0422 retina

0422 retina

music: (Cubase 15 Pro)

• piano, reverbs, reverse versions
• modular synth layer
• do, re, fa, sol, do in C, G and F.. so the notes C, D, F, G, A and Bb
• cellos and contrabass underneath: C and G, then Bb and F

visuals: (all open source apps)

• in Pure data: sound-reactive spheres in 3 colors, slowly moving up the Y axis
• in OBS: gaussian blur: directional and zoom varieties
• in DaVinci: careful compositing of 5 of the 6 takes (discarded one for a better outcome)

blurb:

The retina is the photosensitive layer of the inner eye which converts light information into electrical signals and passes them through the optic nerve to where the brain processes them into what we see. Different animal species process the signals in different ways, making sense of our environments in different ways. How might life on other planets "see"? 

ugh.. what am I, a high school science teacher? try again.

Retina evokes a prehistoric sense of calm experienced at dawn's first light while connecting  imaginary wavelengths of visible and nonvisible light.

it's a little mystical and daydreamy, but closer to what I want. Should I say something about how the music causing the pulsating motion of the shapes implies that emotion involves itself with our sensory perceptions? or is that obvious already?