Final Projects

This is my portrait of Brighton seafront, including sounds of the beach, the arcade and the rides on the pier.



My interview was conducted with a student from Sussex University about the bouldering society and keeping healthy.

Inspiration

I decided to watch some videos about bouldering and climbing to find out what kind of ambient sounds to include in my interview.



This video includes the sounds of distant chatter which connotes humanity. I can also hear metal clinking which is possibly the sound of the equipment they are using.




Many promotional videos for bouldering include very dramatic music which suggest that it is an intense sport. I will use similar music in my interview.

Mindfulness: Panacea or Fad?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xmqdd

I listened to this interview related to sport and well-being. The speaker interacts with the audience by asking questions such as "are you sitting confortably?". This helps to make the listener feel engaged. The interview includes basic facts about mindfulness including notable figures which is useful in giving the audience a complete insight to the activity. I think I will ask my interviewee similar questions in order to give the audience a greater understanding of bouldering.

Paralympic selection and indoor rock climbing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kjtfg

This podcast included the popular song The Only Way Is Up which is used as a pun to connote climbing upwards. The song is upbeat which emphasises the physicality of rock climbing as a sport.

Week 11

Today I recorded the final sounds for my soundscape. This included various sounds within the arcade such as people playing with the machines. I made sure to record the sound of humanity and people reacting to the games that they were playing. I also recorded sounds of the rides on the pier. I felt that most of these recordings were quite successful since they detected a lot of valuable noise. I think I will be able to layer the different recordings to make the arcade really busy and populated.



I also downloaded a sound of a door creaking to let the audience know that I was moving through different places.
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Unclassifiable&page=1

Week 10

I recorded some more sounds in Brighton. These were much clearer than the last time I recorded.

Sound Inspiration

Part of my soundscape will be recorded in the arcade and of the rides on the pier. This will subsequently feature loud, artificial sounds.

Janet Cardiff is an artist from Candada who creates sound installations. Most of her work is done solo but she often works with her husband George Bures Miller



This piece beings very minimally with only a couple of noticeable sounds (an accordion melody and a simple beat of drums). Then an echoed sound of a rattle is introduced and then a layer of voices is added. After that, the original sounds almost completely change and start to sound more horrific; noises such as a baby crying and a man coughing can be heard. The accordion melody returns and then disappears shortly after, leaving just layers of different voices and the rattling sound. Finally a sneeze triggers the melody and a multitude of different sounds to come to together for the climatic end.

Altogether I am inspired by the way Cardiff and Miller have layer different and mainly ambiguous sounds in order to create a more artistic sound portrait. I think this is useful for my soundscape as I will be building up many layers to paint a portrait of the funfair. I could possibly even distort some of the sounds to represent my own perspective of the pier.




Cardiff's sound installation reminded me of the theme song for the television programme, 'American Horror Story: Freak Show'. It starts of with eerie noises, chimes and warping. The jewellery box kind of melody begins accompanied by the sound of drums, creaking, and heavy breathing. The sounds build up with chimes, screeching, and more voices.

Week 9

Today I went to Brighton to record some sounds for my soundscape. This included the sound of waves crashing. I had not used the correct settings on the marantz therefore some of the sounds were distorted. I also recorded some sounds within the arcade which were picked up quite clearly.

Sound Inspiration - Beach

For my soundscape I've chosen Brighton seafront as a location. Part of it will be recorded on the beach therefore I decided to research other soundscapes that are on the beach.



This begins very quietly with just the subtle sound of waves crashing. The only sound of life is from birds.
Music is faded in which I probably won't use in my soundscape unless I've recorded it in the space. As a whole the piece sounds very tranquil and relaxing.