The technical aspects and the quality of my recordings were fine although I think the abstract clip would have benefitted from recording some more diverse audio snippets. I also think that if I the same concept I had set for the video recordings in mind when I was recording audio that the clip might be more harmonious. I tried to search the web for fitting music/audio track but I couldn’t find anything that fit my vision so I resorted to use the audio recordings although I think they didn’t encapsulate the original visual concept.

I feel like the abstract qualities in the clip were mostly created in the editing process through the juxtaposition of clips and manipulation of time. My audio track was designed to give generate build the atmosphere of the clip and to attempt to give the clip a loose idea of space in which it was filmed.

With my video track I attempted to experiment by manipulating time and emphasizing moments of pause. The original concept for our visual track was mechanisms but as the audio track did not ideally match I adapted my concept towards attempt to express movements of pause. I think this concept is most prevalent during the last shot with the tram, as the tram comes to a stop times compresses and I used the passing cars as a form of transition to layer both the image and audio of the fountain. The is aiming to evoke more calming slow emotions in contrast with the speed and chaos of the tram/city.

I think this exercise reinforced for me different ways in which layering of both audio and video can be juxtaposed to create new meaning past that of the original material.