Here it is. The fruits of my labor. In case you're wondering, no the old lady is not scripted. She just had a lot to say. Check the method.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Final Cut!
Here it is. The fruits of my labor. In case you're wondering, no the old lady is not scripted. She just had a lot to say. Check the method.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Production Strategy
I plan on returning to the spot on the dead end off of Oakland ave. If that spot has changed drastically, I will look for a similar construction site. I plan to explore the spot in depth and see what I can find.
My image capturing strategies are I am going to take pictures from the least expected angle and of mirrored light and reflections.
My sound capturing strategy is to capture sounds as they occur naturally from the area, as they pertain to the site itself.
My image capturing strategies are I am going to take pictures from the least expected angle and of mirrored light and reflections.
My sound capturing strategy is to capture sounds as they occur naturally from the area, as they pertain to the site itself.
10 Questions
Ten Questions:
1) Is there anything I’m missing when I go out on my drifts?
2) Is anything I can do to better explore my surroundings?
3) Is my decision making too consistent?
4) Am I ignoring certain aspects of my surrounding?
5) Am I giving too much attention to certain aspects of my surroundings?
6) Is there anything I can do to avoid the frustration of finding everything too similar?
7) Is there a part of the city that would completely change how I perceived it in the first two drifts?
8) Is there something I haven’t found in the areas of the city I have already explored?
9) Is there any way to accurately portray different parts of the city, while still having a cohesive piece?
10) Is it possible to create a piece that applies lessons learned but bears no resemblance to the first two.
1) Is there anything I’m missing when I go out on my drifts?
2) Is anything I can do to better explore my surroundings?
3) Is my decision making too consistent?
4) Am I ignoring certain aspects of my surrounding?
5) Am I giving too much attention to certain aspects of my surroundings?
6) Is there anything I can do to avoid the frustration of finding everything too similar?
7) Is there a part of the city that would completely change how I perceived it in the first two drifts?
8) Is there something I haven’t found in the areas of the city I have already explored?
9) Is there any way to accurately portray different parts of the city, while still having a cohesive piece?
10) Is it possible to create a piece that applies lessons learned but bears no resemblance to the first two.
Drift Assesment #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.
My favorite place I encountered was on my second drift. It was a dead end off of Oakland ave., there were a few cranes and other construction equipment. It was an oddly peaceful spot, and it was a fun place to look around and try and find some things.
My favorite place I encountered was on my second drift. It was a dead end off of Oakland ave., there were a few cranes and other construction equipment. It was an oddly peaceful spot, and it was a fun place to look around and try and find some things.
Drift Assesment #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!)
My first surprise was how much garbage there is around campus. It was atrocious and I was appalled.
My second surprise was during a poor outcome of my drift strategy for the first one. I felt much more limited than I thought I would’ve been.
My third surprise was how well my second drift strategy worked for me. Given my image capturing strategies I came across a lot of things that helped me along the way.
My first surprise was how much garbage there is around campus. It was atrocious and I was appalled.
My second surprise was during a poor outcome of my drift strategy for the first one. I felt much more limited than I thought I would’ve been.
My third surprise was how well my second drift strategy worked for me. Given my image capturing strategies I came across a lot of things that helped me along the way.
Drift Assesment #2
2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 and/or 2 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.
One situation in which I felt peaceful was when I went on my second drift. I was walking down the hill on Maryland ave., and I could see more of the city than I am used to being able to see. It was early evening, and I paused for a minute and looked at what I could see, and it gave me a perspective on the city that I had never had. It made me feel that it had, in a way, become my city.
Another time in which I felt at ease was on my first drift. I had deviated a bit from my path to walk down an alleyway. There was snow on the ground, but it had melted enough for me to see the brick road that was underneath. It was afternoon, and I looked around and everything seemed at peace, putting me at ease.
One situation in which I felt peaceful was when I went on my second drift. I was walking down the hill on Maryland ave., and I could see more of the city than I am used to being able to see. It was early evening, and I paused for a minute and looked at what I could see, and it gave me a perspective on the city that I had never had. It made me feel that it had, in a way, become my city.
Another time in which I felt at ease was on my first drift. I had deviated a bit from my path to walk down an alleyway. There was snow on the ground, but it had melted enough for me to see the brick road that was underneath. It was afternoon, and I looked around and everything seemed at peace, putting me at ease.
Drift Assesment #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.)
One situation that I found frustrating on my drifts occurred on the first one. As I walked along my path, I was struck with the feeling that every sound I was recording was similar to others I already had. I felt that the sounds I was encountering were lacking in variety. I found this particularly frustrating because I also sensed that the sounds I had were going to be very similar to ones that other people had found on theirs.
Another situation that was aggravating was something I noticed while out on my second drift. I chose as one of my strategies to take photos of garbage. When I went out in to the neighborhoods around my apartment, I realized how much garbage there was. I literally couldn’t take two steps with out seeing a bunch of garbage on the ground. It was an interesting paradox, because I was I was disgusted by the waste, I was collecting a lot of footage.
One situation that I found frustrating on my drifts occurred on the first one. As I walked along my path, I was struck with the feeling that every sound I was recording was similar to others I already had. I felt that the sounds I was encountering were lacking in variety. I found this particularly frustrating because I also sensed that the sounds I had were going to be very similar to ones that other people had found on theirs.
Another situation that was aggravating was something I noticed while out on my second drift. I chose as one of my strategies to take photos of garbage. When I went out in to the neighborhoods around my apartment, I realized how much garbage there was. I literally couldn’t take two steps with out seeing a bunch of garbage on the ground. It was an interesting paradox, because I was I was disgusted by the waste, I was collecting a lot of footage.
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