Mirage
Mirage is an abstract music video that explores the balance between natural and man-made landscapes. Video-mirroring techniques reveal intimate moments shattered by shifts in direction, exposing the fluid relationship between harmony and dissonance. Driven by an atmospheric piece of original music by the artist, Mirage takes the viewer to a place both familiar and unfamiliar—an M.C. Escher drawing in constant motion.
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Chris MayEditing / Visual Effects / MusicThe Night is Young, Hollywood, Sex On
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Ryan DodsonMixMarauders, Submerged, Extraction
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Project Type:Experimental, Music Video, Short
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Runtime:4 minutes 20 seconds
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Completion Date:October 1, 2017
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Country of Origin:United States
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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LAVA art show @ The BreweryLos Angeles
United States
October 13, 2018 -
Roma Cinema DOC
Italy
Official Selection -
Los Angeles CineFest
United States
Semi-Finalist -
Oregon Cinema Arts FestivalPortland
United States
January 12, 2019
Official Selection
Chris May is a music and visual artist based in Los Angeles. His work explores the relationship between sound and image—often created simultaneously—using audio reactive effects to enhance organic visuals in real time. The result is a surreal dive into a world where the journey takes priority over the destination.
Inspired since childhood by Ron Fricke’s time-lapse films (Chronos, Baraka), I seek ways to portray stories through visuals and soundtrack alone. Drawing on my career as an editor, I assemble and build visual stories in After Effects. During this process, I compose original music inspired by the in-progress shots. Colors and shapes translate into instrumentation and textures, and the resulting music often takes the visual arc in unexpected directions. My goal is to strike a compelling balance between sound and image—a reflection on the attraction of opposites.