#phonotrope

[papercutpix]

OUROBOROS

Ouroboros spins a loose narrative of joy, grief, death and rebirth, all told through looping images printed on physical animation devices known as phonotropes. Much like the ouroboros, a symbolic snake that devours its own tail, everything in life is a loop.

AWARDS: Best North American Animation, Female Eye Film Festival 2023.)

Directed & animated by Jennifer Linton Music by Zev Farber. ©2023 Papercut Pictures. All rights reserved.

[originalharmonysalad]

Tess Martin: How to Make a Phonotrope Video with Drawn Animation

[chey-murray]

Do Plants Hear and Feel? 👂🌱

In 2019, the world was buzzing(pun intended) over news that a study announced that some flowers will add more sugar content to their nectar if they sense a pollinator approaching. It has to do with the exact vibrations of the sound, which researchers discovered by playing different pitches of sound by flowers.

"Blossoms exposed to silence as well as high-frequency and intermediate-frequency waves produced the baseline amount of sugar expected in their nectar. However, the blooms exposed to the bee’s buzz and low-frequency sounds bumped their sugar content up 12 to 20 percent within three minutes of being exposed to the hum. In other words, when they “heard” a bee approaching, they sweetened their nectar." Jason Daley, Smithsonian Magazine

So what is happening with the bees?

Since some of you are likely thinking about it, it is worth noting that the “plants grow better to classical music” study is still currently being debated. However, it has been recently discovered that roots will bend towards sound (phonotropism) which actually explains why roots grow towards and wrap around water pipes.

You might argue that that is not hearing, it is just sensing vibrations, but that is exactly how humans hear as well.

"When we hear something, we are sensing the vibrations in the air. The number of vibrations per second is known as the frequency, measured in Hertz (1 Hz = 1 vibration per second)." Science World

I am not implying plants “hear” in any way that could be described like we do, just that they notice vibrations from sound, and their cells are programed to react to that.

On a more creepy note, some plants even scream at a frequency we can’t hear when they are stressed. This could be a defense mechanism to keep pests away from the open wound, but it could also alert other plants, which would imply that the other plants notice the sound.

“-stressed plants emit airborne sounds that can be recorded remotely, both in acoustic chambers and in greenhouses. We recorded ∼65 dBSPL ultrasonic sounds 10 cm from tomato and tobacco plants, implying that these sounds could be detected by some organisms from up to several meters away.” bioRxiv

As well as that, Cleve Backster — the founder of the polygraph machine(a machine once used to see if people were lying) — came up with the still debated theory that plants have “feelings.”

Backster came up with this theory after he attached the polygraph to a leaf and recorded reactions

The polygraph machine has since been disproven on humans and does not work for detecting lies, but the tests for plants made a resurgence thanks to the show Mythbusters. In the episode, they secluded a plant from noise and other distractions, attached the plant to the polygraph, and started testing the plant. When a leaf was hit by a person, the polygraph would move. Spikes increased with hits from fire extinguishers.

So while Mythbusters might not be the most trusted source, it would seem that plants do have an electrical reaction to pain. What this means, or if it means anything, is still controversial (though not nearly as controversial as Backsters claims that plants react to thoughts).

"Given that plants do not have pain receptors, nerves, or a brain, they do not feel pain as we members of the animal kingdom understand it."  Britannica

Similar to Backster, however, is the work by Neuroscientist Greg Gage.

He points out that plants feel and move with the sun, but also that the mimosa plant will curl up and close if touched. If the branch is tapped, the entire plant will go limp. This reaction shows on an EKG.

As well as that, he shows that the Venus fly trap(a quick will closing carnivorous plant), will count the seconds between the touching of trigger hairs within the trap. It will not close if the right amount of trigger hairs is not touched within the right amount of seconds. This is to conserve energy since it can take a whole day to open up again, and a trap can only open a handful of times before it dies.

Arabidopsis (a mustard plant commonly used in scientific studies) sends out electrical signals from leaf to leaf when it is being eaten by caterpillars or aphids, signals to ramp up its chemical defenses against herbivory. Britannica

So can plants hear and do they have feelings? The answer is a complicated yes.

