Abstract Animation Synchronized to Music

I have produced this abstract animation to music for my Multimedia Technology with Popular Music degree at Chester University.

I created all the visuals from scratch using a combination of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Flash. I've gone for a kind of Geometric shapes/Synaesthesia theme, in the vein of Oscar Fischinger or Norman McLaren.

The aim is that everything visually times up with elements in the music, which was also performed/recorded/mixed by me for this project. The track is a new instrumental version of a song from a band I was in, Star Crossed Lovers, called "Wasted Time"...

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[GraemeRuneckles]

Thanks to everyone who left a comment. All feedback was constuctive and a complete transcription was included with the project...

[cbradburne]

Like other people here I really like the simple solid shapes (like the falling triangles and large circles) more than the patterned objects (like the star). The timing of the video is spot on with the music and each section didn't go on too long which made me want to see what was coming next. The scrolling rectangles were good but I wasn't keen on the pattern inside the rectangles. I would've preferred solid colours. Music is great, really like the interesting drum patterns. Would be good to se

[ViolentKarmaMusic]

Some Really good stuff here, the highlights for me were the use of colours, the circle colour chain and the piano. Some bits tend not to flow as well as others with the music and I don't know if this is just the video or my computer but the music could do with going up in Volume. Overall though a really good piece which I found very enjoyable.

[ViolentKarmaMusic]

Some Really good stuff here, the highlights for me were the use of colours, the circle colour chain and the piano. Some bits tend not to flow as well as others with the music and I don't know if this is just the video or my computer but the music could do with going up in Volume. Overall though a really good piece which I found very enjoyable.

[Toritomlin]

I think the animation links with the music really well. The graphic styling and some of thedevices are unexpected. Maybe they don't link with each other as seamlessly as the animation itself but it leaves you wanting to know more about why it was put together like this. It felt fun, especially the keyboard part. It also felt unrefined - like this is the first draft. If this is art then I would like to see what this artist does next. I also really liked the music

[baker99]

I really like how the music fits sequentially with the timing of the piece. I think the crown didnt really fit aswell as the rest of the images however i liked the reoccuring shapes from the start of the piece within the keyboard notes and thought the circles being higher and lower on the video coinciding with the pitch of the song worked really well

[duffythebegonslayer]

Very good! I was little dubious at the start, the blocks felt a little Windows 3.1 but going forward I was impressed by the number of ways you found to represent the music. The rings and triangles playing particular notes and the line of circles were really pleasing to watch. And let's not forget the music, it's not an anthemic composition but it within the confines of this animation it does exactly what it needs to and provides plenty of ammunition for the visuals. Well done!

[wabsoot]

Not keen on the keyboard and "crown" elements in particular as these don't blend well with the music and are quite off putting. I do like the correlation between the falling triangles and the music and also the circles that are timed with the xylophone (very reminicent of ripples in water caused by rainfall)

[wabsoot]

I'm a layman and am therefore going to comment based on what I see and hear and not quote what I've read in a text book like others seem to have done. Firstly the music is a good listen, a little bit like a theme tune to a gritty 90's nothern drama if I'm honest, but there's nothing wrong with that. Not too keen on a lot of the animation though - there doesn't seem to be a story being told, and the flow from one block shape to another is too quick and unrelated. Cont......

[raide78]

By the way you need to read my comments backwards, typical me to make it all a bit more complicated than it needs to be.

Love from (not so) sunny Scotland,

Rai xx