Friday, 14 November 2008
Day 11-14 - Pitch,ian downs interview,more research and Tom cholmondeley interview
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Soundscape proposal
First of all I had a think about what type of sound-scape that I wan ted to do – whether I wanted to do a fixed (1 or series) sound-scape, a moving (journey sound-scape, or a variable (abstract. Imaginary sounds-cape. The type of sound-scape I was most interested in doing was the variable sound-scape.
The sound-scape I chose was “Inside the internet” as I could use a host of individual noises, to sonically paint a picture, of how I think being inside the internet would sound.
Rough ideas I had was to use snippets of advertisements flying in an and out my sound-scape, overlapping each-other. Also I could use dial-up noises and finger clicking on they keyboards. Use electronic noises such as microwave beeping slowed right down. Maybe a train sped up so much that its sound has no relation to its source and becomes abstract. Include overlapping conversations and news being flown in from all decades.
I could also find sounds from ever-day objects and test them within my sound-scape and see if it assist what my sound-scape is trying to be. As I am gathering individual sounds, rather than a cacophony of sound e.g. standing amongst a crowd in a carnival, it will make my sound-scape much easier to edit, and avoids the risk of masking (where certain noises e.g. crowds talking) to overcome other smaller sounds in which I am trying to pick up. Using this technique I will able to gather hi-fi sound and create a clearer composition.
Also using this sound-scape it will be very easy to create a non-linear sound-scape, ruling out any risk of it becoming a narrative. This theme of being “inside the internet” has been used in certain feature films and television programmes, such as “Futurama” giving me a research sources for my sound-scape.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Day 9/10 - More research for audio project, soundscapes.
So This would be the title we would use in the pitch next week, in that week would, as a group, research into the topic and create our presentation. including budget costs, people we would interview, where we would interview, whether we will use vox pops, and what questions we will ask? primary and secondary research from surveys, internet research, forums, newspapers and any other sources we may find.
Day 10 - On day 10 we went out to do some practice soundscapes in a few different environments around our local town. We had three microphones, 1 condenser mic and a set of dual condenser mics, and used three stands to position them, when we got to our desired location. we set them up in a few good locations. The first was a harbor in Uphill, and gathered noises of the sails clanking, some construction machinery, a radio in the background and some waves. The second location wasn't that good of a source; we went to the beach to record a soundscape of the sea, but the wind was too overpowering and we could not pick up much other sound.