General Thoughts...relating to visual music

Often times film has been thought of a medium built much like music. A time based medium, that has rhythm or pulses, but instead of hearing we see the rhythm and "melodies." Editing is one of the ways where rhythm can be created. However, for our class, we can create rhythm simply by coloring or scratching the emulsion. With our experiments, I think this is something I want to strive for in my films. To create rhythm, a melody developed by a certain style, using a combination of instruments to make that melody really sing.

I think that when you want to do this, you cannot think of music, but you have to think of film. How many frames do I want to carry on this motion, before i transition into the next segment of the film. Should I use paint or dye? How can I achieve a certain kind of texture? By asking questions like these you create your film, and by that way you create a musical feeling. Visual music should come through naturally when making a film, because film is inherently musical. By experimenting in this class we can all learn what makes a film more musically pleasing for the eye.