Synthesis
Michael Scott brings us "Adrenaline," a piece about the retinal excitement and optical pleasure caused from watching things in motion. (r)emerge, by Stephan Larson, experiments with space and patterns as well as space in a pattern. The two are interchangeably generated and dissolved through temporal changes in volume and color. Mark O'Connell's "Beach" is a luxurious collage of images surely designed to sedate. OffLine's feature interview focuses on the art work and insights of multimedia artist M.R. Petit. The interview includes samples from her "The Mutant Gene and Tainted Kool-Aid Sideshow" CD-ROM. Patterns continue in Stan Bowman's computer animation, "5 Part Inventions," which synthesizes fantastical scenes of creatures, clowns, babies, and landscapes together to the music of J.S. Bach. The "Synthesis" episode concludes with Tim Clague's "All or Nothing," a computer visual delight.

Business
OffLine gets down to business with a clever array of music videos and creative films. The bidding starts with Mark O'Connell's visually rich "Capitalism Sucks," a computer processed satire of capitalist icons. Catch public art creator Krzystof Wodiczko as OffLine talks with him about his projects and ideas. Krzystof is well known for his slide projections on many famous buildings and monuments. Turn next to "Detour" by Greg Bowman, a presentation of a live audio/video/computer performance of abstract visuals and road themes. A new video from Whose Family keeps the cash flow going with "Horn Chase." ®TMark packages the show with "Bringing it to You," a mini-documentary about the ®TMark artistic alternative corporate entity.

Feedback
Point that camera at the TV and, turn up the microphone, and get set for OffLine's "Feedback" episode. Headlining the video barrage is OffLine's feature interview with The Poool, the New York City based video art group whose live video performances blend props with special effects. Following the interview is The Poool's "Subnautica." Keith Knudson tints the action with "N.O.D," a wild abstract video extravaganza. Whose Family's video-processed "Dinitrophenol," from their hit dance-ambient CD "Satellite," adds to the mix. "Swing Bridge," by Reynold Weidenaar, renews the decade-old celebration of the Brooklyn Bridge festival, processing original film footage with colorful washes of fun. Also on the "Processing" epidode is Mark O'Connell's "Love Street" and Greg Bowman's "Crosstalk", a multi-part video mixed and edited in real time.

Addictions
Zoom in on independent art with this installment of OffLine as it presents "Writing in the Dark," by Joseph Cafferelli, a compelling poetic look at the impact of heroin addiction. Tony Gault's "The Gift" follows in focus by recounting stories about alcoholism and it effects on families. Seattle-based photographer Kelly Kempe is OffLine's guest artist feature. Kelly exhibits and discusses the process by which she creates her snapshots of living painted subjects. Explore new angles in Joel Pelletier's music video "Touch." Riho Katagiri's black and white silent film "The Virtuous Woman," frames an exploration of relationships. M.M. Nihilsingha's suspenseful computer animation "Praxis" concludes OffLine's "Snapshot" episode.

Culture Jam
Pull up a seat and roast the popcorn, it's time to take a look at pop media culture. Mike McCool opens it up with "What To Do Till the Movie Starts," a pastiche of animations and video intended to fill the gap till the movie starts. "SPF 2000," by Patrick McGuinn, is a hilarious homage to 1970's sexploitation films, where two gay men sunbathe by a creek and meet a handsome teenage boy and his overprotective mother. Jam the channels in Doug Henry's "X Minutes of Original Programming," a series of vignettes centered on the activity of setting up a shot. Chris Uren reminds us about cultural perceptions using images of an "alien abortion" from a weekly tabloid in "Culture." Jesse Spencer's hilarious "Grapes: A Love Story," relates a practical joke that begins when grapes gets out of hand. Michael Trainor kicks out the jams with a music video for The Montgomery Cliffs' "She Was Good."

Situations
You never know what situation you may find yourself in this episode. Dave Gebroe explores the situation of a poet/night clerk at a gas station who cannot get any peace. Happy Trails Animation situates us in the vegetable patch with their animation "The Full Del Monte," featuring the common beefsteak tomato, plump with personality, and two characters brought to life on a vine. The words of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, who spent time in a cottage on the west coast of Ireland, underscore images of everyday Ireland in Dave Johnston's "Pictures in Ireland." Denise Wellenstein's "The Succubus" situates us in a deep exploration of animated fright.

Beyond
Three videos on this episode are featured from Video Out, a collection of independent experimental works from Canada: "Stain," by Rae Staeseson, explores themes of domesticity, erotica and unexplored aesthetics of mundane activity; Shawn Chappelle's "Trans," is a portrait of modern technology that combines a jarring soundtrack with overlaid imagery of jets in flight; and "O/C" by Andrew power, a sonorous meditation on the distance between perception and measurement, liquidating the moving image while propelling the still into obsessive gestures. Desire, seduction, hunger and revenge come together in Sandra Stevenson's "Laetitia M," as a husband bored with his sex life seeks out a change, with surprising results. From beyond the fringe comes "We Hate You Little Boy," by Janene Higgins, cutting to the quick about parental fears, child abuse, and lost childhood. In Tony Gualt's "Tabernacle" images of the body mesh with abstract colors and forms to present a spiritual view of the body. Joel Baird pushes out more of his sumptuous video art with "I've Got a Problem" and "Once Upon a Time." Terry Steyn's music video "Dry Open Air" moves OffLine completely beyond artistic borders.