Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
Narrative
Where you began in Time Arts, where you are now, and how you got here
I began in time arts without knowing about recording sounds, making films, and somewhat knowing how to take pictures. Now I know how to use so many programs on my computer, and understand these machines much better. I got to this point by doing the projects and just training my eye to make better and better projects.
3 Most Important Things Learned This Term
1. The first thing is learning how to use imovie, I can definitely use this in my future, in other classes, and just for fun!
2. I also learned how to train my eye to see things I couldn't normally think about or see if I hadn't have taken this class.
3. I also learned how to record sounds, and use sound studio to manipulate and make a whole piece of work.
The Most Surprising Discovery You Made This Term
The most surprising thing was learning how to use these programs was not as complicated as I thought. It wasn't necessarily easy, but it was understandable and relatively simple to follow directions.
I began in time arts without knowing about recording sounds, making films, and somewhat knowing how to take pictures. Now I know how to use so many programs on my computer, and understand these machines much better. I got to this point by doing the projects and just training my eye to make better and better projects.
3 Most Important Things Learned This Term
1. The first thing is learning how to use imovie, I can definitely use this in my future, in other classes, and just for fun!
2. I also learned how to train my eye to see things I couldn't normally think about or see if I hadn't have taken this class.
3. I also learned how to record sounds, and use sound studio to manipulate and make a whole piece of work.
The Most Surprising Discovery You Made This Term
The most surprising thing was learning how to use these programs was not as complicated as I thought. It wasn't necessarily easy, but it was understandable and relatively simple to follow directions.
Friday, November 30, 2007
3 things i learned today
1. I learned how to use blip tv, and up load videos.
2. I did more editing on my theme video, and learned how to make a quality shot.
3. I also learned how to cross-post onto my blogger.
2. I did more editing on my theme video, and learned how to make a quality shot.
3. I also learned how to cross-post onto my blogger.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
3 things i learned today
1. I learned how to film a surveillance video.
2. The 3 types of surveillance videos is didactic, progress, and formal.
3. I also learned how to make a video using the try-pod and make it steady and not wobbly or shaky.
2. The 3 types of surveillance videos is didactic, progress, and formal.
3. I also learned how to make a video using the try-pod and make it steady and not wobbly or shaky.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
3 things i learned today
1. I learned that picture order matters in a video to create flow and movement throughout the piece.
2. Also I learned that using this flow of pictures you can do stop action photoraphy which gives the allusion that something is moving.
3. For future videos I learned how to use different elements or principles of art to create interesting and quality films or other media.
2. Also I learned that using this flow of pictures you can do stop action photoraphy which gives the allusion that something is moving.
3. For future videos I learned how to use different elements or principles of art to create interesting and quality films or other media.
Friday, October 26, 2007
3 things i learned today
1. I learned about different effects i can use for my abstract video, like transitions and video and audio effects.
2. Jess taught us how to use different settings on my camera including flash, macro, nighttime, and other settings.
3. We read an article from Einstein's Dreams, and I learned the difference between Cyclical, Acausal, and List.
2. Jess taught us how to use different settings on my camera including flash, macro, nighttime, and other settings.
3. We read an article from Einstein's Dreams, and I learned the difference between Cyclical, Acausal, and List.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
3 Things I Learned Today
1. I learned how to open and use ivideo.
2. I also learned how to put photos, and audios onto ivideo through iphoto and such.
3. I learned about transitioning between photos and how they come and go with the audio. Not on every single beat!
2. I also learned how to put photos, and audios onto ivideo through iphoto and such.
3. I learned about transitioning between photos and how they come and go with the audio. Not on every single beat!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
3 things i learned today
1. How to use flickr, and upload my pictures.
2. How to use transitions from photo to photo.
3. There are a variety of different ways to do a theme sound piece, and still be extremely interesting!
2. How to use transitions from photo to photo.
3. There are a variety of different ways to do a theme sound piece, and still be extremely interesting!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Learning styles assignment
1. I will study in a small group in order to compensate for the lack of discussion in class.
2. In order to get a better idea of abstract ideas, I will ask a classmmate or teacher to help explain more into detail.
3. Since I am predominantly a visual learner, I will color code my notes, which may help me connect ideas.
3 things I learned this week
how did our performance art exercise this morning relate to how you analyze your works in progress so you can edit them?
