Seeing with your ears

Hayley and I were impressed and a little intimidated after seeing what everyone was coming up with in the lab Wednesday! We were inspired to brush up on some basics on how to create movement in after effects, with a little guidance from a friend. The sequence is in order, but now we need to go back and make the frames more interesting and less like a slide show. The photos in the class library were pretty perfect for our fun but inappropriate soundtrack of "A Plus Sized Mistress." I look forward to sitting back down and focusing the endless possibilities on how to make something that will entertain the class. The story follows a pretty narrative structure, so we are trying to create the feel of a person walking downtown at night as everything gradually becomes more blurry and disorienting. Our experimental techniques should accurately portray the drunken debauchery.

She continued yelling from the kitchen

On our soundscape, Laura and I planned out an outline and then worked in the details. It was pretty obvious to chose the opera style singing as our ambient sound, because "she" (or he...in this particular case) was continuing to yell! So we began to build an imaginary argument. I kept envisioning an angry lady in a kitchen wagging her finger at some kids horse playing or back talking. The kids continued to taunt her as she went about chopping up a chicken and putting him into a pot.
We had fun doing this, and the sounds really made me laugh the entire time. We listened to Barrett's voice so many times that we couldn't tell when it had stopped or started anymore... it was a part of our thought process! It ended up that we had two "waves" in the soundscape. It build up to a loud climax, and then yet another, before it faded out with the violin sound. I thought that this was a nice way to relieve the audience of the 3 minute opera. Putting in all of the various sounds of commotion was tedious, but I think we ended up with what we were looking for.

Good Morning Sunshine

 It's 10 am and I'm sitting on the shaded area of my patio ready to greet the day. The sun is brightly glimpsing over the apartment building to the right, casting a light directly in front of me. The cracks and knots with hones in the fence welcome various lines and circles of warmth through the gate and onto the cement below my feet. The shadow of a hanging plant suspends below the shadow of a wind chime with various shapes of shells. A round, glass, mosiac table is the centerpiece...reflecting a diffused glow. A glass surrounding a candle reflects tiny specs of light. The water saturating a hydroponic basil plant reveals what seems to be hundreds of tiny shimmering golden roots as the green leaves gather the sunlight.

Hugh McCrae Park

Rings of light reflect off of the ripples and bubbles in the pond. Under the shade of the gazebo shades of open windows surround me. Light is scattered throughout the grass revealing shades and shapes of trees, branches and leaves. A reflection of the sun is visible on the top spout of the waterfall and the bottom trickles of water. Tiny waves spread around the fountain in a soft fluid texture. On the bridge, tiny waves of water reflections dance along the railings. A shadow of a long neck and beak waddles alongside each of the individual geese. As I made my way back home, the light peaked through the tallest trees flickering through my windshield. 

photos to intrigue

 

  

  

^^http://neosurrealism.artdigitaldesign.com/modern-artists/?artworks/fine-art/ivy-covered-wall-photography.html....found the man on the ladder via internet, it made me want to chuckle, there's some other interesting ones on the site.

Goals accomplished from assignment 1A

Soundscapes are an abstract way to convey certain themes or tones within a film. The foley artist really has complete creative control because there are countless sounds occurring naturally around us, and countless more that we can manipulate. The possibilities are endless. These sounds evoke emotion in the listener....the ones we recorded were peaceful, destructive, mysterious, amusing, and perhaps even frightening. Working in the group with the equipment was a great experience. We all took turns handling the equipment in production and post production. If someone knew more about one piece of equipment, they gave insight to someone else in the group. I learned how important it is to get the sound levels right while recording, because it is easier (and sounds much more "crisp") to get it right the first time than have to go back and turn something up or down. We had a fun time scoping out the campus for sounds....and we recorded many more than we needed just so we could have options. Getting everything organized and distinguishing the different types of sounds helped us brush up on our sound terms we learned in production classes. In forgetting about the image and focusing completely on sound, we were able to record some interesting noises and conversations that might have otherwise gone unnoticed! I am definitely a more attentive listener now and I am more interested in sound recording than I previously assumed.