Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Production Strategy
For the final drift, I would like to walk the campus. Unlike many students, I have lived off campus for the last thirteen years and currently reside on the far south side. It seems natural as a student to explore the areas surrounding campus and thus I would like to focus on this area for my final piece.
For my image capturing strategy I will be capturing only extreme close-ups covering a distance no wider than 8 inches.
I do not want to limit my sound captures other than with the rule of keeping it to the campus area. I hope to catch the essence of the campus life style since it is not a life style that is familiar to me.
For my image capturing strategy I will be capturing only extreme close-ups covering a distance no wider than 8 inches.
I do not want to limit my sound captures other than with the rule of keeping it to the campus area. I hope to catch the essence of the campus life style since it is not a life style that is familiar to me.
Monday, April 21, 2008
10 Questions
1. Are there any side trails off of the railroad tracks?
2. Are there different types of trains that might make different sounds coming down the tracks?
3. What does the environment sound like in spring as opposed to winter?
4. What difference will the return in migratory birds make to the sound environment?
5. What type of transition can I capture walking from an urban area into a natural area such as surrounding the train tracks?
6. If I retraced my steps would I record the same material?
7. Is there an area that I can survey both the naturalness of the tracks and the surrounding urban environment from?
8. What types of juxtapositions will happen between sound and visual filming the conjoining areas of natural and urban space?
9. What will be the difference if I go to the environment during day as opposed to night?
10. Will my personal mood be reflective of the way that I film the environment on that given day?
2. Are there different types of trains that might make different sounds coming down the tracks?
3. What does the environment sound like in spring as opposed to winter?
4. What difference will the return in migratory birds make to the sound environment?
5. What type of transition can I capture walking from an urban area into a natural area such as surrounding the train tracks?
6. If I retraced my steps would I record the same material?
7. Is there an area that I can survey both the naturalness of the tracks and the surrounding urban environment from?
8. What types of juxtapositions will happen between sound and visual filming the conjoining areas of natural and urban space?
9. What will be the difference if I go to the environment during day as opposed to night?
10. Will my personal mood be reflective of the way that I film the environment on that given day?
Drift Assessment 1
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.)
The first scenario that bothered me was that people stared at me with the camera which at times made me feel uncomfortable. The second scenario that was semi-stressful was the weather. The days that I filmed were extremely cold and either raining or snowing.
The first scenario that bothered me was that people stared at me with the camera which at times made me feel uncomfortable. The second scenario that was semi-stressful was the weather. The days that I filmed were extremely cold and either raining or snowing.
Drift Assessment 2
2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 and/or 2 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.
I was walking down the railroad tracks in Drift one collecting sound, it was quiet and I felt alone, but at complete ease and peace. In another instance I got caught up in watching shadows on snow banks and it made me stop for an instance and think about the way that time was moving around me.
I was walking down the railroad tracks in Drift one collecting sound, it was quiet and I felt alone, but at complete ease and peace. In another instance I got caught up in watching shadows on snow banks and it made me stop for an instance and think about the way that time was moving around me.
Drift Assessment 3
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!)
One of biggest surprises that I personally had was facing my discomfort with natural ‘silence.’ When walking down the railroad tracks, although feeling at peace, I also felt very aware of my isolation within an urban context. A second instance was also personal, but somewhat general. I did my drifts around my neighborhood which I have lived in for a year, but during these walks I found myself much more aware of everything that was happening around me, there were streets I hadn’t noticed, and small things that made each block or house unique amongst the others. Finally I felt a personal surprise that I was able to take myself out of the mindset that silence was what existed in natural arenas and replace it with an understanding that each piece of the world offers something different and that if we pay close enough attention the silence is peeled away and there is a whole new layer of information that is provided by a material object in its natural space.
One of biggest surprises that I personally had was facing my discomfort with natural ‘silence.’ When walking down the railroad tracks, although feeling at peace, I also felt very aware of my isolation within an urban context. A second instance was also personal, but somewhat general. I did my drifts around my neighborhood which I have lived in for a year, but during these walks I found myself much more aware of everything that was happening around me, there were streets I hadn’t noticed, and small things that made each block or house unique amongst the others. Finally I felt a personal surprise that I was able to take myself out of the mindset that silence was what existed in natural arenas and replace it with an understanding that each piece of the world offers something different and that if we pay close enough attention the silence is peeled away and there is a whole new layer of information that is provided by a material object in its natural space.
Drift Assessment 4
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.
On drift one while collecting sound, I was walking down the railroad tracks and happened to randomly catch an Amtrack coming down the tracks. The soundbite turned out amazing and it was personally a great feeling to be so close to the juxtaposition between the ‘silence’ of nature surrounding the railroad tracks and the industrial train running along the same tracks that moments before had been quiet.
On drift one while collecting sound, I was walking down the railroad tracks and happened to randomly catch an Amtrack coming down the tracks. The soundbite turned out amazing and it was personally a great feeling to be so close to the juxtaposition between the ‘silence’ of nature surrounding the railroad tracks and the industrial train running along the same tracks that moments before had been quiet.
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