A wooden match STARTS COMPLETELY UNLIT with no flame anywhere in frame. A hand drags the match head across a rough striking strip. Friction throws a burst of orange sparks. Only then does the head catch fire, the flame flaring up large and blue at the base before shrinking and settling into a steady yellow teardrop. Dark background, static locked-off camera.

A flat stone skipping across still water: each impact throwing a small crown of droplets and leaving an expanding ring behind, the rings overlapping and interfering with each other as the stone bounces away, low angle just above the surface, static locked-off camera

A vibrating tuning fork lowered into a shallow dish of still water: the moment the tines touch the surface they throw off a violent spray of fine droplets and the water erupts into a chaotic fizz around them, the disturbance concentrated exactly at the two contact points while the rest of the dish stays calm, dark background, hard side light catching the droplets, static locked-off camera

Fine sand scattered on a taut drum head, seen from directly above: when the drum is struck the grains jump and migrate, gathering into a symmetrical geometric pattern of lines and leaving the vibrating areas empty, the pattern sharpening as the grains settle, static locked-off camera

Water filling a tall glass in close up: the stream drilling into the surface, the rising water level and a column of small bubbles climbing the inside of the glass, the meniscus curving up against the wall as it approaches the rim, static locked-off camera

A large bronze bell just after being struck: the metal surface shimmering with visible vibration, the reflections on its polished curve wobbling and distorting as the bell rings, the distortion gradually calming until the reflections hold still, dim temple interior, static locked-off camera