Shepard's Tone(s)
Expanded Cinema Performance | 16mm + 35mm + violin | 2018
Images & Sound by Aaron Zeghers
Concept Consultation by Andy Rudolph
A superimposition of sine waves, separated by octaves. An infinite array of gradients, perpetually turning. The illusion of a rising or falling note ; the illusion of never-ending chroma. From light to sound and back again and again and again... ∞
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Shepard's Tone | Noun | (plural Shepard's Tones)
(music) A superposition of sine waves, separated by an octave, whose relative amplitude may be varied to give the auditory illusion of a rising or falling note.
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> San Diego Underground Film Festival 2018