"Don't You Little Bird, Don't Cry"

Well....this just might be the final edit. I didn't like the blue color in the middle of the piece, so I took some stills from the video and manipulated them using Microsoft Picture Editor and Paint. I also simplified the man's voice a bit more, but added more room noise to give it an almost mechanical feel.

P.S. - Special thanks to my neighbor Tom for letting me borrow his acrylics to create the paintings in this piece.

P.S.S. - I still haven't figured out why the audio must be manually adjusted. If it doesn't work on your computer just click the microphone in the lower left corner. Thanks!

Final Cut Sound Video

Click on the picture to the left to see the QuickTime movie. If you aren't hearing any audio you can adjust it manually by clicking the microphone in the bottom left of the player.

Rough Cut Sketch #3

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Rough Cut Sketch #2

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Rough Cut Sketch #1

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Production Strategy

For this trek my production strategies for collecting images will be:
#1. The difference between night and day.
#2. Imitating the movement of people/objects through space

and I will collect sound recordings by finding things that are either in direct correlation with or in irionic opposition to the images.

I will limit myself to Bradford Beach and the outer lying areas.

Ten Questions

1. Where does that path in Lake Park go?

2. What differences are there on Lake Michigan between day and night?

3. What’s the deal with that old mansion? Is a museum? Is it open to the public?

4. Is there any place where sound takes on a strange quality?

5. Where can I find the best urban soundscape? What would it sound like?

6. I really want to spy on people’s conversations, where’s the best place to do that?

7. Where can I find the strangest sight within my trek area?

8. Are there any historical markers in my trek area that I haven’t explored?

9. What’s further down the path between the lake park bistro?

10. What’s the best way to record sound if the subject is at a less than ideal range?