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edgewater

edgewater is an experimental music/sound short that features close-ups of ocean waves, in both naturalistic and imaginary views, with sound and music that amplifies the on-screen activity. There are no human characters, dialog, or voice-over.

  • John Gibson
    Composer
  • John Gibson
    Videographer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography

John Gibson composes electroacoustic music that has been performed worldwide and is available on the Centaur, Everglade, Innova, and SEAMUS labels. He writes for instrumental soloists or ensembles with electronics, with influences ranging from contemporary classical to jazz, funk, and electronica. He also creates fixed-media audio and audiovisual works that focus on environmental soundscape. He has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, IMEB Bourges, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Camargo Foundation. He is director of the Center for Electronic and Computer Music at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

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Director Statement

I'm interested in images of nature that take on abstract qualities, and in how electroacoustic sound can join with these images to create a new reality.