Trippy Mayne....First Response Exercise: Norman McLaren

Stream of Conscious Video

• Music and Dance: It felt like the images were dancing. Music played a big part in the design. Music also sets the mood and tone. If the music was darker, the whole film would be entirely different. 
• Colors, Texture, and Speed: These elements also seemed to play important roles in the design of the film. Personally, I made image associations with hair, spots, fades, negative space, and nature. The warm colors and speed of the film made the images feel like they were alive. 
• Warm Colors: Specifically the emphasis on warm colors adds drastically to the mood and tone as well, which complimented and enhanced the music. 
• I'm glad I'm not epileptic. FLASHY. I felt very dizzy. It's like one part of you wants to look away because of all of the flashing and bright colors, yet at the same time, the other half of you equally doesn't want to look away and doesn't want the images to stop. I was dizzy, dizzy, dizzy. 
• The images were also thought-provoking. It made me consider what is "art." How does a film that just consists of colors and patterns get regarded as an art form and a style of filmmaking? I'm not the biggest fan of experimental filmmaking/Avant-garde/ abstract art. I am one of those people who just "don't get it." I liked the images of this film though. However, I'm glad it was paired with music. Otherwise, I don't think I would have liked the film. In my opinion, this film by Norman McLaren plays with the use of color tones, texture, music, and speed. I felt like it was the visual illustration of dancing itself.