Project 3_Kevin Garcia

This is the sketch I drew representing sound art. It is supposed to signify the different sound sources that we encounter all the time. Some of them are big and loud, like music playing on a speaker. Some are small and quiet, like whispered conversations. 

I was having trouble figuring out what I was going to do for the project. However, this week I figured it out. I recorded ten seconds of the ticking sound and the ding of my toaster oven's timer, which I will loop throughout the video as a motif. I also recorded various sounds around campus and my apartment. Every time the ding goes off, I will play a different clip from the sound recordings. 

For the visual effect, I was thinking about using the video from the sound recordings. However, to keep it abstract, I decided to have a full screen gradient with dots appearing on the screen. The dots will appear in time to the sounds. 

The full screen gradient with dots. 

The keyframes to create the fading in effect for all the dots.

Right now, I have set up the repeating ticking sound, the background colors, and the dots. I will continue to work on adding the additional sound clips, as well as the additional dots to sync with the other sounds. 

November 9:

Over the past week, I have been recording sounds that I encounter on a daily basis, like a shower, a microwave, and typing on a keyboard. I've added these sounds into the video.  I added additional dots to the screen to coordinate with the additional sounds. The sound will change every 10 seconds, when the ding sound I talked about above goes off. Also, all the dots disappear and the background color changes every 10 seconds as well. Before I finish, I need to record a few more sounds and add them in. 

The extra audio clips are in the A3. The dots that go with the extra audio are in white. The dots from the timer sound are more transparent. 

November 10:

I recorded the final sound clips and added them in, along with adding the colors and dots. All of the clips together represent a typical school day. The final product is two minutes long. 

The final timeline with all of the audio clips and visuals.