Post #4

The movies is a musical featuring music from the Beatles and it revolves around a number of characters during the late 1960s where the political tension is out of control and the many anti-war protests create a backdrop for a love story. The Character of Max has been deployed to Vietnam. Lucy has become involved with the Students for a Democratic Republic (SDR) and Jude begins to dislike the close relationship between Lucy and Paco from the SDR. This begins to create strain in the relationship between Lucy and Jude and also begins to affect Jude’s art.

This scene has always struck with mainly due to the editing that that producers chose to do. This whole scene starts of somber and calm and then escalades in emotion with the relation to the amount of violence that occurs during this time period and also in relation to Jude’s anger and strain in his relationship with Lucy. The use of strawberries can best be described as a representation of the blood and bombs. The way Jude squishes and throws the strawberries and then directly afterwards the strawberries falling from the sky while max is in Vietnam. Another aspect is the use of explosive sound effects (bombs, missiles, helicopters) over the singing of  “Strawberry Fields Forever”. It’s also interesting to note the use of projection as a way to bring these friends, who are in different circumstances, together. The scene is also very hard to describe because of how much is happening  in terms of image and sound but due to this sensory overload it also helps to present a sense of urgency and anger to the audience.

Project#3: Seriously

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Post #3:Feral Fount

Going to the MOMI was an eventful experience for me considering the fact that the last time I went to the museum was when I was in middle school. It was interesting to experience and see the changes in production. One of my favorite exhibitions from the tour was the one featuring all the optical illusion toys. During the beginning weeks of lecture we had learned about the beginnings  of movie: apparent motion, photography, and optical toys. It was interesting to learn how these toys helped with the development of movies and it was even more interesting to see these toys, such as the zoetrope, in motion. One of my favorite demos was the Feral Fount by Gregory Barsamian.  This particular piece is a stroboscopic zoetrope that is made  of 97 sculptures, which through lighting and speed transforms into a fascinating moving sculpture, almost like a flip-book. It's hard to describe but the whole piece is just absolutely fascinating. Through this particular sculpture it was just truly amazing to see how much moving images have transformed from something simple like a zoetrope to a sculpture that integrates different factors to create something spectacular. 

Audio Project: Out Of The City

Out of The City

What I Hear: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

 The recognizable chiming of the train door closing signals the start of my journey to class. The muffled voice of announcer advising against holding the door, the banging hands against the glass of those left behind, are expected. The train lurches forward  as the wheels release a screech against the tracks. The train car is filled with murmurs of people discussing politics, pages flipping as commuters read magazines, muffled music seeping through headphones, are all encountered noises. The click-clack of the train wheels on the track rhythmically fill the car. The car is filled with the loud roar of the train making its journey to the next platform. The shuffling of footsteps as people try to squeeze into the overcrowded train, the muttered "sorry" and " excuse me" from passengers, are all expected during evening rush hour. The train is filled with screeches , roars, and high hisses emitting from the outside and you can hear the soft musical chiming friom someone's phone. Too loud . The high pitch voices of children asking if they are almost there. The popping and cheers of success emitting from someones phone as they play a game. The whooshing noise as the a.c turns on. The unintelligible muttering and grunting from that guy in the corner of the train car. The rythmic tap of zippers hitting the seats as the train sways. The rustling  of plastic bags as a passenger prepares to exit the train. The dry cough of several passengers, the soft sniffles of others. The soft ascending humm of the train as it begins to speed up. As the doors open you can hear the squeals, screeches, hissing from the other train as it arrives across the platform . The interupted chiming of the door as it begins to close, the chime of door as it finally closes and the muffled thump of the closed door are soothing to those of us in a rush.
Regardless of how loud riding the train is, it's comforting to know we are on our way.

Artist Statement

    As a child I've always been curious. I would constantly annoy my parents with Why's and How's, my curiosity never satisfied. As I got older my curiosity became more focused and I began to hold an interest in production. I wanted to learn how movies and shows were made, how many people were involved, and the overall steps taken that resulted in the final product. To this day I'm still fascinated by "Making of..." but I also have a deep fascination with music.
   Music has always held an interest to me and hopefully it will continuously hold a presence in my life. I'm mainly interested in music and the way it can connect to people, the way music can change a person's emotion or create a new feeling. Through my work I want to show how music can affect its setting, how it can create an atmosphere, the way it can give meaning to a scene. I am always at awe at the  way a score completes a movie, the way a sinister song confirms the approach of a killer, how a lonely violin mourns a lost one, how a happy tune gives way to a playful moment. I feel that without music a work such as a movie isn't complete. Without music it seems bland and without heart. Music adds the final touch and creates an emotion in the viewer. I wish to showcase my love of music and the importance of  sound along with its effects on a piece and the audience.

Video Link :Marionette Dance