Friday, April 15, 2011
Soundscape Project.
For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a soundscape is a combination of sounds that is used to evoke a specific emotion, especially in film. Check out our soundscape above and try to guess which emotion it is trying to convey. Still can't figure it out? Have no fear and look no further my friends; the answer is located on the last clip of the video!
Other awesome soundscape projects that I commented on: Bre Donovan, Joey Buccini and Angela Salerno.
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Capri’s frustration soundscape utilized different methods to manipulate the audience’s sense of sound and space. As the soundscape begins the audience is immediately introduced to the ticking noise that remains consistent throughout the piece. The ticking clock makes the audience more anxious and even annoyed which is ideal because the emotion that Capri was aiming for is frustration. There are several different guitar riffs throughout the piece that usually, but not always, switch when the image changes. As the piece goes on and the instruments change, the audience believes that there are many different instruments and sounds occurring at once when in actuality, because the sounds fade in and out, it only appears that many different sounds occur at once. Also, the guitar riffs and various noises exhibit directionality because they play louder from one speaker and then switch to being louder in a different speaker. The pitch of footsteps is altered to make it appear that someone is walking into the room and then out and with the person goes some of the various noises playing in the piece. Some of the background guitar noises also have echo and reverb added them to add depth to the piece in order to better fade in different noises. I believe that Capri’s frustration soundscape did a good job of manipulating elements.
ReplyDeleteRight away from the start of the soundscape I found myself already annoyed and anxious at the constant ticking sound of the clock. This feeling though is exactly what is trying to be portrayed through the soundscape, the sense of frustration to try to stop the stimulus. It is easy to sense the movement in this soundscape though the in and outs of the different sounds throughout the soundscape. the many layers of instrumentation also allude to the sense of depth in the frustration. At certain points you can hear the the sounds move from the left side of the speakers to the right and increase in volume from soft to loud. Their was a lot of manipulation to the instruments through its timbre and echo. Overall, I found the emotion of frustration to be clearly established by the end of the soundscape. great job.
ReplyDeleteThis Soundscape's greatness is realized right away as the intended feeling of Frustration can be felt immediately. This is through the use of a clicking tock, which makes me think of having to wait for something, which translates into a loss of patience, which always results in frustration. Furthermore the use of the clicking tock is an example of Manipulation of Time. The clock is ticking constantly throughout the entire soundscape and creates a sense that time is actually slowing down and taking a longer time to pass while listening to it. The use of an actually clock sound effect to do this is absolutely brilliant. The Manipulation of Space is also present in this soundscape. This is done as the song starts out with a simple ticking clock, which impies an open space as the ticking possesses a slight echo. As the song progresses more elements of sound are added including a couple of guitars and what sounds like a few coins being dropped. These added elements all converging at the same time create a sense of confinement that isn't present at the beginning of the song. Therefore the sense of space goes from being very open at the beginning to becoming confined and stressful somewhere towards the middle of the soundscape. All in all this critique is a job well done.
ReplyDeleteThis soundscape is successful in emitting the emotion that is was supposed to represent. I quickly found myself frustrated with the combinations of sounds and noises happening, and of course the ticking of the clock. The idea of space is manipulated and present with the layering of sounds. All of the instruments put together at once make it seem as if there should be different scenes or events occurring in different places, and instead all of these are stuck together and not separate events. The guitar riffs, footsteps, and the synth when all put together at once, along with the ticking noise make it seem as if this “scene” should be happening over a span of time, but since it is all occurring at once the idea of time is distorted. Lastly, for the manipulation of time, the footsteps at the end of the soundscape have become more present than the ticking of the clock and it seems as if over time the audience has accepted or forgotten the ticking of the clock. Overall I think that the elements and the use of garageband to create this soundscape were a creative way to go about this emotion.
ReplyDeleteFrustration is very prominent in this soundscape. I found the repetitive noise combined with the constant ticking of the clock, made me feel on edge throughout the entirety of the presentation. Space was manipulated very well in its overall width and depth. Especially the clock, which stays in the same position the whole time while other sounds are taking place in different areas of the clock itself. The figure and ground principal with the clock is what personally made me feel frustration. No matter what was happening in the background audio, I was always attracted to the sound of the clock ticking. This was frustrating because though I wanted to take in all of the soundscape together, my focus was on an irritating sound. Also noted the use of the guitar riff brought along a complimentary feeling of frustration of rage. The low pitch reminds the listener of the feelings they would get right before they are about to snap due to a high amount of frustration. This soundscape overall frustrated me, but not because of poor quality. My frustration came from the audio blend that Capri wanted to convey and I applaud her work. This was a very good soundscape and I am glad that I got the chance to listen to it.
ReplyDeleteFrustration is a powerful and overwhelming emotion, and through the various layers and manipulations in this soundscape, the upsetting and tense feelings associated with the emotion are accurately portrayed. As the soundscape begins, listeners are immediately introduced to a ticking clock and an edgy guitar riff. Tension begins to build from these two layers, continuing to grow as more layers are added. With each new layer of sound, the ticking of the clock remains prominent, which is very important in the manipulation of time. Not only does the clock represent the passage of time, but it does so in a repetitive way that adds tension and stress. Constantly being reminded of time, listeners become apparent that time continues to pass while frustrated, while the ability to make any sort of progress is stalled by the emotion. The next layer of sound is harsh and intense, and is soon followed by drums. New guitar layers are then introduced, which successfully add to the tension of the soundscape and contribute to an uncomfortable, upsetting feeling. One layer that I feel creatively manipulates space, is the sound of footsteps. I imagine this as someone pacing back and forth in frustration. As all of the other sounds eventually fade away, listeners are left with only one remaining sound. The ticking clock. This is just one last reminder of the on-going battle between time and frustration. Overall, I feel the soundscape captured frustration extremely well, and did so in an amazingly creative way!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very well made and thought out sound-scape. The intro is very strong and predominate and puts a great emphasis on the ticking of the clock(as is should have since that is the main sound that conveys the theme). From the start a ticking is introduced which lasts throughout basically the entire piece. For me this ticking gave my anxious feelings along with annoyance and an edgy feeling. Along with the other sounds used though and as the sound-scape progressed the main feeling I was getting was frustration just hoping for the ticking to stop. The use of space was demonstrated not by panning from left to right but by layers. Many sounds throughout this project were layered on top of each other which gave the sound-scape depth. Also time was altered by the ticking of the clock. I feel as if it was skewed to seem much longer than it was due to the repetition of the song and my frustration for the damn clock to stop ticking. Overall this sound-scape conveyed there emotion very well, arguably the best out of any that I have viewed, They used manipulation of time and space well and their pictures sunk up to the sounds very well.
ReplyDeleteI also listened Bre Donovan's soundscape. They really did a great job to create the soundscape. I think the sound and pictures connect well to telling us a story. The sound supported the pictures and give us a sense of what the story is happening.
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