Final Video

Rough Cut Video 3

Rough Cut Video 2

Rough Cut Video #1

Production Strategy

1. The place I want to explore further is a stretch of road that included a driveway that leads back to a farm. I think this is an interesting place because if you look in one direction, it looks really empty with a few trees in the foreground and a single barn off in the distance. If you turn around, there are streets with homes and cars passing. I think this contrast of scenery would play an interesting role in what I see and hear.

2. As far as imagery goes, I don't really want to limit myself. Sometimes I find that an image didnt look to cool in person but when I use it with an edit, it turns into something. So, I may just go and take a mass of imagery.

3. I plan on not re-recording past subjects. If I had heard birds and cars I am going to steer clear of getting another recording and focus on new sounds.

Ten Questions

1. Can I find any part outside that looks completely undisturbed?
2. How many times can I find a flag?
3. How many different colors can I find in the river?
4. What is the most minimalistic image I can produce?
5. Can I come across groups of people?
6. How much different noice can I capture from one area?
7. Can I find interesting shadows?
8. Can I find similar images in separate locations?
9. How long can I go without hearing a car?
10. What's the biggest puddle I can find?

Drift Assessment #4

My favorite experience from the entire drifting experience would probably be when I came across the man playing fetch with his three dogs. First of all, I was finally happy to be able to capture a living thing rather than immobile nature and such. When I came around a second time he had stopped me and told me that if I had anything good to drop it off at his house and he pointed to his home just down the block. I just thought that was pretty cool and I like the idea of making art and having it be important to someone else, not just the artist, although thats important too! I also enjoyed the fact that he appreciated what I was doing and didn't give me a weird look and walk away with this dogs.

Drift Assessment #3

Three unexpected situations I encountered:

1) As a generalization, I found myself unexpectedly enjoying the drift when I got out there. Thinking about doing it before hand was kind of a hassel just because I was trying to figure out when to do it while the weather cooperated. Once I was out for a while I really enjoyed going around and looking/recording.

2) I suppose I was surprised by the amount of still imagery I ended up using in the editing process. I was really interested in seeing how 2-3 images could be deconstructed and put back together to create movement or a sense of space.

3) I was also surprised at how many people are interested in someone walking down the street. When walking around in the city people don't give a second thought to someone walking down the street. But in a more rural environment at home people would constantly peer out the window they passed in a car. I got used to it after a while but I just thought it was interesting how people react in the two different environments.

Drift Assessment #2

As the weather began to get warmer I started out on my second drift hoping to get some really cool imagery. My walking brought me to this park where I was able to sit and observe the river. It was nice because the winter had been really rough and the ice was finally beginning to melt away. At this time I was really happy to see the sun out again. My peace was interrupted however when an unruly duck wouldnt cooperate with being recorded and kept flying away. I was probably interrupting his calm and peaceful moment. On another day I had went out to venture and ended up traveling past my old elementary school. I stopped at the playground and it was really cool to see how much smaller everything looked now that I wasnt 8 anymore. I tried to keep that in mind taking images from a low angle to re-capture how the slide and swings once seemed so big. It was a cool moment to see everything empty and still a bit snow-covered and remembering how I used to run out there at recess everyday.

Drift Assessment #1

One situation that stressed me a tad had to do with my audio and what I was finding. The area I was in was more rural so more "interesting" sounds of the city were hard to come by. I found myself recording the ever present birds, cars passing, and wind chimes. This just made me more determined to go out for my final drift and record sounds that weren't of the norm in the area and stretch to find more interesting sounds. Another situation that really bothered me was the unsalted sidewalks. I think this would pertain to my drfting abilities in many ways. One, I had to walk over the ice which in a way was a postive because I got some really cool sounds on the ice cracking. However, my drifting was very slow because I had to take my time with each step to ensure that I wouldn't go flying to the ground. This I suppose was a postive as well becasue it allowed me to take my time and really listen and observe my surroundings. The negative aspect came when I was actually lying on the ground because I took one uncautious step and the slick ice sent me flying. Too bad my recorder wasn't on at that point..it would have made for an interesting sound.