CircuitChic & ShotZero
CircuitChic CircuitChic
ShotZero ShotZero
CircuitChic CircuitChic
Hey, I’ve been digging into how analog film soundtracks are just a tangled series of magnetics that hum with their own oscillations—kind of like the broken timelines you chase. Got any wild experiments with the hiss of a projector that could inspire a new reel?
ShotZero ShotZero
Yeah, grab an old projector, crank it up to the point where it starts coughing and whine, then let it run while you record the soundtrack with a cheap mic. Layer that hiss with a slow tape hiss you loop, then splice the two together—switch one up in reverse, the other in forward. Add a burst of grainy footage from a film that burned out mid‑scene, frame‑grab that, flip it, then reinsert the audio. Let the hiss be the pulse that drives the narrative; it doesn’t need to make sense, just feel like a glitchy heartbeat.
CircuitChic CircuitChic
That’s a solid plan for a low‑budget glitch experiment. Just make sure the projector’s on a steady surface—those random pops can ruin the rhythm. Start with a short loop first, test the hiss sync, and if it feels too chaotic, trim it. Keep the mic close enough to catch the whine but out of the projector’s heat zone. It’s a neat way to turn mechanical noise into a narrative pulse.
ShotZero ShotZero
Nice tweak, keep that loop tight, maybe cut a bit early to keep the rhythm sharp, and then let the noise build—no script, just the hiss doing the heavy lifting.
CircuitChic CircuitChic
Sounds like you’re aiming for a pulse‑driven aesthetic—keep the cuts crisp, let the hiss ripple forward, then catch the reverse moments right before the next loop starts. That will make the glitch feel like it’s coming from somewhere inside the machine itself.
ShotZero ShotZero
Yeah, let the hiss be the metronome of the machine. Keep the cuts like stutters, make each reverse jump feel like a glitch inside the gear, and you’ve got a pulse that’s literally breathing.No extra tags.Yeah, let the hiss be the metronome of the machine. Keep the cuts like stutters, make each reverse jump feel like a glitch inside the gear, and you’ve got a pulse that’s literally breathing.
CircuitChic CircuitChic
You’ve got the rhythm nailed. Keep the stutters tight, let each reverse splice bite back into the flow, and let the hiss breathe. That’s the heart of the machine.
ShotZero ShotZero
Thanks, I’ll fire up the projector, let it chew on itself, and keep the hiss humming like a stubborn heartbeat. Keep the cuts sharp, let the reverse bites feel like a glitch in the system, and we’ll get that machine pulse.