Today we got together and discussed any ideas we may have for the documentary. However eventually it was decided that the best and most interesting idea is about a band from Liverpool called Urban Strawberry Lunch. This band is interesting and a good topic for our documentary because firstly all their instruments are made out of junk or objects that most people would not consider making an instrument out of. And secondly they perform their gigs in a old church that was bombed in the war and has been restructured to be usable without a roof and so looks very interesting to lookm at. The potential for an interesting subject combined with a potential for great camera shots and sound recordings has meant that this is our selected idea.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Friday, 24 February 2012
documentary brief
Today we wee informed of our next project and asked to get into groups of 5 and assign roles. The project is to be a documentary piece shot in Liverpool over a period of 2 days. The people I will to be working with on this project were Stella Harriot who will be the producer, Jess Inglby who will be the Director, Emma Tackney who will be the editor, Owen Feltham who will be in charge of cinematography. As well as all of this I have been given the sound role for this project, which involves recording and editing any sound needed for the project. It was agreed that we should research any stories in Liverpool that might prove helpful for the documentary
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
recording
Today I recorded the sections I had agreed to recored for our piece mostly the voices for man 1 and woman 2 as well as chair squeaking, does closing and other things more related to the kitchen.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
images
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Meeting
Stella and I have met with Debbie, Whom has advised us to rethink our idea as she felt that from her experience for pitches to do a piece in the kitchen tend to be boring. We discussed changing the idea to piece about something that involved a larger amount of characters but still had potential to have sounds of objects such as a bus drivers journey.
outline
Kitchen sound assignment outline
This piece will be used to show the varied noises a average domestic kitchen goes through in one day. Through the use of kitchen appliances, people moving and talking we hope to give a sense of space that this is a busy environment with a loving family at the centre of it. the sounds we intend to use and in which order are as follows:
Light switch turned on
Kettle on
Toaster on
Kettle poured
Tea stirred
Toast pops
Butter spread
Person humming
Toast chewed
Plates in sink
Jacket zipped up
Door opened closed
Clock used to signify passage of time
Door opens
Bag put on floor
Kettle on
Cupboard/fridge door opened and closed
Tea stirred
Radio on but fuzzy
Radio off
Door opens
"Hey how was your day" etc.
Fridge opens
Sound of packaging
Chopping onion
Sizzle in pan
Food on plate
Cutlery grabbed
Stuff in sink
Tap running
Washing liquid squeezed
Plates put away
Friday, 18 November 2011
Ideas
Today I met with Stella to swap ideas both of us had come up with a few ideas and these were discussed until we agreed upon one idea, Here are some of our ideas.
1. The british countryside, the basis for this idea was that there are many different and natural sounds in the countryside that could be placed together to create a beautiful calming space, using things like birds in the sky and other animals to show space, However this idea was decided against as it was considered too difficult and too much based on luck to get decent animal sounds in the time that was available. We also planned to do similar things in a park but was rejected for similar reasons
2. The sounds of a classroom; this idea was considered easier than the previous one as research and use of props could be easily done inside the university itself. this idea would allow the sound to show the distance from pupil to teacher and perhaps who the pupils lack of interest in the lesson could be shown by use of fades to drown out the teachers already distant voice. This idea was rejected as it was considered too hard to organise an entire classroom of people to do exactly as told also we felt this idea would not be entirely helpful in pushing our skills as students as we would remain inside the university. Similarly we planned to use a library however due to the quiet nature of a public library this idea was considered too boring.
3. Another idea was to record sounds at a bus stop, Using people and vehicles to tell a story about neighbourhood gossip however this idea was rejected due to few sounds available to use.
Chosen idea. The idea we eventually went for was a piece about a everyday household kitchen and sounds it goes through on a average day, this idea will allow us to use a variety of sounds both mechanical and human sounds. We also feel this idea is best as it allows us to put a lot of action into the piece whilst being able to easily control the noises heard in the kitchen. Originally the idea was to use a restaurant kitchen as there are many different sounds in restaurant kitchen however stella suggested a more domestic setting for simplicity's sake.
1. The british countryside, the basis for this idea was that there are many different and natural sounds in the countryside that could be placed together to create a beautiful calming space, using things like birds in the sky and other animals to show space, However this idea was decided against as it was considered too difficult and too much based on luck to get decent animal sounds in the time that was available. We also planned to do similar things in a park but was rejected for similar reasons
2. The sounds of a classroom; this idea was considered easier than the previous one as research and use of props could be easily done inside the university itself. this idea would allow the sound to show the distance from pupil to teacher and perhaps who the pupils lack of interest in the lesson could be shown by use of fades to drown out the teachers already distant voice. This idea was rejected as it was considered too hard to organise an entire classroom of people to do exactly as told also we felt this idea would not be entirely helpful in pushing our skills as students as we would remain inside the university. Similarly we planned to use a library however due to the quiet nature of a public library this idea was considered too boring.
3. Another idea was to record sounds at a bus stop, Using people and vehicles to tell a story about neighbourhood gossip however this idea was rejected due to few sounds available to use.
Chosen idea. The idea we eventually went for was a piece about a everyday household kitchen and sounds it goes through on a average day, this idea will allow us to use a variety of sounds both mechanical and human sounds. We also feel this idea is best as it allows us to put a lot of action into the piece whilst being able to easily control the noises heard in the kitchen. Originally the idea was to use a restaurant kitchen as there are many different sounds in restaurant kitchen however stella suggested a more domestic setting for simplicity's sake.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)