how they are perceiving my view of reality.
Explore the Mind of Psychotropic Films
Here’s how I set-up this website: Waking State: This homepage is a quick introduction to myself and this site. Subconscious: Is a detailed discussion of how I create and assemble films - essentially an artist’s statement. Day Residue: This page is a link to my ‘Blogger’ web-log which contains up-to-date information on films and projects, with links to website that are currently streaming my films. This web-log has essentially been my web-site until now. Digital Dreams: A page under construction that will eventually discuss and show my short films. In the meantime you refer to the ‘Day Residue’ link. Precognition: Here you will find previews of the ideas behind future films. Other Realities: Is a ‘links’ page to people, places and things, along with direction to sites of collaborating musicians. Bio-Feedback: Is a ‘contact’ page with a guest book, should you need to reach me for comments, questions or professional reasons. I plan to expand this site further to include additional explorations into digital multi-media.
I just launched this site and will be adding additional media content as I continue to decipher both the web-site technology tools available and creating ideas on how best to use this medium. So stay tuned!
Psychotropic: “An alteration of the mind or psyche.”
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