The Snail – Music in Colors
The science of sound meets musical emotion
Commissioned by IRCAM, Sorbonne University, and the CNRS, this mini-documentary highlights SNAIL, a revolutionary sound visualizer invented by researcher Thomas Hélie. Produced with an immersive cinematic approach, this film combines scientific rigor, musical artistry, and innovation to reveal the educational power of sound visualization.
At the request of IRCAM, Sorbonne University, and the CNRS, we produced a short documentary about SNAIL, a sound tuner-visualizer that transforms the musical experience into a visual spectacle and generates perfect tuning. Thanks to a spiral design, each note, each harmonic becomes visible. We opted for an immersive narrative, combining researcher interviews, Steadicam recordings, and CinemaScope format, to pay tribute to this intersection of art, science, and technology. The film perfectly illustrates Popmyfilm's ability to combine scientific complexity, visual accessibility, and cinematic aesthetics. A demonstration of our expertise in visual storytelling, motion design, and cultural outreach.
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The project team
The project team
