its so great to finally finish my project.
it didn't really work out how i would have liked it to, im not really sure now how janet cardiff managed to control the pace of how people walked. I ran into the issue of peoples' strides being too long and i really have no idea how to get around that. im a little bummed out it didnt work.
doing the final recordings were pretty easy since the weather has been cooperating nicely. i didnt have to fight with the rain like i did for my prototype. looking back on it i think if i redid it i might choose a different path. my original idea was to do a loop but i felt like ending it in red square in the riot worked out fine.
for those of you who didn't get to go through it if ever your incredibly bored and on campus this summer, go ahead and try it out :) i just hope you end up in all the right places.
http://thatonegirl.com/DX202/onlyTheGreatestProjectEver.wav
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Phase 2 / yay!
files have been recovered... 'nuff said... :)
At the moment I am still collecting sounds. I am extremely happy i was able to pull my files off my hard drive because most of those sounds are a lot better than my new ones. Its really not the same when I get stuck on finding the same sound, especially with the sounds i acquired by chance and wasn't really looking for. I don't feel like I've accomplished much in the past week since I was somewhat starting over, but I have re written the narrative. i am still currently adjusting it, so it will be posted later, but it will be up in time for class. I feel like i am in pretty good shape now even with the setback. I will continue to collect sounds through Saturday and finish editing by the 28th hopefully.
narrative:
Just sit for a second, take a moment just one moment to look ahead. In an academic institution I guess that’s just what we do. We are required to remember the past in order to move forward. Its all just information taken in long enough to finish the test. Then like that its completely gone.
Do you ever think about where you’ve been, what you’ve done, where you’ve stood? And maybe if anyone else has ever done the same. And… if anyone even remembers
Stand up, walk forward. Follow the sounds of my footsteps, step where I step, keep in time. Listen…
walk down the stairs
keep going straight
do you ever listen? like really really listen? Its so rare that I ever do. Im always in a rush, just trying to get to class. I always forget how big the campus is im always in my own world I never see anyone, hear anything. But on those rare sunny days, when I avoid class to celebrate good weather, suddenly my world is completely filled and im reminded that im not alone
stop here
see the path a little to your left, follow me down it.
So many things have happened here. The smallest moments to an outsider are always the biggest for those its happening to.
Stop here
Look to your left. See the bench? Sit in the middle. It seems like the squirrels have always out numbered the students on this campus. You should always remember to never feed them… they aren’t scared of you. A guy I knew learned this lesson the hard way back a few years ago right here on this very bench. Every time I sit here I try to picture the moment.
He was eating chips
Then he noticed a squirrel, right there, next to that tree in front of you. And the squirrel just stared back at him.
He tossed a chip to it
< the crunch of the bag, then the sound of the chip hitting the ground>
< sound of squirrel nibbling the chip>
He tossed another just a little closer
< the crunch of the bag, then the sound of the chip hitting the ground>
< sound of squirrel nibbling the chip>
… and then one, right next to his foot.
< the crunch of the bag, then the sound of the chip hitting the ground>
< sound of squirrel nibbling the chip>
the squirrel sat right next to his foot, close enough to touch.
So, to complete the experiment he placed on last chip on his lap.
Never forget, squirrels can climb trees…
…but that was a long time ago. People learn, grow up, and change…
stand up
look to your left
follow the path
< everybodys changing is playing>
do you ever think further back to what this place used to be? Before the bricks, before the grass, I like to think about it on rainy days when theres the unsual silence here.
Its all about time.
See the path to your? Follow me down it.
Doesn’t it seem like time is always the enemy? Theres always too much or too little. We’re either killing it or praying for more. Its as though time is always trying to make life harder.
Stop here
Turn to your left and look out over where we’ve walked. The quad… its one of my favorite places. On a sunny day I feel like time cant win here. People laying in the grass, playing frisbee on the sides… people come here to exist in the present, to enjoy now and not look forward or back because well… in Seattle the sun is a rare thing.
Turn around. Out there is a different place.
Walk forward
Only a few steps and the mood changes completely. This is Red Square. Its always filled with performers…,
…activists
…and bible preachers.
This is more of the place to examine the past and think about the future. I once heard on a tour that
stop here
close your eyes
so much has happened here. I always think about what has been accomplished and changed right here in the very place you are standing.
You must have stood here once before or at least walked past it. You must have been to all the other places I’ve just taken you. To think, you probably have never stood alone… there has always been someone else whos been there or is coming.
I always think about where other people have been, what they’ve done, and where they’ve stood. Whenever I learn something new I always remember it.
Just sit for a second. Just enjoy the moment….
At the moment I am still collecting sounds. I am extremely happy i was able to pull my files off my hard drive because most of those sounds are a lot better than my new ones. Its really not the same when I get stuck on finding the same sound, especially with the sounds i acquired by chance and wasn't really looking for. I don't feel like I've accomplished much in the past week since I was somewhat starting over, but I have re written the narrative. i am still currently adjusting it, so it will be posted later, but it will be up in time for class. I feel like i am in pretty good shape now even with the setback. I will continue to collect sounds through Saturday and finish editing by the 28th hopefully.
narrative:
Just sit for a second, take a moment just one moment to look ahead. In an academic institution I guess that’s just what we do. We are required to remember the past in order to move forward. Its all just information taken in long enough to finish the test. Then like that its completely gone.
