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by Susi Sie is focused on fear of the uncontrollable and its close relationship to fascination with the unfamiliar. The original score for this short was created by Clemens Haas.

All of its scenes were filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm macro, and have been edited with no additional computer animation and effects.

 

The original score for this short was created by Clemens Haas (1968, Germany), who studied Audio and Video Engineering as well as classical piano in Düsseldorf. His work as a freelance sound engineer, pianist and composer ranges from advertising, film, pop and jazz productions, classical composition and orchestration, but his tailored approach to sound does not limit him to any regimented genre or to any particular concepts around the free or applied arts.

The objective for BLACK’s musical score was to provide a formal, classical music structure to the abstraction of the images, to create an almost conventional form without losing the charm of strangeness. For example, in the exclusive use of two diametrically opposite tone generation methods: fractal, distorted synthetic sounds and that of the human voice, the inanimate matter is given a peculiar black soulfulness.

BLACK has also commanded international attention, having been featured on several websites, amonst others on Motion Graphics Served.

 

Source: Susi Sie's website

 

Black, liquid, female, Film

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Expanded Cinema (1970) - In a brilliant and far-ranging study, Gene Youngblood traces the evolution of cinematic language to the end of fiction, drama, and realism. New technological extensions of the medium have become necessary. Thus he concentrates on the advanced image-making technologies of computer films, television experiments, laser movies, and multiple-projection environments. Outstanding works in each field are analyzed in detail. Methods of production are meticulously described, including interviews with artists and technologists. (John Coulthart)

Notations 21 (2009) by Theresa Sauer features illustrated musical scores from more than 100 international composers, all of whom are making amazing breakthroughs in the art of notation. Notations 21 is a celebration of innovations in musical notation, employing an appreciative aesthetic for both the aural and visual beauty of these creations. The musical scores in this edition were created by composers whose creativity could not be confined by the staff and clef of traditional western notation, but whose musical language can communicate with the contemporary audience in a uniquely powerful way. (Notations 21 Project)

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