1. Why this particular song/piece?

I chose these particular clips from Cascada’s songs because when I think of
Techno that is influencial and enjoyable, I think of her music.

2. how does this song effect your color scheme – why?

I dont think that the song effects my color scheme in any way because I
didnt intend on that being the point of my choice in song and overall idea.

3. why your using this specific set of images and how does it effect the
content of the movie. (music choice, historical, symbolic, etc.)

I came up with taking pictures because I enjoy incorporating still imagery
into my projects. They were taken/chosen because I plan to use them in an
effective way of displaying a psychedelic trance feel.

4. what do you hope the viewer’s experience is? (emotional, political,
etc.)

I hope my viewers take away the feel of being in an trance and sinking into the
music and its techno beats. Techno gives me a good feeling, somewhat exciting
and alive – I hope they take that emotion away as well.

-coming soon-

so for this project my plan is to do overlays of photos that have a florescent kind of glow & then put them into video format and set them at a fast pace to show some kind of movement and variance of colors throughout the piece. here are some of the overlays that will be incorporated. many of them will get color changes and different kind of brushes added upon them to make them more of a “trance” mixed with the techno movement and song choice.

song of choice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iXQVvIxsTg – “We’re In Heaven” by Cascada (mixed by DJ Sammy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjZ2zwXbta4 – “Everytime We Touch” by Cascada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQm9mEbNy8 – “Perfect Day” by Cascada

additions to color scheme- darker yellow, more of a burnt orange, purple (somewhat indigo) & black/white

WORKING INDIVIDUALLY.

Project Outlines-
PHASE 1:
http://design4media.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/musical-interpretation-phase-1.pdf

TECHNO/TRANCE.
http://music-megaupload.com/2009/02/25/top-100-best-techno-vol-18-2009.html -best techno 2009

http://www.internetdj.com/weeklycharts.php -top weekly chart for dec 14th 2009

http://dancetechnomusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/new_dance_techno_songs_july_2009 -new dance techno july 2009

http://www.lucasgro.com/music/charts/techno.html -techno charts early 2009

http://www.techno-impressionist.com/origin.htm -techno impressionist (origin)

http://www.amazings.com/articles/article0006.html -revolution of electronic music

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/non_aviation/read.main/177687/ -techno music blog

http://www.tranceaddict.com/site_news.shtml -trance

http://www.moodbook.com/music/trance.html -trance history

http://www.swinburne.infoxchange.net.au/media/halm316/gallery/david/pg7d.htm -techno history

color ideas:

HISTORY-

TRANCE started in europe in the 1990s and is currently the most popular genre there in music. its “characterized as being accessible and having anthemic and epic and drifting and psychedelic qualities”.”From a pure music producer’s standpoint, the following elements build up a basic trance track on top of a solid, house-powered beat and energetic, techno-powered progressive sound:

• Rifts, rolls, breakdowns and buildups.
• Short samples often going into 16th and 32nd notes.
• Anthems.
• Highly intermixed major and minor chords.”

TRANCE HITS: http://supra.armadamusic.nl/news/2009/04/2486/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-TZwV-D9fk -Vincent De Moor — “Fly Away” (Cosmic Gate Remix)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOcCGFTEyes -Cerf, Jaren & Mitiska – Light the Skie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RfMYhx1nfI -Mike Foyle – Firefly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPpKQ033ajc -Vengeance – Temptation

TECHNO developed in the 1980s in the united states mainly in detroit. influenced from the 1970s combination of disco and funk.

“Ground-Breaking Records from the United States:

• Cybotron – Clear
• Rhythm Is Rhythm – Strings of Life
• Inner City – Good Life

• Model 500 – Off to Battle
• Cybersonik – Technarky
• Plastikman – Spastik “

strings of life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVdg3aZjGE

clear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I280cxs2jvA

good life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=998P6HEzCdI

off to battle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0kzVXGB2E

technarky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owAVrd7sgqQ

spastik:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsct-e-HVE0

MY IDEA.

i want to come up with an object and use my colors to make a video that quickly switches colors back and forth and creates a “trance” feel. through the trance i wanted this object to move within the beats and what not through the song of my choice.

some sketch ideas-

above: just an experimentation of objects shifting through space and colors coming and shifting together.

above: another experimentation of colors moving and creating a trance movement through the space.

Theres some additional adds on this post because I wasnt sure of which one to choose..

black & white.

transparent.

florescent.

metallic.

expressive line.

Last Five Extensions.
They ended up working out different than planned.
They are in order from top to bottom.
The word they fit is displayed next to their description.

black & white (rural)

transparent (rural)

florescent (rural)

metallics (urban)

expressive line (urban)