Do you ever think about where you’ve been, what you’ve done, where you’ve stood? And maybe if anyone else has ever done the same. And… if anyone even remembers
Stand up, walk forward. Follow the sounds of my footsteps, step where I step, keep in time. Listen…
walk down the stairs
keep going straight
do you ever listen? like really really listen? Its so rare that I ever do. Im always in a rush, just trying to get to class. I always forget how big the campus is im always in my own world I never see anyone, hear anything. But on those rare sunny days, when I avoid class to celebrate good weather, suddenly my world is completely filled and im reminded that im not alone
stop here
see the path a little to your left, follow me down it.
So many things have happened here. The smallest moments to an outsider are always the biggest for those its happening to.
Stop here
Look to your left. See the bench? Sit in the middle. It seems like the squirrels have always out numbered the students on this campus. You should always remember to never feed them… they aren’t scared of you. A guy I knew learned this lesson the hard way back a few years ago right here on this very bench. Every time I sit here I try to picture the moment.
He was eating chips
Then he noticed a squirrel, right there, next to that tree in front of you. And the squirrel just stared back at him.
He tossed a chip to it
< the crunch of the bag, then the sound of the chip hitting the ground>
< sound of squirrel nibbling the chip>
He tossed another just a little closer
< the crunch of the bag, then the sound of the chip hitting the ground>
< sound of squirrel nibbling the chip>
… and then one, right next to his foot.
< the crunch of the bag, then the sound of the chip hitting the ground>
< sound of squirrel nibbling the chip>
the squirrel sat right next to his foot, close enough to touch.
So, to complete the experiment he placed on last chip on his lap.
Never forget, squirrels can climb trees…
…but that was a long time ago. People learn, grow up, and change…
stand up
look to your left
follow the path
< everybodys changing is playing>
do you ever think further back to what this place used to be? Before the bricks, before the grass, I like to think about it on rainy days when theres the unsual silence here.
Its all about time.
See the path to your? Follow me down it.
Doesn’t it seem like time is always the enemy? Theres always too much or too little. We’re either killing it or praying for more. Its as though time is always trying to make life harder.
Stop here
Turn to your left and look out over where we’ve walked. The quad… its one of my favorite places. On a sunny day I feel like time cant win here. People laying in the grass, playing frisbee on the sides… people come here to exist in the present, to enjoy now and not look forward or back because well… in Seattle the sun is a rare thing.
Turn around. Out there is a different place.
Walk forward
Only a few steps and the mood changes completely. This is Red Square. Its always filled with performers…,
…activists
…and bible preachers.
This is more of the place to examine the past and think about the future. I once heard on a tour that
stop here
close your eyes
so much has happened here. I always think about what has been accomplished and changed right here in the very place you are standing.
You must have stood here once before or at least walked past it. You must have been to all the other places I’ve just taken you. To think, you probably have never stood alone… there has always been someone else whos been there or is coming.
I always think about where other people have been, what they’ve done, and where they’ve stood. Whenever I learn something new I always remember it.
Just sit for a second. Just enjoy the moment….
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
one last effort
im about to head to the apple store to have my my hard drive removed... please keep me and my hard drive in your prayers....
alright... i just need to get this done
so, i;ve been optimistically waiting on my hard drive for all the sounds i spent days to record; most of them which were recorded from 1-4 in the morning out in the quad or downtown in a crowded mob of people.
i havent been able to really recreate my narrative, i'm having the hardest time trying to think up something. at this point i think i'll just keep going with what i originally planned. I'm going to use the next 4 days to recollect sounds, then edit. im going to see what i can do with the 7 min prototype i have. There are a lot of changes i would have made but there also a lot of sounds i want to use and know i wont be able to recreate them...
so, we;ll see, i think im in ok shape.
i havent been able to really recreate my narrative, i'm having the hardest time trying to think up something. at this point i think i'll just keep going with what i originally planned. I'm going to use the next 4 days to recollect sounds, then edit. im going to see what i can do with the 7 min prototype i have. There are a lot of changes i would have made but there also a lot of sounds i want to use and know i wont be able to recreate them...
so, we;ll see, i think im in ok shape.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
new script
i am rewriting the script. I dont think heather liked my prototype, but it is just a prototype so theres still time to improve it. I think i will take more consideration in making all the different stories one big cohesive story...
the one thing ive found about attempting to create my own janet cardif like piece is finding a way to do it better... u really cant beat good stuff... but luckily none of u have experienced her work :) so i guess im ok. but the goal isnt to just make it better, it's to make it mine and to express my thoughts (literally i guess). i'll see what i can think of in the fastest way possible since we dont have much time left... but i tend to work better anyways in fear and under pressure.
the one thing ive found about attempting to create my own janet cardif like piece is finding a way to do it better... u really cant beat good stuff... but luckily none of u have experienced her work :) so i guess im ok. but the goal isnt to just make it better, it's to make it mine and to express my thoughts (literally i guess). i'll see what i can think of in the fastest way possible since we dont have much time left... but i tend to work better anyways in fear and under pressure.
Friday, May 4, 2007
start over
my poor hard drive is in critical condition... i might have to start over again... this sucks
Thursday, May 3, 2007
prototype
heres my prototype
running time 7:20 min, its only a portion of it.
DL it and try it out. PROMISE me not to listen to it until youre in he quad and ready to go through it. it starts on the bench between the art & music building. sit in the middle, get situated and press play.
use your ipod and good headphones. try to experience it when the quads fairly empty
right click the link and click "save link as"
http://thatonegirl.com/prototype.wav
running time 7:20 min, its only a portion of it.
DL it and try it out. PROMISE me not to listen to it until youre in he quad and ready to go through it. it starts on the bench between the art & music building. sit in the middle, get situated and press play.
use your ipod and good headphones. try to experience it when the quads fairly empty
right click the link and click "save link as"
http://thatonegirl.com/prototype.wav
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