Synaesthesia is a condition and is estimated to affect just over 1% of the population. It is generally the joining of senses which are usually experienced separately. For example, some see colours when they hear numbers, sounds, or certain words. Others may experience taste, smell, touch, or sights in different combinations. This condition cannot be turned on or off, but people have been known to grow out of it when they left childhood. It's not harmful to anyone who has it. It is thought to be an inherited gene, one which many scientists don't know much about.
I have tried to apply this effect when I listen to certain songs, so I can visualise some ideas I might be able to use for my music video.
When listening to this song, I can visualise the band either practising this song or playing it live in front of a crowd. Between these clips I could imagine some 'backstage' footage of them recording, or on tour etc.
When I hear this song, I could also imagine this being performed live, but there could also be a narrative in between performance clips. I imagine that the song is about the singer's hate or dislike for someone, so the main theme would be anger. The colours that come to mind are a lot of red, dark colours, and the possibility of some black and white shots.
I think this particular one would be a narrative/performance. Because the song is named Barlights, I can expect the band to be in a bar, lip syncing along to the song. There are lot of bright colours that come to mind, perhaps because it is an upbeat catchy song. I'm not sure what the story line would be, but because of the general tempo and feel of the song I can visualise the band and extras in the video to dance around, maybe with 'barlights' flashing in the background to the rhythm of the song.
great!
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