The exercise made me realize that there are many many different solutions to a problem, and all of them are correct. This relates to our editing process because when someone else critics your work or makes a suggestion, it could be a correct solution but so is someone else's thats could be totally different. This is why it is important to have very clear guidelines clear instructions so that everyone know's what you are trying to do. Detail is very important in this project.
The exercise made me realize that there are many many different solutions to a problem, and all of them are correct. This relates to our editing process because when someone else critics your work or makes a suggestion, it could be a correct solution but so is someone else's thats could be totally different. This is why it is important to have very clear guidelines clear instructions so that everyone know's what you are trying to do. Detail is very important in this project.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
3 Themes
1. Nightmares
What makes people scared or fearful of something?
What makes people think about these things in their semi concsious state of mind?
What are they most afraid of?
Who are they fearful of?
Where is the scariest place someone has ever been?
When or what time of day/night are people the most scared or vunerabe to fear?
WHne do they usually have mightmares? After what kind of day or experience?
Why do people get scared? Why do people have nightmares?
2. Volleyball
What are all the different components that go into volleyball? (equipment, players, strategy, etc)
Who predonimently makes volleyball equipment?
Where was volleyball founded?
When was the sport founded, and the official rules founded?
Why is volleyball played in this way?
3. Seasons
What makes all the seasons different?
What different emotions do people get from different seasons?
Why do people usually wish they are in a different season that they are in right now?
When general age group likes different seasons?
When do people feel the most secure during what seasons?
Where do people usually feel happy during certain seasons?
What makes people scared or fearful of something?
What makes people think about these things in their semi concsious state of mind?
What are they most afraid of?
Who are they fearful of?
Where is the scariest place someone has ever been?
When or what time of day/night are people the most scared or vunerabe to fear?
WHne do they usually have mightmares? After what kind of day or experience?
Why do people get scared? Why do people have nightmares?
2. Volleyball
What are all the different components that go into volleyball? (equipment, players, strategy, etc)
Who predonimently makes volleyball equipment?
Where was volleyball founded?
When was the sport founded, and the official rules founded?
Why is volleyball played in this way?
3. Seasons
What makes all the seasons different?
What different emotions do people get from different seasons?
Why do people usually wish they are in a different season that they are in right now?
When general age group likes different seasons?
When do people feel the most secure during what seasons?
Where do people usually feel happy during certain seasons?
Friday, September 28, 2007
What I Learned Today
1. Before a project is due, LISTEN ON SPEAKERS IN LAB!!!! Make sure all the sound are there.
2. Don't only listen to the peice on my own computer, or headphones.
3. In the abstract peice, add more layers. Don't let it be too simple, just experiment with different sounds!
2. Don't only listen to the peice on my own computer, or headphones.
3. In the abstract peice, add more layers. Don't let it be too simple, just experiment with different sounds!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
A Short History of Time Response
1. Why is time not really universal?
Time is different in everybody else's minds. There is no standard time; time is held by each individual. Time and speed are relatively coupled, and are different for every person. We are all in our own time capsuls.
2. How does being in a time capsul impact our senses of duration and tempo?
At the peak of a moment, we are in our own zone and time seems to stop or go on forever. Some athletes said we are suspended in time at this moment. In situations like this where there is high stress or you have alot of adrenaline, the length of a moment is stretched out for a very long time.
3. What other means or reasons could change our perceptions and experiences of time?
Feeling somthing unworldly or Godly. Something major and life changing happens in our lives like a life or death situation. Also falling in love is another one. All of these experiences could be a climatic peak where time seems to stand still or go on for eternity.
