#unit 35

okay so, coming up with an experimental project. the idea is to make people feel. what, then is the most direct way of doing that? using emotions.

there are then options. do you choose a primal emotion? a base emotion? a higher emotion? 

there are certainly a lot of emotions. a lot that can be worked with, but for now, I'm looking for something thats simple but powerful. something that is needed right now, amidst the chaos humanity is laying down. 

how about some peace? now peace isn't an emotion but serenity is. and a little serenity in the world can't be a bad thing. 

so from that, theres a simple act of deciding what situations cause this. 

a simple, but effective one, seems to be sitting out in nature, with the sounds associated, like rustling leaves, birdsong. An oasis from the normal sounds of life, like cars. 

taking this all into consideration, then an individual instillation wouldn't make sense. a general internet release would be helpful. proliferation through social media then, makes sense. to bring a little bit of serenity too peoples days.

and from a quick survey, it seems like it could be a well received idea.  

Experimental videos. big mood for. experimental videos are just that, experiments. They’re art. They’re thoughtful. They’re through provoking.

Experimental videos break from codes and conventions, to bring something that doesn't stick to the normal patter of things. It has been the bearer of some brilliant things, some not so amazing, and others that just defy understanding 

par example: this video of someone making a shirt design.  (T-SHIRT by Jamie Swarbrick) another example: Colour Bandits by PJ Liguori, which consists of a man standing in a void of colour, devoid of colour, become vibrant. 

in the world of video media, there are a lot of experimenters. the earliest being those such as the Lumieres Brothers, and George Melies. Those who pioneered the craft of video/film making. they were the ones that experimented to give rise to the the codes and conventions for all manor of genres, and types. nowadays, the practitioners are all about breaking rules.   a major ‘rule break’ is one of the narrative/non narrative. experimental videos can have a story. they can have a start middle and end, and the  experiment is how you get from point a to point b a non narrative video experiment on the other hand, does t have the point a to point b to include, so theres a lot more freedom to do with as you please. example?

 a difference between  the pioneers of the past and present is technology, whereas previously, a lot of experimenting was done by more affluent people, and people already in the world of film, the fact technology has come along, means many more people have access to the art form.  theres are arguments to be made, in regards to experimental video now and in history, as: historically, ‘what can we show’ whereas now? ‘what can we do?’