Wendell told me about the app that I could use to modify videos. I forget the name. It’s some AI thing. Or maybe someone else made the movie and I just added the piece as a soundtrack. I can’t remember.
The inspiration for March Of The Molecule Men piece itself was the work of Sally Cruikshank, whose weird cartoons I discovered somewhere in the seventies (I think). I never forgot them.
I contacted her some years ago to offer March of the Molecule Men for a future cartoon, or any of music. She thanked me, but so far has not taken me up on the offer. :)
One of the apps, (now defunct) that I used to create this image was called Dreamscope. What made it fascinating to me is that you could blend your source image with the style/colors/forms from a second image. It didn’t always work, many times the result was jiggy, but every now and then you could hit on something pretty cool. With this app, I always started with my own source image and then would experiment with different filter images until I got to the point where I was using only my own images for both source and filter.
The AI programs like Dall-E, (. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2022/artificial-intelligence-images-dall-e/?itid=hp_only-from-the-post ) that are available now are a whole ‘nother beast.
I chased form and color and depth of style for my own images, which for me was always a satisfying exploration, but for a program to reach into the ether and snatch an image without the touch of a human hand, while not quite yet apostasy, is a little disconcerting. I’ve always liked weirdness, but the possibilities of these new programs might be just a little too weird for even me.