Introduction

Synthesis of Arts is a new program that will focus on integrating the different types of art via filmmaking, and live performance. The Synthesis of Arts will enrich the cultural understanding of the arts in the community, by giving each art form an independent and primary role in the film or performing art. When each of the art forms is combined in the final work, they will create a synergetic effect.

From our point of view, the Synthesis of Arts differs from a simple combination of arts in a following way: In Synthesis of Arts, each art or medium plays an independent role, thus enriching the spectators' perceptions of the cumulative whole.  This differs significantly from combination of arts, where the art or medium chosen as the main one subordinates the others and loses much of the desired cumulative impact upon the audience.

Origination of a "Synthesis"

Such a concept of "Synthesis," in the world cinema context, goes back to a Russian director Eisenstein, and to a famous Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin. Each one made significant attempts to achieve synthesis in their respective fields. While Eisenstein achieved synthesis between the plastic elements of picture and music with the film's memorable score by Prokofiev (Alexander Nevsky, 1938), Scriabin did it via his musical orchestration, most evident in his last piece of work, "The Initial Act", which he did not live to complete.

Summary

To recap, we have compiled a list of components that are relevant to the Synthesis of Arts program, and the attributes of a film or performing art that makes it a Synthesis of Arts work. However, the program is not limited to the components mentioned below, rather these components function as a spectrum, and more may be added in given time.

Synthesis of Arts components:

• Film
• Still Picture Montage
• Dance (Modern dance & modern ballet)
• Original Music
• Poetry
• Artworks (drawings & paintings)

Attributes: