Below is an abstract audio visual film which was made by abstract painter/amateur musician Walter Ruttmann in 1921. The film entitled Lichtspiel (lightplay) Opus 1 was originally in black and white but was reconstructed in colour in 2005. The film was undoubtedly groundbreaking at the time and has been heralded as marking the beginning of experimental and abstract films.
The critic Bernhard Diebold commented 'a new motion art' and 'painting and music have wed'. Max Butting one of Ruttmanns friends provided the score for the film (opus 23 for string quartet) which allowed this 'marriage' of the audio and visual to come to life.
The film is made from over a thousand paintings and were coloured by hand on the filmstrip itself. The numerous shapes that can be seen in the film showcase a wide range of movement and fluidity. They are often seen battling one another with harsh quick-fire movements which is intensified with the orchestrated soundtrack.
I discovered this in one of the books i have used for my essay and research which is 'See This Sound - Audiovisuology Compendium - edited by Dieter Daniels and Sandra Naumann.'
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