For my final I combined the sound of ringing glass with shots of Lake Michigan. I wanted to make my sound more abstract and have my film be more basic simple shots.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Final Film
For my final I combined the sound of ringing glass with shots of Lake Michigan. I wanted to make my sound more abstract and have my film be more basic simple shots.
Rough Cut Sketch Three
For this film I recorded the sound of glass. I made the ringing sound by circling my finder on the edge of glass cups. They each had a different amount of water in it so that I got a different sound when ringing each of them. Then I put the sound with more nature shots.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Rough Cut Sketch Two
For my second film I wanted to use shots of nature with the recordings of chirping birds that I had gotten.
Rough Cut Sketch One
For my sound I recorded breaking glass, and some recordings of me tapping on metal. I wanted to use this sound only with film of puddles.
Producution Strategy For Drift Three
After my experience with drifts one and two, I decided to explore Lake Michigan in more depth. If you check out my google map, you see exactly where I decided to explore. I choose this place because for drift two I was able to film and take pictures at the lake when the sun was setting and it was very peaceful. I was hoping that I could bring that satisfaction and peace back to me by doing drift three there as well. I felt this was a promising place because it gave me joy to go back there and film.
I also want to film mostly nature, and try to create my own sounds at home. I wanted to be a little more creative with my sounds this time so I decided to really think about it and come up with some ideas that I could record at home. By limiting myself to only work at home, I was able to use more time to think up unique sounds. I came to realize that there are so many unique sounds just in my own home.
Also by limiting my filming to only my house and Lake Michigan I could decided what I wanted to film, and also try filming the same things at different times, to get different affects. My strategy was to only film organic objects, like trees, puddles, flowers etc.
I also want to film mostly nature, and try to create my own sounds at home. I wanted to be a little more creative with my sounds this time so I decided to really think about it and come up with some ideas that I could record at home. By limiting myself to only work at home, I was able to use more time to think up unique sounds. I came to realize that there are so many unique sounds just in my own home.
Also by limiting my filming to only my house and Lake Michigan I could decided what I wanted to film, and also try filming the same things at different times, to get different affects. My strategy was to only film organic objects, like trees, puddles, flowers etc.
Ten Questions
1. How will this look different if I come back during sunrise, sunset?
2. Should I try recording these birds at an earlier time?
3. Where does this railroad lead to?
4. Where can I find gardens to film?
5. Should I create my own rain or should I wait for it to rain?
6. What will this sound like if I record it numerous times from different places?
7. What will I capture if I just leave my microphone, or video camera on for no certain amount of time?
8. Can this mess up turn into something that might look or sound really cool?
9. Is it better to try to film more abstract or straightforward nature shots?
10. If I don't capture it now, will I really be able to do it later?
2. Should I try recording these birds at an earlier time?
3. Where does this railroad lead to?
4. Where can I find gardens to film?
5. Should I create my own rain or should I wait for it to rain?
6. What will this sound like if I record it numerous times from different places?
7. What will I capture if I just leave my microphone, or video camera on for no certain amount of time?
8. Can this mess up turn into something that might look or sound really cool?
9. Is it better to try to film more abstract or straightforward nature shots?
10. If I don't capture it now, will I really be able to do it later?
Assessment Four
4. Describe your favorite experience, situation, place, or recollection from either of your Drifts. Be specific about what happened, how you felt, how you reacted, and why you think this particular experience affected you so much.
I had already gotten all of my video footage for my drift three but on Friday (4/25) there was a huge storm and I decided, at the last minute, to go out and shoot some more. It was really amazing because it wasn't raining yet but the sky was a grayish blue and there were no clouds in the sky. It was also really windy. It was such a surreal experience, like you expected to see a tornado cross in front of you. I think it affected me because it was also unusually warm and dark. It felt like something I'd seen in a movie.
I had already gotten all of my video footage for my drift three but on Friday (4/25) there was a huge storm and I decided, at the last minute, to go out and shoot some more. It was really amazing because it wasn't raining yet but the sky was a grayish blue and there were no clouds in the sky. It was also really windy. It was such a surreal experience, like you expected to see a tornado cross in front of you. I think it affected me because it was also unusually warm and dark. It felt like something I'd seen in a movie.
Assessment Three
3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drifts and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)
I guess one of the biggest unexpected situations that I had was having to explain what I was doing, when people saw me walking around with my microphones. Most of my recordings from the first drift were done in a neighborhood that is packed with senior citizens and I think they all thought I was causing trouble.
Another unexpected situation was on my drift one when I was recording running water in a vent and I had to kneel on the street and put my microphones in the vent. This old guy came running out of his house yelling "are you ok, are you ok?". He thought I was dying.
Finally, when I was out filming for drift two I was trying to capture things before the sun went down and I was crossing underneath this bridge on Jean Nicolet. On top of the bridge is a train track, you have to climb up this hill to get to the track, and go on private property. I made an "on the spot" decision to go up there anyway and I ended up getting really good footage.
I guess one of the biggest unexpected situations that I had was having to explain what I was doing, when people saw me walking around with my microphones. Most of my recordings from the first drift were done in a neighborhood that is packed with senior citizens and I think they all thought I was causing trouble.
Another unexpected situation was on my drift one when I was recording running water in a vent and I had to kneel on the street and put my microphones in the vent. This old guy came running out of his house yelling "are you ok, are you ok?". He thought I was dying.
Finally, when I was out filming for drift two I was trying to capture things before the sun went down and I was crossing underneath this bridge on Jean Nicolet. On top of the bridge is a train track, you have to climb up this hill to get to the track, and go on private property. I made an "on the spot" decision to go up there anyway and I ended up getting really good footage.
Assessment Two
2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 and/or 2 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.
On my drift two I spent some time taking pictures at the beach during sunset. It was very cold and there was no one around so I felt like I was completely alone, and at peace. I also took some pictures of a railroad, also during sunset, and after I downloaded my pictures I really felt inspired and pleased by the work that I had done. The time spent on the railroad was also very peaceful because I was only one out there.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Assessment One
1. Describe two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed you during Drift 1 or 2. (Please note that the situation CANNOT be technology-related.)
I found that with my first drift I didn't find very interesting sounds to record. Part of it had to do with weather and part of it with where I chose to do my drift walk. I wanted to record sounds that I found interesting in places other than my drift walk but I had to stick to my walk. I found it frustrating to put all of my drifts together. It's not that my computer didn't work but I didn't think some of the directions for things were very clear. For example, I found that my computer did not allow me to take a picture and save as a JPEG. Instead my T.A. and I figured out another way but having to put my project on hold to fix that tiny problem made it very aggravating.
I found that with my first drift I didn't find very interesting sounds to record. Part of it had to do with weather and part of it with where I chose to do my drift walk. I wanted to record sounds that I found interesting in places other than my drift walk but I had to stick to my walk. I found it frustrating to put all of my drifts together. It's not that my computer didn't work but I didn't think some of the directions for things were very clear. For example, I found that my computer did not allow me to take a picture and save as a JPEG. Instead my T.A. and I figured out another way but having to put my project on hold to fix that tiny problem made it very aggravating.
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