As the president of Full Ammo Improv and a member of No Refund Theatre, Jeff Kornberg doesn't seem like one to let an opportunity to be creative pass him by.

But Thursday, Kornberg (senior-English), who also plays guitar, will take a backseat in a music video featuring his original song "Smartter, Better, Fastter."

"I was in the video for about 10 seconds," he said. "I left all the creative responsibility to the filmmaker."

The video is just one of several that will be presented in an event organized by Student Organizing the Multiple Arts titled "Synthesis."

The event, which begins at 7 p.m. in HUB Heritage Hall, has the tagline "4 Bands, 4 Filmmakers, One Hell of a Show" and will feature four musical performances by local artists. Before each performance, a music video made by a film major will introduce the upcoming act. Short films will be shown between each set, which event coordinator Danny Michelson described as "mostly music videos or music-motivated narratives."

"It is basically a concert/film festival with a twist," Michelson (sophomore-film) said.

The four musical acts -- Audio Imagery, Jeff Kornberg, Nodd Morris and Violets for Ophelia -- will collaborate with four filmmakers to create the music videos.

Malcolm Hurley, one of three vocalists in State College-based hip-hop group Audio Imagery, said his group has yet to begin taping its video. The band found out about the event through its drummer, Dan Cooper, and has brainstormed a couple ideas for the film but doesn't know how they are going to work out.

"It's come down to crunch time and we have plans to do it next week," Hurley said. "We have two songs in mind that have a really good feel for the video. We are just excited to get everything going."

Although Audio Imagery had not begun its video by April 8, another performer had already begun taping what he called a somewhat "cheesy" film.

"I mean it's not too cheesy," said solo acoustic guitarist Brian Alexander (sophomore-business), who goes by "Nodd Morris" onstage. "There is that stinky moldy cheese or genuine good grilled cheese," he said, and his is the genuine good stuff.

In the video, a guitar is moving around State College (an effect achieved using a stop motion filming technique), visiting different places. At the end of the montage, the viewer realizes Alexander is chasing the guitar.

Alexander had trouble defining his distinct style of musical genre.

"It's an indie/acoustic style with a little bit of swing and this sort of throbbing acoustics," he said. "I like to emphasis rhythm in my music. It's that type of music you groove to as you walk."

Joe Lacombe, a member of Violets for Ophelia, had a shorter, albeit less specific way to categorize his band's music.

"Post-rock" is a safe title, said Lacombe (senior-English), who sings and plays guitar and bass for the band. Lacombe and his bandmate Chad are both members of SOMA and have participated in previous events held by the organization. Michelson asked them to get involved in the event.

The band's music video will be set to its song "Speaks Be Silent."

"Without giving too much away," Lacombe said, "it has a central figure that sees things in life but does nothing about it."

Students who aren't into the "art rock" or hip-hop motley genre can also find an act for them. Kornberg is a musical comedian, who mixes comedy with a guitar, much like comedian Steven Lynch.

Kornberg, who's been working with SOMA for three-and-a-half years, got an e-mail about the event and decided to participate. His video will be to his original song "Smartter, Better, Fastter," but other than the song he has virtually no creative contribution to the video. Kornberg said he doesn't know too much about the plot for his video except that "it will probably have a bunch of people going around reading books."

He is looking forward to his half-hour set because he wants to introduce students to a new type of comedy.

"Not too many places book 'haha' comedians," Kornberg said, "And it's a good chance for me to showcase some newer songs that I've been working on."

With the variety -- and combination -- of musicians and film, "Synthesis" has the potential to draw a diverse group of art aficionados.

"If Facebook is any indication," Lacombe said, "there should be a pretty good turnout."