DMA Assignment #10 - Gettin' all Reflective and Whatnot

     Let's see... Relfections, reflections, reflections... Reflections? Reflections... Hmm. WAIT! No... 

Obligatory "Fear and Loathing" reference.

     Alright, alright, alright!  Gimme a second!  Geez...

     Okay, but anyway, this week has been fun.  Audio and video are two mediums that I really enjoy composing in.  I've been working in Audacity for quite some time, so I know how to circumvent a lot of the problems that the program poses, which is pretty conducive to an enjoyable time composing audio.

     As for video: Second verse, same as the first, as they say.  I've been editing for a while as well.  Though this did give me a really fun opportunity to work in Adobe Premiere CS6, which I recently downloaded.  Great program.  I think UNCSA made a good choice switching to it as the primary software for editing students.

     Both video compositions were pretty easy to make, based on my knowledge of both editing and previous versions of Premiere, not to mention the blinding speed with which Premiere operates.  So, in that context, I had a lot more brainpower to devote to the compositions themselves.

     Speaking of that, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere they are!

#1:

     This first one is all about the 60s.  I used the "Wave Speech" from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as I feel it most perfectly encapsulates the zeitgeist of the 60s.  In addition, I tried to juxtapose the images with the words being said.  I tried to add some contrast in that way.

EDIT:  Alright, so Blogger doesn't seem to want to show this video on the actual blog, so here's the link to it: http://youtu.be/il-iyvlTrbI

And now for #2:

     This one was a real treat.  I opted for a really random set of clips that relate to me.  When I decided I had what I needed, I still felt like there was something missing, so I opened up Adobe After Effects and decided to make this mamma jamma look like it was being played on a very old, broken, tube TV.   And this was like candy land to me.  One of my favorite things that modern technology is able to do is imitate older technology.  It's never perfect, but it gets the idea across, and I'm very happy with how this turned out.

     As I said, I got a lot of valuable practice with some new technology that will be invaluable to me as a filmmaker.  As such, I would be happy as a clam to do more video compositions.

This clam, specifically.  Look how happy he is :)

     In terms of reflecting topics and themes, I would love to do more audio compositions.  There's a certain quality to sound that makes it so effective at developing a theme or story.  Something like making a whole story with just sound, and no dialogue.  I think this is great for developing themes.

     I can't think of any specific type of composition that involved combining any of the others, however, I think it would be fun to experiment with making interactive YouTube videos.  It's aways something I've wanted to experiment with, but never had an excuse.

     So yeah, that's my two cents.  Just adding my suggestions to the thought potluck.  Check back later for more bloggy fun!