Since the first time films were shown in 1895, they have been accompanied by sounds and music. Noises, music, sounds and language are combined to make a soundtrack. Before we make our own sound experiments and create a soundtrack to DÉMÉNAGEMENT À LA CLOCHE DE BOIS by Alice Guy (F 1905), we will find out what can be seen and heard in four shorts: In ROOTS (G 1996) by Bärbel Neubauer, colors and shapes swirl around and keep transforming themselves. In his FILMSTUDIE (G 1926), Hans Richter plays with light and shadows. LANTOUY by Isabell Spengler and Daniel Adams (G 2006) entices us into a magical world of images and sounds. Finally, in Matthias Müller and Christoph Girardet’s PLAY (G 2003) a moment full of suspense between thundering applause and the beginning of a piece of music being played seems to be never-ending. (em) For all aged eight and above. (22.3.)
