Media, music videos,

1. Synaesthesia exercise
Synaesthesiaisaconditionwhere asensationinone of the senses,suchashearing,triggersa
sensationinanother,suchastaste.For example,some people withsynaesthesiacantaste numbers
or hear colours.The relationshipbetweensoundandvisioninyourmusicvideocanmake spatial and
temporal sense andhave avisceral impact.
In lessonwe hadtodo a synaesthesiaexercisebasedonthe musicvideobyGeorge Michael –A
differentcorner.Itisan 80’s songso none of us had actuallyseenthe musicvideobefore we listened
to the song,so here iswhat I came up with.
The song was
actuallyquite
peaceful,soI
imagineda
blossomtree
blowinginthe
wind,ona
summer’snight.
I setthe scene asbeing
like VincentVanGoghs
painting‘astarry night.
Thiswas where Igot the
ideaof havinga high
contrast of colours.
I imaginedthere tobe
cutawaysand fade
transitionsintothe
artist’smemory.
Perhapsthe flashbacks
wouldbe shownin
blackand white,to
establishapassage of
time,andhowhe has
movedonwithhislife.
The artist would
oftenlookat the
camera to show
raw emotion.