A few months ago one of my friends was experimenting with oscilloscopes. He was using a digital software to create images from sounds. It was very impressive to see how much he progressed in a few weeks alone. Around that same time I as researching into analog audio synths. I was intrigued by how an analog signal could be altered and distorted into something new through the use of hardware. These two things coalesced into a single thought:

if you can make images from audio, and distort audio using hardware, why can’t you distort analog video signal’s using hardware? Or a video synth.

I began looking into CRT televisions, and how television signals were transmitted and received. This lead me to discover that visual effects began as hardware that distorted video. Though it was is incredibly basic by today’s standards. This confirmed that the hardware exists, but had it evolved from that point onward? I soon after disvered that there are individuals, and even companies that specialize in creating Video synths, and I was already familiar with what they can do. Artists utilize this hardware to make Glitch Art. The two companies I discovered were LZX Industries, and Tachyons+. Unfortunately i can’t afford the equipment, but i looked through videos and images that artists have made using this equipment. I was already starting to learn After Effects too at the same time, so naturally I began trying to experiment and try to emulate what Video Synths could do; only using After Effects. My early stuff was decent, but I lacked a unique creative vision and a methodology to get consistent results. By consistency I mean the process ending with something visually appealing, the specificity and chronology of how I use the effects are negligible.

For this Experimental Short Film I plan to expand on the visual style I have been developing and evolve it into something beyond what my initial work .