Listen to the audio you recorded in Tute #1.  Here. Write a paragraph or two about your recording from a technical and/or “poetic” perspective.  

Consider:

What these sounds evoke for you.  What associations they have. 

Do any of your recordings suggest images?  What might they be?  

Do any of your recordings suggest the possibility of other recordings?

For me, the combination of the sound of a youthful crowd and the constant blaring of electronic dance music in the background portrays the effervescence of modern youth society. The muffled conversations further adds to the element of life, and makes the piece more alive, along with the slight impressions of wind blowing in the background.

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Listen to the first 10 minutes of Glenn Gould’s radio documentary, “The Idea of North”.

The idea of North 10min.wav or Files are here (experimenting with different sizes and file types) If possible, use headphones.  Record your impressions in a paragraph or two.

I was hearing a voice, describing the north, then voices, then it was just noise. There was so much going on during the intro I could barely make out what each person was saying, but I could, however, hear that there were 3 people. When the pace finally slowed down, the documentary shed much more light on the subject they were talking about, and with the introduction of background sounds, I could start to visualise the north. I still found it hard to focus over the prominent accents and background sounds – a train, and incessant wind. Overall, it was rather unsettling as there was an abundance of sound going on throughout the documentary, making it really hard for me to concentrate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this week’s lecture, scenes from Scott Ruo’s ‘Four Images’, Brian Hill’s ‘Drinking for England’ and Chantal Akerman’s ‘D’Est’ were screened.  Choose one of these, and consider, in a single paragraph, what might have intrigued, interested, displeased or repelled you.

In Brian Hill’s ‘Drinking for England’, the thought of using music and poetry to convey meaning in a documentary somehow conflicted with my inner filmmaker. Despite the idiosyncratic construction, I somehow managed to see meaning through the successful portrayal the relationship between a man and his unsettling conventions. To me, it brought a sense of accomplishment, for understanding something that I do not fancy. Ultimately, it left me perplexed at the level of complexity a documentary could be.

In 200 words or less please outline your goals, desires – what you want to get out of this semester. You will review this later in the course. Many will rethink this dramatically by the end of the course – this is a good thing.

I have always wanted to venture into a field which is fairly alien to me. Since the focus of this semester’s Film/TV2 would be documentaries, it would suit as a perfect opportunity for me to practice my skills, as well as learning how to create a new style of film. Based on what I experienced and learned last semester in Film/TV 1, I intend to improve on my ability to work with others, my cinematography, and to further understand the anatomy of a documentary.