Ryan Raffa, Visuals and Sound Editing
Spencer Snyder, Composer
Mark Lev
Through the manipulation of public domain film and sound composition, we are investigating the meaning and use of gesture as it relates to human interaction. By using film from the late 1940′s and 1950′s, which often times contain exaggerated movements from the actors to express a point, the element of memory and nostalgia become ways of describing these gestures.
I are using the interaction between a man and woman from the film D.O.A. (1950) to represent a progression of emotions, from happy/content, introducing instability, full-blown psychosis, and ending with a sustained calm.