4. What was the single greatest factor in moving human beings into Greenwich Mean Time?
GMT's greatest factor was to create a standard time that revolved around Britain because they thought that they were the center of the world and ruled the world.
5. What are the implications of living according to GMT? Pros and Cons?
The implications are that we all live in a standard time, and there is a universal time. The pros of this is that we are all on the same page for the most part. For example we won't be really early or late for an appointment or something. The cons are that some people are slower or faster in reacting or just living in general. Some people talk faster, some people talk really slow. This may be becuase of the standard time, we think that everyone's perception of time is the same.
6. Would you rather live with GMT time or another time?
I would rather live in GMT time because we seem to be getting along fine, and personally I can't imagine another time. Everything in the world is doing fine with GMT time except for those few cases that were talked about on the radio podcast.
7. In this sound clip there are many relatively funturistic sounds that are new and original. They celebrate the human sounds and the present moment. Nothing from the future or past, just whats happening at that specific moment.
Time is different in everybody else's minds. There is no standard time; time is held by each individual. Time and speed are relatively coupled, and are different for every person. We are all in our own time capsuls.
2. How does being in a time capsul impact our senses of duration and tempo?
At the peak of a moment, we are in our own zone and time seems to stop or go on forever. Some athletes said we are suspended in time at this moment. In situations like this where there is high stress or you have alot of adrenaline, the length of a moment is stretched out for a very long time.
3. What other means or reasons could change our perceptions and experiences of time?
Feeling somthing unworldly or Godly. Something major and life changing happens in our lives like a life or death situation. Also falling in love is another one. All of these experiences could be a climatic peak where time seems to stand still or go on for eternity.
4. What was the single greatest factor in moving human beings into Greenwich Mean Time?
GMT's greatest factor was to create a standard time that revolved around Britain because they thought that they were the center of the world and ruled the world.
5. What are the implications of living according to GMT? Pros and Cons?
The implications are that we all live in a standard time, and there is a universal time. The pros of this is that we are all on the same page for the most part. For example we won't be really early or late for an appointment or something. The cons are that some people are slower or faster in reacting or just living in general. Some people talk faster, some people talk really slow. This may be becuase of the standard time, we think that everyone's perception of time is the same.
6. Would you rather live with GMT time or another time?
I would rather live in GMT time because we seem to be getting along fine, and personally I can't imagine another time. Everything in the world is doing fine with GMT time except for those few cases that were talked about on the radio podcast.
7. In this sound clip there are many relatively funturistic sounds that are new and original. They celebrate the human sounds and the present moment. Nothing from the future or past, just whats happening at that specific moment.
Into the Zone Response
Zone: To be in a mental, physical, and emotional state of mind. "Mind and the body are one." Being able to handle mental, physical, and emotional stress; have internal calmness.
Flow: A state of mind that is calm, but more on the technical side. This includes the flow of brain waves, heart rate, focusing, and relaxing.
How do acts of repetition relate to flow?
Our bodies are full of repetitious things including our hearts, muscles, brain, nerves, and other organs. Our hearts beats, we have brain waves, focusing, and relaxing. All of these require flow, if they don't flow then something goes wrong. For example, if our heart stops or skips a beat, we could die or something wrong will happen. Flow is a key part of repetition in life.
Flow: A state of mind that is calm, but more on the technical side. This includes the flow of brain waves, heart rate, focusing, and relaxing.
How do acts of repetition relate to flow?
Our bodies are full of repetitious things including our hearts, muscles, brain, nerves, and other organs. Our hearts beats, we have brain waves, focusing, and relaxing. All of these require flow, if they don't flow then something goes wrong. For example, if our heart stops or skips a beat, we could die or something wrong will happen. Flow is a key part of repetition in life.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Video Screening and Abstraction
1. First video was the adrenaline video, that gave you the feeling of an intense scene in a movie or you get the impression of a horror story. The second one was the newspaper cutting and different language video, where the girl interacted with different people in a strange language.
