Before I begin, here is one sound that I well and truly… hate. But at the same time, I absolutely love it. Anyway, one of the blog post topics suggested by Rachel in the lectorial was about sounds that we either love, or hate. And…
What is foley? Foley is probably one of the most useful techniques for enhancing atmosphere. According to Urban Dictionary, foley defines as “one who can bong a beer faster than anyone and parties the hardest” (iMissYouFoley, Urban Dictionary, July 09, 2009). While this definition could…
Is it sad that I’ve actually got a copy of this on my iPod? Back in the days of year 11, I studied 3/4 Music Performance, and a small part of it was to learn how to do music analysis. So, I’m going to attempt…
Due to public transport complications, I wasn’t able to attend the week 4 lectorial. But I did, however, manage to listen to the recording of Rachel’s section whilst following the slides. I’m finding this week’s topic of sound to be particularly interesting, because I haven’t…
The second reading we were assigned for this week was more focused on the topic of sound. However, instead of talking about the the structure and perspective, it talked about the recording and mixing. I noticed that a lot of this topic was pretty much…
One of this weeks readings was an excerpt from Theo Van Leeuwen‘s Speech, Music, Sound. The set chapter was on the topic of sound and perspective, and how the image and sound can create depth and atmosphere. In the text, Leeuwen talks about how there…
I created this self-portrait as a different way of expressing myself, as well as experimenting with editing styles that I’ve never used before. When it comes to situations like this, I’m not really too fond of speaking about myself, mainly because there are some qualities…
During our Media 1 seminar this week, we were challenged to think about how David Gauntlett’s theory on the two peaks of media is related to various types of social media: -Uber -Snapchat -Facebook -Twitter -Instagram Now, seeing as the only two I really use…
After stressing out about falling behind, keeping organized and most of all, following the readings, it’s good to remind myself why I chose to do this course in the first place; the film making. I spent the whole day with my friends filming different bits…