A video composition by Patrick Lichty
Soundtrack by 8-Bit Construction Set
Dedicated to Wayne Draznin and Michael Daugherty, 2001

		LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT SITUATIONIST ALIEN ABDUCTION! Really ! We mean it! 8 bits or less is a journey into covert video. explores the society of the spectacle, hungry pets, and alien abduction.
		8 bits or less? yes. as DV typically employs 24-bit images, 8BoL was shot with a Casio watchcam, producing 8-bit grayscale imagery at a resolution of 120x120 pixels, resampled to video resolutions. the result is a grainy, low frame rate video that is textural and is similar to early cinematic experiments.
		Why 8 bits? as Matisse felt that realism does not equal truth, a work is not equal to the clarity of its image. also, 8BoL adopts a low tech aesthetic, choosing to showcase minimal tech to explore a Richteresque mediated perception, as well as a textural approach to digital video.
		nomadic video? digital imaging technology is already miniaturizing to the point when wrist-mounted video is foreseeable. 8BoL anticipates this development when personal recording devices could be anywhere, undetected by the casual onlooker.
		This was done using 8-bit equipment? Mostly. The images were captured in 8-bit grayscale with a Casio WristCam, and the music was created on an Commodore 64 computer. the video was compiled and edited using contemporary techniques.
		The Artists: Patrick Lichty (aka DJ voyd) video, editing, voiceovers, 8 Bit Construction Set artists of soundtrack music, 'Dollars'
		Available versions: VCD, RealVideo DVD, VHS, Mini-DV (NTSC)
		Were you really abducted by aliens? who ever said I was _abducted_?