Media Fest Response

Creatives of Synesthesia and Cymatics in Film

       Cymatics is a graphic creation of sound vibration, for instance by putting sand on metal board, different shapes will be formed according to different pitch of sound are played. In films Cymatics is usually used as inanimate moving objects corresponds to display as sound frequencies. In the experimental film which we watched in our first class, the color and shapes on the screen correspond to beat of the soundtrack to creative patterns and movement In editing, this could be referred to Rhythmic Editing, where the clips follow a distinct pattern, suck as our second project which we followed a rhythmic of 5-15-5-10-5 in our experimental one minute film.
        Synesthesia is widely used in painting where many artists convey their ideas of their cognitive of seeing, feeling, or touching things. An artists may draw something that they feel represents a feeling or expression but the viewers may not understand at first, until it is explained to them. For example, people might think of certain colors we may associate them with a feeling, emotion, or an experience. In film,  if we look at a shot of an explosion without any sound, most people might imagine hearing booming sound based general experience. In film perspective, for example in the video skill of juxtaposition, if there is a shot of a man directly addressing at the camera, then next show cut to a cup of soup. People might automatically associate these two shots together and think that the man is hungry. Synesthesia affects how we perceive things in life. People with the rare Synesthesia may perceive things differently more often than others.

Response to hand-painting

I think the short film we watched in class is very unique. The main idea of this film is mainly about the munis and the beats because the filmmaker gave colors and shapes actions to match up with the sound track. Also, the filmmaker used different ways to emphasize the music tempo. For example, in  the part where only few white lines appeared on a black screen, audiences' attentions were drawn by the changes and movements of the white lines. Since these lines are moving rhythmically, it looked like characters while dancing on the screen. In comparison, the other parts had more colors and shapes mixed together showing on the screen, which gave the audiences a decision for what to focus on.