FILM: The Magic Lantern and the Music of Light

I have a new film online! This is a experimental visual documentary made last year to be shown at A Million Pictures, the international Magic Lantern conference in Utrecht. I’ve not uploaded until now as I’ve been showing it at various events. But now its here for all. Many thanks to the Magic Lantern Society and LUCERNA archive for all their invaluable assistance.

The Magic Lantern was an projector of information and stories than preceded the cinema. How did its visual style translate into the moving image? This film traces the aesthetic narrative from the 19th century up until the 21st, calling in at the Victorians, Melies, Welles, Godard, Spielberg and Carly Rae Jepsen. It also shows how these techniques can inspire your own creativity.