Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Production Strategy
The locations that I hope to explore more are areas of nature and areas of urban environments, and explore how these can coexist. I might go and re-explore the Riverside Park area, and then also I would like to explore surrounding neighborhoods, but also have the opposite extreme of pure nature, with a downtown urban environment. I think that the degrees of variance of these three separate "environments" could help to create a more dynamic final video.
For image capturing strategies, I plan on doing close-ups and also linear perspective shots.
For sound capturing strategies, I plan on recording sounds that are only found in urban environments and than also only of sounds that can be found in nature.
For image capturing strategies, I plan on doing close-ups and also linear perspective shots.
For sound capturing strategies, I plan on recording sounds that are only found in urban environments and than also only of sounds that can be found in nature.
Ten Questions
1. Are there any other towers or locations within Milwaukee that I could get a panoramic view?
2. How can I use images of nature in a surrealistic way?
3. Can I juxtapose nature and city in a way that exposes what is typically looked over?
4. How can I use intricate indistinguishable images within my theme?
5. What purpose could different areas of Milwaukee serve in my final drift?
6. Can I find areas that seem like I am the first person to come across them in Milwaukee?
7. What sounds would best enhance my final drift?
8. Could images and sounds captured at opposite times of the day create more dynamics?
9. Can live music and other everyday sounds build off my theme?
10. Are there places or locations I should plan to cross on my final drift?
2. How can I use images of nature in a surrealistic way?
3. Can I juxtapose nature and city in a way that exposes what is typically looked over?
4. How can I use intricate indistinguishable images within my theme?
5. What purpose could different areas of Milwaukee serve in my final drift?
6. Can I find areas that seem like I am the first person to come across them in Milwaukee?
7. What sounds would best enhance my final drift?
8. Could images and sounds captured at opposite times of the day create more dynamics?
9. Can live music and other everyday sounds build off my theme?
10. Are there places or locations I should plan to cross on my final drift?
Drift Assessment 4
My favorite place that I have gone to so far in my drifts was near the Milwaukee River in Riverside Park. I liked seeing back into the area from out the back of my place to the edge of the river. I had never actually gone back there and seen what it was like before, and I was pleasantly surprised. I found an observation tower that was only at the end of Park Place, and less than the length of a typical city block away. I didn't take any pictures because it really wasn't fitting in with the strategies that I had chose for drift two, but it was nice to go up the tower on a nice sunny day. I liked this view because it reminded me of the celestial views that I had while flying on a plane out to Colorado; it is one of those views that a human would not be able to have without innovations in our technology. It creates a chance for you to see beyond the limits of on the ground realities and get a more abnormal portrayal of the world we live in.
Drift Assessment 3
One thing that surprised me after my drift one was the quality of the recordings that I captured. Although, some of them were plagued with evidence of my own movement during the recording, or wind coming and making the mics peak, I still was very happy with the sounds that I had to listen to. I found that some of them were really a lot deeper than I had tried to do while recording, or they almost developed into their own ensemble through different sounds serving as separate instruments.
Another thing that I had not expected was for these processes to reciprocate into how I felt or experienced my day-to-day life. I began hearing a unique sound or capturing a unique perspective of a situation that occurred without my own obtrusion into that environment that I wished I had the MD recorder or the digital camera to capture the moment.
One social issue that was brought to my attention while going on my drift one was the variance in the upkeep of different areas on my drift. Some looked like they hadn't ever seen a street sweeper, a public sidewalk that hadn't seen a shovel, or a lot was an empty plot that was covered in all sorts of trash. It made things a little more apparent regarding a certain imbalance that occurs in different parts of the Milwaukee area. It conflicted with my perception that
public parks and public areas that are a responsibility of the city would all be tended to equivalently. I can see why people would be upset by this especially if this was a trend that you are used to occurring throughout your life. I have come to realize that your personal mood is greatly effected by your surroundings, and as a larger culture we should embrace this as means to realize how important it is to have actions speak louder than words, especially within the political world.
Another thing that I had not expected was for these processes to reciprocate into how I felt or experienced my day-to-day life. I began hearing a unique sound or capturing a unique perspective of a situation that occurred without my own obtrusion into that environment that I wished I had the MD recorder or the digital camera to capture the moment.
One social issue that was brought to my attention while going on my drift one was the variance in the upkeep of different areas on my drift. Some looked like they hadn't ever seen a street sweeper, a public sidewalk that hadn't seen a shovel, or a lot was an empty plot that was covered in all sorts of trash. It made things a little more apparent regarding a certain imbalance that occurs in different parts of the Milwaukee area. It conflicted with my perception that
public parks and public areas that are a responsibility of the city would all be tended to equivalently. I can see why people would be upset by this especially if this was a trend that you are used to occurring throughout your life. I have come to realize that your personal mood is greatly effected by your surroundings, and as a larger culture we should embrace this as means to realize how important it is to have actions speak louder than words, especially within the political world.
Drift Assessment 2
One situation during drift two when I really felt at ease was when I was in Riverside Park getting closer to the Milwaukee River. I do a lot of things outdoors in the wilderness, especially in the summer, and I also go out deer hunting with my Grandpa in the winter. When I was walking around it felt a lot like when I would make the trip out to my spot in the woods and sit down and just relax and think about things. Up until this drift, I have felt that moving to Milwaukee was a pure concrete jungle, I was really comforted by the fact that while they constructed the city that they left a lot of the areas surrounding the river in their natural state. It was like I was in the middle of a state park and I had just discovered a new area that led me to a river. I think that this aspect is one of my favorite things about being in the woods because we leave so much evidence of our existence wherever we go that I have always loved feeling like I was discovering a new area.
Another situation during drift two when I felt unusually contemplative was when I was getting some pictures of sunlight shining through things. For the first time I really felt like I was looking at trees in a different way. I was mesmerized by how many lines really make up the tree itself from the trunk that is one large "line" to the hundreds of lines that make up the top. It made me find even more appreciation for the complexities within our natural world. It is not quite as easily mathematical to construct as it is for creating buildings, sidewalks, roads, etc. It made me have more respect for something that is usually looked over and in our society is taken for granted what they do to maintain a life-sustaining environment.
Another situation during drift two when I felt unusually contemplative was when I was getting some pictures of sunlight shining through things. For the first time I really felt like I was looking at trees in a different way. I was mesmerized by how many lines really make up the tree itself from the trunk that is one large "line" to the hundreds of lines that make up the top. It made me find even more appreciation for the complexities within our natural world. It is not quite as easily mathematical to construct as it is for creating buildings, sidewalks, roads, etc. It made me have more respect for something that is usually looked over and in our society is taken for granted what they do to maintain a life-sustaining environment.
Drift Assessment 1
The part that frustrated me the most on my first drift was the weather. I was under the impression that we were suppose to go out only once for the drift, so I went out thinking that whenever I went out the recording would be just fine. The problem was the temperature and the wind because they both were making it difficult to record quality sounds. The temperature was so cold that I had to really try and grit out the walk, which put me into a rush because my fingers kept feeling really numb when I would be trying to work with the MD recorder and it made me want to try and get the recordings as fast as possible. Also, I did not take into account how much the wind would get in the way of trying to get really deep, interesting sounds. I kept trying to amplify a particle object's sound I found interesting and a lot of them ended up getting messed up when a huge gust would blow past and distort the sound or it would peak and I would lose the good material. These problems were definitely aggravations while on my first drift.
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