Illuminating Inner Space...

Surround Sounds - Sounds Surround

Here's a short sample of my sound and vision experiments.  Think films like 'Fantastic Voyage' (1966), Eraserhead (1977) and 'Alien' (1979) and you'll see their influence.  The soundtrack is more immersive with earphones and the sense of foreboding is increased. g.

"In Praise of the Sci-Fi Corridor"

I though it was just me that had a penchant for the corridors found in Sci-Fi movie environments.  Martin Anderson at 'Den of Geek' has written a rather comprehensive listing of these intriguing spaces. The connections with my own work are obvious.  I have spent a lot of imaginary time in these worlds - it intrigues me to know...why?

2001 A Space Odyssey - 1968

 Alien - 1979

Moon - 2009

“In Praise  of the Sci-Fi Corridor”

Continuing to Make Connections

Coalbrookdale by Night. 1801 Philip James de Loutherbourg 

Vesuvius from Portici. Circa 1774-1776 Joseph Wright of Derby

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 1852 John Martin 

Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno. Circa 1774 Joseph Wright of Derby

Untitled. 2013 Gregory Dunn

Connections...

Innermations...

Been busy in the basement.  Moving between the frames of an animation program - focusing my visual research upon an imaginary, internal landscape and the effect of light upon it's surfaces. Here is just one example.  I've also been experimenting with sound to increase the immersive effect of the imagery.

Moving Forward

I know, it's been a long time since I last wrote a post, but I've been quietly getting busy. Since the relief of completing and handing in my Masters dissertation, I have been focusing my creative efforts into animating household materials.  I have posted two video stills from my  Innermation experiments which gives you some idea of the kind of imagery I'm working with.  I never like to give too much away about my creative process, especially in the early stages, it's a critical time and I can be very sensitive to outside influence.  To some degree I need to lock myself away, allow the 'accidents' to happen and let chaos lead the way.  All I know is, I am enjoying myself.
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