Images for Experimental Film

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The above image depicts a clenched fist. The original source was a short video of said fist being clenched; a shot that was rather similar to a shot idea for our project. It shares the idea of a particular part of the body being the focus of a shot. In our case, we plan to use such a shot in combination with perhaps, our door slamming sound; which would link into our idea of the images representing the sound, but not necessarily literally.

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This image shows an abstract interpretation of the human mouth. This links into our project in that we will primarily use mouths in order to create abstract interpretations of certain sounds. The mouths that will be present in our film will not be artistically abstract themselves, in that they will not exhibit any particularly unusual qualities. It is instead what these mouths represent rather than the qualities they exhibit themselves.

Tango (1981), Zbigniew Rybczyński    https://vimeo.com/90339479

This is a frame taken from Tango (1981) by Zbigniew Rybczyński. The film consists of a series of actions being performed by a number of people within a single room repeatedly. More and more people begin to crowd the scene to create a very chaotic and abstract image. It does so in such a way that it becomes clear that these actions cannot be being performed simultaneously. The intertwining and chaotic nature of the visuals in Tango reflect the intertwining and chaotic nature of the sounds in our project; as was our intention. The tone of chaos and pure abstraction within our project resembles those seen here.

Om (1986), John Smith   http://www.vdb.org/titles/om

This is a screen shot taken from Om (1986), an experimental film by John Smith; a film that provided some inspiration towards ours. It features mostly a single shot of a young man who initially, appears to be some sort of monk; wearing a robe and breathing in incense. He begins to hum "Om" - a sacred sound and a spiritual icon in Indian religions. It then appears that this man is having his hair shaved. and the sounds may actually be coming from the razor, not the man. The orange robe is then revealed to be a barber's robe, and the incense is revealed to be a cigarette. The man himself is also revealed to be a skinhead, almost a polar opposite of what was originally connoted. The film plays with the idea of the viewer's expectations. It was this film that provided some inspiration towards our ideas concerning the relationship between sound and visuals; and the ways in which their combinations could create a variety of effects. "This four minute film explores our response to stereotypes - aural, visual and ideological. Smith signals these stereotypes to the viewer through a chiefly associational system. which deftly manipulates the path of our expectations. The structure is stunningly simple and deceptively subtle. We are taken on a journey from one concrete stereotype to its diametric opposite, as the images transform and juxtapose to, ultimately,  invert out interpretation of what we see and hear." - Gary Davis

The Symptoms (2013), Lee Pearse    https://vimeo.com/86796902

The above image, a screen-grab from The Symptoms (2013) by Lee Pearse, shows a use of split-screening that could be interesting to use in our project. Since the audio consists of several overlapping and repeated tracks, it would make sense to make use of the corresponding visuals in a similar fashion; having several of them on screen at once; perhaps using the same shot multiple times within a single frame. This way, the visuals could overlap and intertwine similarly to their respective sound tracks. The monochrome effect also creates a rather gloomy and depressing tone, which could also be a good thing to incorporate into our project as it would reflect the repetitive morning routine on which the sounds were based.

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This again links into the idea of using particular parts of the body to create an abstract interpretation of sound. The eye is particularly interesting as it reacts and adjusts to the environment around it. Placing a camera in front of a person as they open their eyes will cause it to noticeably adjust; allowing the possibility for this movement to provide ideas in terms of the ways the eye could represent sound. Similarly to the fist, the eye could also be linked to the slamming of the door; the sound being an exaggeration of the closing of the eye.