Time Lapse - Digital Process

For this project, I have been asked to create a video that shows compression of time. Some useful websites i was given were: www.time-lapse.co.uk/showreel.htm

My Percussive Rhythm Project

After researching all the different possibilities, I have decided to experiment with three environments of percussive rhythm. These are; my local gym, my kitchen and a playground. My plan is too go to each of these places and try and see how many different sounds I can get, with the most variation. I will then log these sounds in order to see which environment would give me the greatest soundtrack. I will then go back to the place with a detailed plan of what sounds i need to get and how long to get them for. this will make me fully prepared for editing the sound and images together to create my percussive rhythm soundtrack. I may incur some problems, such as gaining permission to film in my gym and weather for the park. these are also things i will need to take into consideration before I film.

John Cage

John Cage is an American composer. His most famous work is 4'33 (four minutes and thirty three seconds). This was first performed in 1952 and it is performed with the absence of deliberate sound. This was not, as people seemed to think, over 4 minutes of silence. In fact, what the audience where listening to was environmental and ambient sounds. from this contraversial piece, Cage wrote a number of dance works known as sontanas and interludes.

Sounds of the Gym

Sounds of the Bathroom

Stomp

Stomp are a choreographed percussion group who take everyday objects and make unique rhythms with the sounds that they make. They have used a lot of different subject matters to create a huge variety of unique percussive rhythms.


I thought it would be beneficial to look at this performance group as part of my research because of the wide range of "instruments" they use. It will help me think of other things I can use to create my sequence.

Sounds of a Kitchen

Here are two examples of using a kitchen as an environment and subject matter for percussive rhythm.

Coca Cola 2012 Advert

This is the advert that was made in the build up to the Olympics in London 2012. It uses sounds of athletes and bottles that link together. These sounds are then laid over a soundtrack with vocals to create a song. The slogan "Move to the Beat" shows that this is the best of the Olympics.