2. I choose these 2 videos becuase they stood out to me from the rest, and they were also very different. One was based on an emotion or feeling and the other on was the interaction or herself and other people.
3. The adenaline video uses rhythm and pitch to create high contast in sounds. This made me feel the tension and the feeling of my heart racing or adrenaline. The second one uses a lot of dialogue and sounds that create a scene. She used lots of environment sounds that create a space. This one was very different from the adrenaline one becasue you could image a space which you were in, but in the adrenaline one you had more of a feeling than a space.
4. The visual and audio rhythms matched in the different language because the sounds were perfectly aligned with the video in whatever scene was being created. In the adrenaline video they aligned for the most part, but most of the video was black any way for effect. When the images did show up the audeo aligned.
2. I choose these 2 videos becuase they stood out to me from the rest, and they were also very different. One was based on an emotion or feeling and the other on was the interaction or herself and other people.
3. The adenaline video uses rhythm and pitch to create high contast in sounds. This made me feel the tension and the feeling of my heart racing or adrenaline. The second one uses a lot of dialogue and sounds that create a scene. She used lots of environment sounds that create a space. This one was very different from the adrenaline one becasue you could image a space which you were in, but in the adrenaline one you had more of a feeling than a space.
4. The visual and audio rhythms matched in the different language because the sounds were perfectly aligned with the video in whatever scene was being created. In the adrenaline video they aligned for the most part, but most of the video was black any way for effect. When the images did show up the audeo aligned.
Friday, September 14, 2007
3 things I learned today
1. How to make different tracks for sound studio.
2. How to paste mix, to make transitions between sounds.
3. How to use zshare, and make a live link for my life story.
2. How to paste mix, to make transitions between sounds.
3. How to use zshare, and make a live link for my life story.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Russolo Responses
1. Simultaneous sounds make life interesting. Overlapping and the different rhythmes and harmonies sounds make, makes life interesting. Without them, it would be boring. Ancient times were silent, mostly nature is silent except noises like earthquakes, storms, avalanches, and waterfalls. Sounds and music became a new form of entertainment in the Middle Ages. As time went on, sounds started to become more complex with harmonies, melodies, and rhythms. Later different things like tone and mood played into sounds. Bottom line, if there weren't simultaneous sounds life would be boring.
2. I think Russolo appreciates sound but not noise. He thinks that noise should be treated like an art. You have to look and change and temper with the noise to make it sound good. I value sound nd noise. It is a big part of our lives. If we didn't have sound movies, music, video games, etc wouldn't exsist or it would just be boring.
3. Noise is a big part of media including: movies, games, radio, music, and news. In movies it helps you get a sense of the intensity of the scene, or the mood in general. That goes for games, music, and news. The mood set for these things are very important because it makes us feel a certain way, the way the director or musicial wants us to feel.
4. Both Cage and Russolo believed in creating sound without the traditional instruments. They didn't need conventional instruments to make aesethetic sounds.
2. I think Russolo appreciates sound but not noise. He thinks that noise should be treated like an art. You have to look and change and temper with the noise to make it sound good. I value sound nd noise. It is a big part of our lives. If we didn't have sound movies, music, video games, etc wouldn't exsist or it would just be boring.
3. Noise is a big part of media including: movies, games, radio, music, and news. In movies it helps you get a sense of the intensity of the scene, or the mood in general. That goes for games, music, and news. The mood set for these things are very important because it makes us feel a certain way, the way the director or musicial wants us to feel.
4. Both Cage and Russolo believed in creating sound without the traditional instruments. They didn't need conventional instruments to make aesethetic sounds.
Friday, September 7, 2007
first post
3 things I learned:
1. How to use my hard drive and install it properly.
2. How to make this blog page, and put an image and my life story on it.
3. How to use the autio device to record environment sounds.
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