AA - Wk 5 - Ideas for film
My film is taking the form of a documentary style investigation into the ideology and structure of the band that I play guitar in and started with my best friend Rowan on Halloween 2006. at that time I had become increasingly intereseted in the field of cosmology and similar fields of scientific interest particularly quantum physics. After some investigation, I became aware of many similarities between quantum physics and my previous experience with meditation. The concept that interested me the most is that of entanglement. This idea profoundly affected me last year and completely changed my outlook on life, so much so that we decided to name our musical project Entanglement. This theory of quantum physics has become our ideology in our band, and is the reason that we are on the brink of a quantum leap in our development.Following is my explanation of what entanglement is about. I plan to use this as a narrative over parts of the film, with an eerie, mysterious theme.
Entanglement is a key element in the field of quantum physics. Entanglement is the process whereby a vibrating or oscillating can affect another system through simple proximity. The effected system is entrained to the source, causing it to vibrate sympathetically. A simple example of this is striking a tuning fork will cause another closely situated fork to vibrate at the same frequency.
Some experiments with pendulum clocks have yielded remarkable results; a whole row of clocks left overnight with different periods will develop similar phase relationships. More advanced experiments have been conducted in the quantum domain, involving the entanglement of oscillating electrons. This phenomenon is observed to occur instantaneously, irrelevant of distance, suggesting some kind of unseen interconnectedness.
It may seem like scientific trivial pursuit; who cares if we can entangle two electrons? However this has deep cosmological implications, after all we are all made up of atoms, which in turn contain oscillating electrons. The technology to entangle matter on a mass scale does not exist in a conventional sense, however It is commonly acknowledged the ability of music to deeply affect human physiology and psyche. When music is played at large concerts it is incredible to see the waves of people moving in synchronicity in response to the rhythm.
I would posit that there could be more information carried through music than simply mere notes, rhythm and harmony. Human physiology is structured from billions of particles, each with their own unique vibratory pattern which determines the nature of that particle, amalgamating to create a whole living structure working in synchronicity. Modern day quantum physics has demonstrated the existence of entanglement, is it really that much of a stretch to believe the existence of an intangible meaning in music, in intrinsic intelligence contained within its structure? How that message is communicated through simple vibratory patterns, or indeed what that message is, is unclear at this time.
posted by Daniel Murtagh @ 13:57
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