W.I.P Labs press kit
In the Moment
Seven composers, seven films drawn at random from a bowl, and live scores made on the spot. A spontaneous sonic combustion.
Created, conceptualised and produced by W.I.P Labs.
About
In the Moment is a live scoring performance. Seven composers from very different sound practices (music, sound art, sound coding, free improvisation, sampling, modular synthesis, field recording and electroacoustic composition) score films they have not been told about in advance.
A bowl of chits sits at the centre of the stage. Each chit names a film, a composer and, in the newer version, a projectionist. An audience member draws the first one, and the named composer walks to a sound station and scores the film as it rolls. Stations are set around the screen, so the audience watches the sound being made as well as the film. The night ends with all seven composers scoring one piece together.
In the Moment 7.1 played Little Stint II at Dhan Mill, New Delhi, on 31 March 2024. The next version moves into expanded cinema: films projected on 16 mm and manipulated live by projectionists, with composers and projectionists first spending a residency together to build a shared vocabulary before they perform.
At a glance
- Form
- Live scoring of film, improvised in real time
- On stage
- Seven composers, a film bowl, sound stations around the screen
- Audience
- 18 and over
- In development
- A 16 mm expanded cinema version with live projectionists and a residency
Technical needs
- Projection screen or wall, projector and playback
- Seven sound stations around the screen, each with power and a DI or line feed to front of house
- For the 16 mm version: 16 mm projectors and a projection station
- Full technical rider on request
Performed at
- 31 Mar 2024 In the Moment 7.1, Little Stint II, Dhan Mill (with OddBird Foundation), New Delhi
- In development 16 mm expanded cinema version with residency
Photographs
High-resolution photographs are available on request.