Length: 01:37
Logline: Kaleidoscopic sequence of sea and sound.
Time for me to shred another experimental film to pieces. Or not. This one is reminiscent of the stuff we used to do in the editing rooms at art college when first playing about with the software. Find an effect you like and apply it to anything you can get your hands on. It also throws a flashback to the type of video you'd get projected onto walls at raves (showing my age here, you younger readers will recognise this closer to iTunes visualisations) and shares that drug fuelled dream like quality of repetitiveness, hallucination and distortion.
Be careful as you could get drawn into staring at this for hours if you set it to repeat. The colour change gives water the appearance of flame and like gazing into a burning fire, this has a hypnotic feel which is complemented by the moody techno beat and increased by the overlay sound of sea waves crashing onto the shore.
I like this film in that it's easy, fluid and a no brainer. To what it's original purpose and audience is, is another question. Of course, with experimental, does it really need one? Purpose no, audience yes. Otherwise what would be the point in creating it. This does feel more like part of an installation than a stand alone film and that combining it with some other element will help bring meaning. Otherwise, a nice play with colour, pattern and form.
Best Bit: Colouring.
Worst Bit: Unknown function.
Final thought: Your eyes are getting heavy, VERY heavy.
Read a condensed review of this film on Twitter here.
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