Étude 1a: Release (I) (2017)
Exploring the musical concept of "release," this film is a haunting found-footage study in the plurality of visual and auditory meanings of the term. A series of collaborative works pairing artists working in visual and auditory mediums, the Études meditate on individual musical concepts through experiments with sound and film. Étude 1a: Release (I) is the first in this series and is directed by filmmaker Russell Sheaffer and composer Aaron Michael Smith.
Directors: Russell Sheaffer, Aaron Michael Smith.
| Sound | Aaron Michael Smith | Music |
| Production | Hannah McSwiggen | Producer |
| Directing | Russell Sheaffer | Director |
| Directing | Aaron Michael Smith | Director |
| Camera | Russell Sheaffer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Russell Sheaffer | Producer |