[thefreshdolls]

How to make a phonotrope video with a camera and turntable

http://dlvr.it/T2PBMc

[yonderghostshistories]

Ahh thanks so much for taking the time to put out and release this banger of an intro @theinsurancesketch !! Seriously fr, I actually love the intro to HFC, not only for the stellar music (which is basically an awesome electric guitar �� remix/rendition of the MPFC intro/The Liberty Bell March song used in MPFC) but also the VISUALs, man , THE. VISUALS. My god, the phonotrope animation in this intro is just *chef's kiss 💋👌*. Like it's really beautiful! Shout-out to the HFC animation team, they honestly did an amazing job making the intro!

Again, thanks for releasing this intro to bless our ears AND eyes cuz like, was surprised when I couldn't find any uploads of this intro anywhere online, not even YouTube! So I love you for taking the time to upload the intro! Just Well BLOODY Done there @theinsurancesketch !!

Holy Flying Circus (2011) intro for @yonderghostshistories !

(Sincere apologies for the lack of quality, this was the best I could get it D: )

[mupparts]

phonotrope! this was... incredibly difficult.

[nicksayers]

Showing off my record player phenakistoscopes project at Brighton Animation Club last night! It was fun to meet such a lively, creative crowd of animators. Inspiring stuff. They were very… animated! … Posted @withregram • @brightonanimation Thanks to everyone who came down to the first ever Brighton Animation Club last night was fun to meet you all! Here is @nicksayers sharing his super cool phenakistoscopes 🤩 The next one will be August 22nd same time/place, however the pub owner has said we may be upgraded from the snug to the main room as the turn out was so good last night. Sorry if some folk couldn’t make it into the room first time round! Also- two jackets were found at the end of the night in the snug, have posted a pic in stories. Please go down to the pub to retrieve, Dan has kept them aside. See you at the next one! #animators #brightonanimationclub #animation #brighton #brightonandhove #meetup #motiondesigners #filmmakers #comicmakers #illustrators #animationcommunity #phonotrope #phenakistoscope #brightonartists (at 3 Jolly Butchers) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgeu5vwor_U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[elbroughhca]

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Doggy paddling dog. This will end up on a phonotrope sometime soon this was just a test that the animation would work. And it does! . . . . . . #animation #animatorsofinstagram #dog #doge #doggypaddle #illustration #herefordcollegeofarts #hereford arts #illustrationanimatiom #animatic #phonotropes #phonotrope (at Hereford College of Arts)

[fladderbus]

Lot's of thought went in to this, hot diggedy!

[timwheatley]

I made a new film with Zoetropes

[papercutpix]

OUROBOROS (2023, dir. by Jennifer Linton)

[biigbri]

Spaced out dope vocals and lofi production entwined with mellow woozy melodies. Proper chilled shit today 🎶🙏🏻 #dopelemon #rosepinkcadillac #bmg #limitededition #picturedisc #phonotropic #rock #alternative #psychadelic #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollection #vinyladdict #vinylcollector #vinyljunkie #vinylporn #nowspinning #lp https://www.instagram.com/p/CY6U0kStMvD/?utm_medium=tumblr

[buymuydrugs-blog]

To create a truly psychedelic experience, this release has phonotropic artwork that animates when viewed in camera at 30 frames per second, in DIRECT light, adding an extra layer to the beloved experience of listening to a record. Simply play the record with a light right on it, and point your phone/camera at it to bring the artwork to life. #phonotrope #gold #yasiinbey #buymuydrugs #7inch #vinyl

[moirmation]

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Here's a clip from my workshop at Manipulate festival 2016/17 with @puppetanimascot Gutted I'll miss it this year :( . . . . . #phonotrope #animation #experimentalanimation #recordplayer #vynil #animated #film #filmmaking #cartoon #drawing #drawings #abstract #abstractart #workshop #festival #manipulate #traverse #그림 #드로잉 #pen #pendrawing #handdrawn #필름 #애니메이션 (at Traverse Theatre)

[pavement-art]

The first phonotrope we made - this one is the animation path of a jumping fish :)

[mupparts]

Behind the scenes. I have no idea how I managed to do this in one day