For my experimental project I am going to make a short film using materials such as paint and ink. I would like to look at the use of soundtrack to create mood alongside a series of abstract images. I have very little experience working with sound and in my previous projects it was not something I focused on therefore I think this is a good opportunity for me to learn more about soundtrack and sound in general. I have found various examples of photographers and filmmakers who use similar ideas in their own works.
Thomas Blanchard
Thomas Blanchard uses paint, oil, milk and liquid soap to create 'Paint Dances'. His short video 'Memories of Paintings' is a dreamlike sequence of paint swirling and combining with other components. When describing his process Blanchard said, "I poured the milk and paint on a plate, and it’s a drop of dishwasher liquid that animates the painting. The chemical reaction is funny and practical. The small planets are made with paint mixed with rapeseed oil." He uses a Canon 550 camera and a macro lens.
His choice of soundtrack creates a serene atmosphere and the swirling paint has an almost hypnotic effect on the viewer. There is a reoccurring circular theme in terms of the shapes which appear in the paint and the way the liquid turns like a wheel. Another of his works is 'The Colours of Feelings' which uses paint, oil, milk, honey and cinnamon. Blanchard has said it is an analogy of feelings such as anger, love, sadness and joy ; they mix and eventually ease.
Alberto seveso
Alberto Seveso is an illustrator and Digital Photographer based in Bristol. He was born in Milan and grew up in Sardinia. He has done a collection of photographs of ink in various liquids called 'Heavy Metals'. This is an idea I would like to incorporate in my own film as I like the effect and I am interested to see how it works as a moving image instead of a still. I think this will link in nicely with Thomas Blanchard's work.
http://www.burdu976.com/phs/portfolio/heavy-metals/
Ink in water - slow motion abstract moving image.
oskar FISCHENgER
The short film An Optical Poem, 1938, by the celebrated German-born abstract film-maker Oskar Fischinger, in its entirety, composed to Franz Liszt's "2nd Hungarian Rhapsody." Made entirely with paper in stop motion fashion.