“Off the phovea” thinking describes, using the eye as a metaphor, focusing on a problem by reflecting on what’s not at the center of that problem. On this rainy Sunday, that’s how I’m starting my day, so I thought I would share.
This film about motorcycle maker Shinya Kimura fits here, even off-topic, for two reasons:
1. The sound editing to me is extraordinary. Sound design and recording quality are important, but in this film, directed by Henrik Hansen, each gesture of the sound mix is likewise deliberate and meticulously paced. There’s a reason some of the best editors are both film and sound editors.
2. The message about how hand-built motorcycles are received, and the paradoxical combination of fury and tranquility, vulnerability and wildness, to me could apply as well to musical instruments. One creation puts us in motion, the other expresses some primal urge to communication, and both do so in sound.
Via the Canonical Design blog and Hung-Fu.
awesome! glad you shared this!
Me too. Very nice!
Zen and the art of synthesizer maintenance
Zen and the art of signal flow
Well done.
the sounds are incredibly rich and raw. would be a great challenge to synthesize such rawness.
it's not off topic at all-motorcycles engines create the most interesting rythms and emotions too !
Beautiful. Simply Beautiful.
the editing (both audio and visual) reminds me alot of touch the sound.
i wish theres longer audio snippets available cause those motors sounds absolutely monstrous. beautifully executed.
Beautiful. The editing was incredibly artful.