Sound

“Projections of Sound on Image” by Chion was a very interesting article. One doesn’t realize the complex relationship that sound and image have to create the phenomenon of audiovisual illusion. We of course know intuitively that sound tends to enrich the image on screen in some way or another, yet it how (or lack of how) sound enriches the image is what I think Chion is getting at. He uses Bergman’s Persona several times to sight examples of the important usage of sound and image and it makes me what to rent the movie and watch it to see what the fuss is all about. A lot of what he discusses is incredible like how the ear analyses, process, and synthesizes faster than the eye…I guess faster than the speed of sound has a nice ring to it now. Anyways, this whole article reminds of the Dark Side of Oz, which is basically the name given to "The Wizard of Oz" when you listen to the CD "Darkside Of The Moon" by Pink Floyd at the same time. Apparently, if you start the CD at the MGM Lion logo screen you will notice that the music on the CD matches perfectly with the things that are going on in the movie. Beats and guitars match almost every movement of the characters in some parts. I guess this would be called temporalization according to Chion. Anyways, I can’t wait to experience this phenomenon tonight at Lumina. Gtg. Chao.