Final Project-- Ideas

IDEA ONE: My first idea is to take several songs and assign colors and shapes to the instrumentation in them, and having other people try and assign colors and shapes to the same songs as well, and then documenting this information in some way. For example- I would consider a loud bass pitch to be a dark blue, maybe with large waves of circles. I would also consider assigning an overall color palette to a song. For example a rock song may include complementary colors that cause visual vibrations and create an effect of noise, while an R&B song would be a calmer palette of blue and violets. 

IDEA TWO: My second idea is to combine the narrative, simultaneity, and stop motion animation assignments we did earlier this semester. I would use stop motion animation to create a narrative of 2 or 3 different point of views in a narrative that would all combine in the end. To translate between the different views I would change the color in the background of each different view. For example one view would have a yellow background, one would have a  blue background, and one would have a red background. The three different points of view will ultimately arrive at a similar conclusion.

IDEA THREE: My last idea is to illustrate music through a video montage. I would listen several pieces of music or sounds and then videotape scenes that I think go well with the sounds  I am hearing in an attempt to illustrate the music. However, in the final video, I won't use any music, just sounds I recorded along with the video to try and illustrate the music. I will then ask people what genre they think the video is and document that information. 

Some songs I have considered using are:

Champagne Supernova- Oasis

The Adventure- Angels & Airwaves

Virtual Insanity- Jamiroquai

Jimmy Eat World- Sweetness

Stay With You- John Legend

As I Am (Intro)- Alicia Keys