Final Cut Sound Video

The final theme of my last video dedicate to the drift project, was one of opposites. The video contains footage of something that I see as wonderful and freeing while the audio is made up of a collection of sound bites that (to me) are more relatable to feeling trapped or constrained.

Free Bird

As I was walking a long a very, very, very long stretch of road with no connecting streets I saw i hill that was swarmed with birds and I thought it looked really neat so I was hoping to do a man vs winged creature clip.

Exit

This one is a messed up collage of Pictures I've collected of signs while doing my drifts. The sound I made from the sound of my spoon hitting my cereal bowl using lots of layers

Jump!

I got a lot of great footage at the skydiving school so took the best of what I got to make this clip.

Ten Questions

1. Is there a location that has great natural rhythm?
2. Is there a location with a defined audible contrast between nature and man?
3. Is there any street without sound?
4. Would it be interesting to go back to the same location at different times of the day?
5. Where is the most engaging area on the entire Drift?
6.Were you inspired by a location?
7. Which did you like better editing sound or video?
8. What is the strangest location?
9. Will you be able to create a song out of the audio you capture?
10. Were you seeking out specific things to take pictures of?

Production Strategy

For my production strategy I wanted to personify, or, relate the non human with the human.
however the weather was not conducive to this plan. Most the days
I had available to film were rainy or cold and the one nice day I had bore little in the way of wildlife.

Assessment #4 Experience is Key

My favorite experience, situation, place, or recollection from either Drift:

The thing I enjoyed most on all 3 drifts was my relative anonymity. While I did get the cursory glance now and again I was pleasantly surprised at how disinterested most people seemed to be with me and what
i was doing even when I was recording them.

Assessment #3 Surpirse

three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drifts and in the days that followed

Assessment #2 The Lighter Side

 Two situations during the Drifts in which I felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative:

One situation I thoroughly enjoyed during drift one was the sound editing process. I got so caught up in it and there was so much to do with all those stupid pops and clicks from handling or car sounds, the wind and footsteps that I ended up getting minimal sleep for a couple nights but I knew I had done a good job with what I had had to work with. It was a really great yay me kind of moment when I knew I was done.
I really loved getting the close ups for drift one as it forced me to look at common everyday objects in a way I wouldn't normally look at them and to see them in a whole new way. A good example would be the tree footage I cut with the lamp in one of my five rough cuts I loved watching it. It made me feel like I was on a roller coaster and that made me smile.

Assessment #1 Gripes and Grievances

  Two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed me:

For all drifts I found it really bothersome to walk a predetermined albeit random path I'm a person who enjoys knowing who, what, where,when and why at any and every given moment. To relinquish the safety of my tried and true neuroses induced way of doing things really left me feeling agitated and aggressive. One other unpleasantry I encountered while doing drift one was the feeling of limitation. I live in an almost unrealistically small area where I found it difficult to procure any viable audio. so it required a couple outings instead of just one.