Ten Questions
Where can I find a situation that exudes the look of claustrophobia?
Can I record sounds that make a person feel confined and panicky?
Where can I go to find every kind of transportation in one area?
Is there a place where the sound alternates between very loud and quiet frequently?
Is there a building or area that is very colorful next to a place that is dull and colorless?
Where can I find a place that is red white and blue colored but not necessarily patriotic?
Can I find a sounds that are music like by accident?
Can I find people moving with rhythm without trying to?
Where can I find a lone person standing out in unusual surroundings?
Is there a place I can go that looks like it isnt in the United states?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
1. Describe two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed you during Drift 1. (Please note that the situation CANNOT be technology-related.)
-I became very bothered during the first 45 minutes of my drift walk. It was cold, very windy, and relatively quiet outside. I had not come across any interesting sounds and I was losing hope and becoming very frustrated. In fact I had pretty much decided to turn back and try again the next day when I came across my first interesting sound.
-I was stressed during the recording of the girls playing tennis because it just so happened that just behind the court was a police and fire brigade station and there was a fire truck backing in and out of the garage. Thus roaring its engine vigorously and every time it went to back up it made that annoying high pitched beeping sound. I still have no idea what it was doing backing in and out of the garage for 15 minutes but I did no I could get any real good sounds from the tennis court till it stopped. Thus my patience was tested.
2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.
-I definitely felt very oddly peaceful when I was recording bikes passing by on the pavement under the bridge by Riverside Park. The echoing noise of the humming as the bikes passed and the warm breeze put me in a semi-peaceful/hypnotic state while I sat there for a good 20 minutes recording. It took me back to a time when I was younger and enjoyed playing where there was a breeze and under bridges.
-The walk home I would say I was at ease and contemplative. I was relieved to know I had recorded some good sounds and as I walked I thought about how I could possibly edit them. The weather had changed from when I had original went out. Instead of cold and harshly windy it was now warm, sunny and there was a small breeze.
3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drift and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)
-One aspect of my walk that came up that surprised me was that I had to change my drift strategy when it a-ran out of room to turn and b-found interesting sounds off my walk path. I ultimately decided to not follow my strategy so conservatively and kind of followed the area that seemed abundant in interesting sounds.
-I also come to be surprised by the fact that I did not have to participate in my surroundings and did not need to alter any sounds. When preparing for the Drift walk I had planned on, for at least one or two of my sounds, playing with the environment, such as tapping wood against metal and so forth. But when it came down to it all the sounds I recorded were going to happen with our without my presence. That fact actually pleased me for my project.
-I was shocked by how little I had to ask permission to record. During the tennis court and bridge recordings no one seemed to be bothered in the least that I was there recording. Of course I told them why I was there, but I wasn't questioned much beyond that.
4. Describe your favorite experience, situation, place, or recollection from your Drift. Be specific about what happened, how you felt, how you reacted, and why you think this particular experience affected you so much.
-My favorite experience by far was talking and recording the serviceman servicing the liquid oxygen tank. It was a really interesting experience.
-I became very bothered during the first 45 minutes of my drift walk. It was cold, very windy, and relatively quiet outside. I had not come across any interesting sounds and I was losing hope and becoming very frustrated. In fact I had pretty much decided to turn back and try again the next day when I came across my first interesting sound.
-I was stressed during the recording of the girls playing tennis because it just so happened that just behind the court was a police and fire brigade station and there was a fire truck backing in and out of the garage. Thus roaring its engine vigorously and every time it went to back up it made that annoying high pitched beeping sound. I still have no idea what it was doing backing in and out of the garage for 15 minutes but I did no I could get any real good sounds from the tennis court till it stopped. Thus my patience was tested.
2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.
-I definitely felt very oddly peaceful when I was recording bikes passing by on the pavement under the bridge by Riverside Park. The echoing noise of the humming as the bikes passed and the warm breeze put me in a semi-peaceful/hypnotic state while I sat there for a good 20 minutes recording. It took me back to a time when I was younger and enjoyed playing where there was a breeze and under bridges.
-The walk home I would say I was at ease and contemplative. I was relieved to know I had recorded some good sounds and as I walked I thought about how I could possibly edit them. The weather had changed from when I had original went out. Instead of cold and harshly windy it was now warm, sunny and there was a small breeze.
3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drift and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)
-One aspect of my walk that came up that surprised me was that I had to change my drift strategy when it a-ran out of room to turn and b-found interesting sounds off my walk path. I ultimately decided to not follow my strategy so conservatively and kind of followed the area that seemed abundant in interesting sounds.
-I also come to be surprised by the fact that I did not have to participate in my surroundings and did not need to alter any sounds. When preparing for the Drift walk I had planned on, for at least one or two of my sounds, playing with the environment, such as tapping wood against metal and so forth. But when it came down to it all the sounds I recorded were going to happen with our without my presence. That fact actually pleased me for my project.
-I was shocked by how little I had to ask permission to record. During the tennis court and bridge recordings no one seemed to be bothered in the least that I was there recording. Of course I told them why I was there, but I wasn't questioned much beyond that.
4. Describe your favorite experience, situation, place, or recollection from your Drift. Be specific about what happened, how you felt, how you reacted, and why you think this particular experience affected you so much.
-My favorite experience by far was talking and recording the serviceman servicing the liquid oxygen tank. It was a really interesting experience.
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