Soundscapes in Flux

The Flux Screening Series is back at the Hammer Museum Wednesday night with a show of short experimental works mixing design, music videos and short narratives, bookended by a reception beforehand and an after party with guest DJs. One of the highlights of the show is Venice-based filmmaker Ace Norton's piece Soundscapes, made as part of the T-Mobile Electronic Beats campaign. The three-minute short has been online for a while but should look amazing projected in high def on the Hammer's nice big screen. The short film captures the sights and sounds of Berlin, Amsterdam and Venice Beach in a lovely study of rhythms, visual syncopation and sound design. Initially it seems that the images are more specific to their locales than the accompanying sounds - bells, balloons, zippers, trains and telephones can come from anywhere, right? But the short is more subtle, and the sounds gradually do become particular as they're echoed in slightly different ways from one city to the next. The film builds to a crescendo, offering both an updated vision of the city symphonies of turn-of-the-last-century filmmakers mentioned here a month or so ago and a contemplation of visual sound. The 26-year-old Norton grew up in LA and attended USC's School of Cinematic Arts, and quickly signed with the cutting edge agency Partizan to direct commercials and music videos. If you plan to attend the screening, RSVP now and then head out early as the Flux events tend to fill up fast.the details
Flux Screening Series
Wednesday, February 25th
Box office opens; reception with DJ: 7:00 p.m.
Screening: 8:00 p.m.
After-party with guest DJs: 10:00 p.m.
Hammer Museum
Billy Wilder Theater
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Free Admission
RSVP Suggested