ALLI LUHMANN

CREDITS

CREATED BY ALLI LUHMANN, 2024

SOFTWARE USED: ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, PREMIERE PRO, AND AUDACITY

MUSIC (in order of appearance)

Unreleased 1 from Collection by Stevia Sphere (Creative Commons License)

鐘 from 距​離​感 by ホテル shampoo (Creative Commons License)

CM​-​T45 from 距​離​感 by ホテル shampoo (Creative Commons License)

島 from 距​離​感 by ホテル shampoo (Creative Commons License)

忙​し​い from  距​離​感 by ホテル shampoo (Creative Commons License)

プ​ロ​グ​ラ​ム from 距​離​感 by ホテル shampoo (Creative Commons License)

SOUND (in order of appearance)

Recording of a marsquake captured by NASA's InSight on April 6, 2019

Weather warning alert sound created by Alli Luhmann using Audacity

Recording of static as it crossed Saturn's rings captured by Cassini's Radio and Plasma Wave Science Instrument in 2016

Dialogue for smartview digital window commercial written and recorded by Alli Luhmann using Audacity

Recording of plasma waves moving from Saturn to Enceladus by Cassini's Radio and Plasma Wave Science Instrument 2017 

MOTION

Authentic (scanned in) television glitches, vfx by Steven McFarlane Design *digital assets altered in this project

Color-bar test screen with sound, vfx by Videos Change Reality *digital asset altered in this project

PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHICS

Bedroom, and Lilac photographs from iStock Photo *photographs were altered in this project

Dice, flying playing cards, palm trees, clapperboard, cityscape, and Statue of Liberty graphics from iStock Photo *graphics were altered in this project

Storm cloud photograph taken by Alli Luhmann 2011

ADDITIONAL MEDIA

Plastics Make It Possible commercial by The American Plastics Council from The Online Internet Archive

Video Description:

The video shows a weather forecast appearing to be from 1993, featuring weather for Minneapolis, MN. Vaporwave music plays in the background. A stylized eye momentarily appears in place of the sun displayed on screen. As the video continues, current (as in 1993) temperatures for several U.S. cities are displayed. Once again, a stylized eye momentarily replaces one of the suns displayed on screen. There is a text ad for cellular phone bags displayed at the bottom of the screen. Eventually, the video appears as though something is malfunctioning. The weather forecast disappears and the music abruptly stops.

As the malfunction continues, steady sounds of distortion and faint music begin to sound in the background. A forecast suddenly appears on screen for Minneapolis, MN but for July 6, 2053. The forecast reveals unusual, dangerously hot temperatures and severe weather. Alerts are issued for air quality, including recommendations for sensitive groups to evacuate or find oxygen and cooling shelters. There is a transition to a commercial for digital windows. The windows allow for standard use or the option to display an image, blocking the view to outside. The commercial plays in full and transitions back to the forecast for Minneapolis, MN in 2053. Severe storm conditions and excessive heat are expected for the rest of that day. Once again, there appears to be a malfunction on screen. 

Eventually the sounds of distortion come to an abrupt end. The forecast for July 6, 1993 returns on screen and vaporwave music plays in the background. As the video plays, the following day’s expected weather for Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York City are displayed. The forecast transitions to a commercial promoting the efficacy and safety of using plastics to store food. The commercial plays in full and transitions back to the forecast, displaying expected weather for the remainder of that evening. A text ad for the restaurant Tequilaberry's and their prime rib loft is displayed at the bottom of the screen. The screen begins to malfunction and the weather forecast disappears, revealing a test screen featuring color bars and a high-pitch sound - typical of technical difficulties occurring on cable, satellite, or over-the-air television. Artist Alli Luhmann's name and logo appear on as the final image on screen following the video.

Video Transcript:

• 0:0 [music]
• 00:29 [music stops]
• 00:29:07 [music resumes]
• 00:29:16 [music stops]
• 00:29:24 [music resumes]
• 00:32:16 [music stops]
• 00:33:00 [music resumes]
• 00:33:20 [music stops]
• 00:34:08 [music resumes]
• 00:34:13 [music stops]
• 00:34:22 [music resumes]
• 00:34:28 [music stops]
• 00:36:20 [interference/distortion sounds begin]
• 00:38:29 [music begins] 
• 00:40:05 [music stops] 
• 00:40:15 [music resumes]
• 00:42:07 [music stops]
• 00:42:17 [music resumes] 
• 00:42:28 [music stops]
• 00:42:05 [music resumes] 
• 00:45:28 [music stops] 
• 00:46:29 [weather alert sound begins]
• 00:47:14 [weather alert sound ends]
• 00:47:23 [weather alert sound resumes]
• 00”48:08 [weather alert sound ends]
• 00:51:29 [weather alert sounds resumes]
• 00:52:14 [weather alert sound ends]
• 00:52:23 [weather alert sound resumes]
• 00:53:08 [weather alert sound ends]
• 00:57:29 [weather alert sound resumes]
• 00:58:14 [weather alert sound ends]
• 00:58:23 [weather alert sound resumes]
• 00:59:08 [weather alert sound ends]
• 01:07:23 [music begins]
• 01:08:12 Are you tired of staring at wildfire smoke and pollution haze?
• 01:11-07 [static begins]
• 01:12:01 Do you experience stress? Anxiety? Or insomnia just from glancing out of a window?
• 01:16:02 [interference/distortion sound ends]
• 01:16:15 Well not anymore!
• 01:19:29 Try new digital windows by smartview! It’s so easy to use! Keep the program off to use as a regular window. To display an image, first access your account on any mobile device. Select which of your windows to enable. Then choose from over 500 images! Enable the image and you’re set! You’ll never have to look outside again! 
• 01:44:00 [music ends]
• 01:44:09 [music begins]
• 01:49:09 [interference sound begins]
• 01:54:12 [music ends]
• 01:59:21 [static ends] [interference sound ends]
• 01:59:22 [music begins]
• 02:17:29 [music ends]
• 02:18:00 [music begins] Aaaaawwww the good old days of supermarket shopping… when nothing stood between you and your next meal… nothing. But today there are materials that help block out harmful contaminants and reduce spoilage, keeping us safe and the food we eat fresh. Plastics… make it possible… so now the rest is history.
• 02:47:29 [music ends]
• 02:48:00 [music begins]
• 02:55:12 [static begins]
• 02:55:16 [static ends]
• 02:56:00 [static resumes]
• 02:56:29 [music ends]
• 02:57:00 [over-the-air television test sound begins]
• 02:57:03 [static ends]
• 03:03:22 [over-the-air television test sound ends]