Boomrang - Mika Mae

Boomrang (Super 8 project using effects generated in FCP6) This video is comprised entirely of found digitized Super 8 film footage, layered with effects in Final Cut Pro 6. The audio is original and samples an audio clip from an experimental video from 1974 titled Boomerang*, by Richard Serra and Nancy Holt which I viewed during one of the screenings I held this quarter. The video inspired me to think of the ways we interpret noise and our surroundings, and how those noises affect us emotionally and disrupt our thinking patterns. For this video, I wanted to create a dream-like atmosphere in which the viewer could become hypnotized by the repetitive, sunset-colored visuals combined with the electronic synth audio. I paid an homage to another visual artist, Dan Sandin**, and his use of visual synthesizers. During the bridge of the song, the repetitive sunset loop breaks and there is a shot of a foot, then of a woman walking, both utilizing digital (unfortunately not analog) visual synthesizer filters. *Boomerang - Richard Serra with Nancy Holt (1974) Holts face centered on the frame in front of a blue background. She is wearing headphones, describing the sound of her own voice which she hears, which is echoing as she speaks. She describes the sound of the echoes and the effects of it on her perception of the sound she is making. A TV logo stamps over her face for a few seconds. Audio segments of some other dialogue cut in and out of her own dialogue, which she hears and ...