This Soundscape consists of my own sound recordings of various elements such as nature, voices, environmental noise and unusual items; these were be recorded using professional sound equipment. I developed the sounds out of context by manipulate them to create something unrecognisable, which alongside this hypnotic film, creating an immersive experience for the viewer. My […]
Read more "INTERIM SHOW: Midnightmare (Soundscape)"American composer John Cage, among history’s most influential artistic innovators, strove to broaden the definition of music and introduced chance operations into the compositional process. Even after his death, John Cage remains a controversial figure. Famously challenging the very notion of what music is, Cage remained on the leading edge of both playful and profound […]
Read more "Research: Avant-garde Composer John Cage"What is Gothic? To many it’s a word that suggests the sinister, the supernatural, and horror. It’s also style of building and religious architecture dedicated to god. But how did one small word derive to such different meanings? The term, “Gothic”, was first used by Italian Renaissance artists as an insult to describe anything that […]
Read more "Critical Research Essay for BA (Hons) Degree 2015: Gothic: From Georgian England to the Silver Screen"The 10 Best Hammer Horror Films As a child I surrounded myself with gothic mysteries, Dr. Frankensteins, vampires and Van Helsings, witches, mummies and scores of beautiful bountiful women spellbound by all manner of monstrous predator, and I loved every single stinking moment of it. I was addicted. I wanted more. I never turned […]
Read more "Research: The 10 Best Hammer Horror Films"History of Gothic Architecture History of Gothic Architecture History – Definition Gothic Architecture is a style of architecture developed between the Romanesque and the Renaissance styles of architecture. The history of Gothic architecture and the changing styles of buildings are characterized by the introduction of stained-glass windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses, tall spires and pointed arches. The […]
Read more "Research: History of Gothic (Architecture)"What makes a movie scary? The scariest horror films have the creepiest soundscapes to complement their imagery. In honor of Halloween, here’s a quick rundown of the most iconic horror film scores: “Psycho” (1960) – scored by Bernard Herrmann According to the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, 33% of the effect of ‘Psycho’ was due to […]
Read more "Research: Haunted Soundscapes: The Music of Iconic Horror Films"What is the Gothic? The literary gothic was a genre in the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain, which developed as a reaction against the Age of Reason and what we might think of as the rise of science and rationalism, with famous authors including Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Anne Radcliffe and Matthew Lewis, and […]
Read more "Research: All Things Gothic On Buffy The Vampire Slayer"In Danny’s new voyage into his dark imagination, his camera is fixed upon two figures, stalking beneath a mysterious full moon. Bewitched by their inner animalistic instincts and desires they transfigure into hybrids, becoming one with nature. Using analogue techniques mixed with special effects, Nocturne portrays a disjointed and unnerving twist of Lycanthropy and Metamorphosis, […]
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