Maira Clancy

My father is a neurologist, so naturally I grew up thinking about thoughts. This stop-motion animation and soundscape is about the brain being hijacked by something like anxiety, or much worse - epilepsy. This independent project emulates an epileptic seizure - composed of manipulated voice and field recordings, and hundreds of individually-spliced MRI and CT scans. 

Originally performed for my senior thesis show "Cognizant Creatures," this was designed to be projected, with live 4-channel diffusion around the audience. 

VR 360° video. Official Entry for Milk VR Gear Indie Contest in collaboration with Blake Montgomery, November 2015. Shot on location at Battery Spencer, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.

Sonic and visual postcard of collected field recordings and footage, all gathered from Prague, Czech Republic. I made this independent project during my time at the Prague Film School, studying sound design for film. Sounds were captured with a DR100 field recorder and edited in Avid Pro Tools, and footage was shot with a Canon 5D MKIII and edited in Final Cut Pro. It was performed with 4-channel sound diffusion for my senior thesis show, Cognizant Creatures. 

A claymation short film and sonic environment, about an alien's crash landing in a strange new place. Independent project, shot with a Canon 5D MKIII and edited in Final Cut Pro. Sound designed in Logic Pro. 

Hand-drawn animation to one of my original songs. The animation depicts the conception of a child and the development of the fetus into a baby. Sound made with Pro Tools, film edited with Final Cut Pro.