Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Rabid Dog

The idea of a class about songs and images made me think of the dancing flame that is a result of my imagination, the melody and lyrics. I thought for a class like this I should that should be capture that flame, paint it in different colors and bring it to the class. And if someone asks about it, I can just say this is how I feel about this song!
I always wanted to make movies. The idea of motion pictures with floating images and meaningful line of story was always fascinating to me. I watched music videos for hours and was amazed that how can someone create images like them by referring to a specific music! Music video was an undiscovered realm and I was a stranger to that realm. Taking this class, I did not know what to expect! At the beginning I thought maybe I should only be critical towards the meaning of the song, and from there create an image of criticism. Eventually I learned that each song has a story that goes beyond what is readable and what I can hear from it! By flowing each story I discovered the world of words, images and places. I found the the root of imagination within myself, and now I can control it!
I was listening to this song over and over in past couple of weeks and suddenly I realized that I have floating images in my mind that can be depicted! I can create a story, a narrative of the song! Folks in the class that came to the concert I had organized probably heard this song:
Shahin Najafi, Sag Haar (Rabid Dog)

Now I am making a video clip of this song! My very first video and I think.. no, I am sure that this class has taught me how to think, how to see and how to imagine! Thank you Tony!

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