Major Project - Choosing sound effects/melodies/music

Here I am looking at different music pieces that I would like to include in my project.

I am looking for dark, sad songs because I believe those are the ones that can make a person feel so many different feelings and each person has different reactions to the same piece of music.

Major project Idea

So my idea is to show how different melodies/songs can make a person feel, also how the reactions to those songs can be different depending if you are with people or totally on your own.

I am using the "Draw with light and sound"  technique to interpret the image of the sound in the project/presentation.

This shows how you don't always need pictures to tell a story or make a person feel something, also how reactions can vary depending if people are with you while you are listening to the music or you are listening by yourself.

Book

I have already started to read this book, and so far it's very interesting...

Here I was researching about some of some of the information that are in the book.

The book has 9 chapters, 3 which are very important.

Chapter 1: Sound
Chapter 2: Digital Audio
Chapter 3: MIDI, Sequencing and Software Instruments overview
Chapter 4: Synthesis, Sampling, and MIDI Control
Chapter 5: Modulation and Dynamic sound
Chapter 6: Oscillators and Filters
Chapter 7: Synthesis Techniques
Chapter 8: Effects
Chapter 9: MIDI in Detail

Advertisement

This is the final edit for my Advertisement.
I used pickmonkey to edit the picture.

I really like this one because it's very simple but clear and the font in white gave it a sharper look and made the writing stand out.

Editing my advertisement

I used picmonkey to edit my advertisement in 3 different ways.
In the first one I kept it simple and didn't edit the picture at all, I only added the text, whereas in the second one I edited the picture and added the effect "Light trails" that added a blue sort of light in the picture which looked very digital. As for the last picture I used the effect "Metal" and that one added a sharper look to the picture I liked this one because it was simple yet very affective.

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Working on my headphone advertisement

These are some of the pictures I took for the advertisement. 

I was trying to focus on the headphones and show what they are used for/in.

I wanted the pictures to be in black and white because simply I think that would be very interesting to look at. 

I tried to take the picture from different angles to check which one would look and focus better on the headphones.

Dial mode: P - Picture style: Monochrome - Camera: Canon

Reading a book

Started to read this book yesterday! 

I am very excited to read this book because it has many interesting topics.

Advertisement Project

Getting ideas for next week's assignment for my Digital Arts class.

Library Week

I went to the library yesterday and got those books.

I am going to choose one of them to write about for my research and reflective practice class.

The first book (on the left) is called Legends of Punk, I chose that book because I personally really like Punk music and I wanted to know more about Punk legends and look at photographs of them on stage and with the band. I also choose this book because my initial idea for the project was to show how different music genres can make you feel different emotions and I felt that if I know more about the artist it would be easier for me to portray that emotion not only from the fans point of view but from the artist's point of view as well.

The second book (from the left) is called Music Technology and the Project Studio - Synthesis and Sampling, I chose this book because it has almost all the information you need to know about music technology before starting the course. It has different chapters about different softwares and a lot of definitions and examples.

The third book (from the left) is called Music Industry, I chose this book because I wanted to get to know more about the music industry in general and this book was recommended to me from one of the staff at the library. 

The fourth book (from the left) is called Managing your Band, I chose this one because I really like bands and I always thought managing an artist or a band is interesting yet challenging. So I wanted to know if there are any tips that I can learn from or learn in general.

Second sequential photograph

               

My friend and I had an assignment to take sequential photographs. We were using a Canon camera (on a tripod), we put the mode dial on P, with Monochrome as the picture style to have the Black and white effect.

After we found this curtain-like thin material we decided to try taking pictures with it. 

After trying a couple of positions and sequences we came up with the idea of showing a reverse in position, as well as emotion.

It took us less time to take those photos compared to the first time, and those photos are more thoughtful and have a deep meaning because in the first picture you can see how Marie (the girl on the left) was facing the camera and isn't afraid or nervous to show her self. 

On the other hand I (on the left) was not so comfortable or confident to show my face or myself. 

Then that all changed with us doing the opposite of what we did in the first picture.

We looked at different sequential images and we both seemed to like the dark, meaningful ones.

I love how one simple prop can make the pictures stand out.

First sequential photograph

First project of the term, the idea of this took me a while but I really liked how it ended up.

About me

Hello, my name is Yara Abdalgany.
I'm studying at De Montfort University, Leicester
I love music specially the technical side of it!
On this blog I will be posting my projects and ideas for my Digital Arts class.
I would love to see your ideas and opinions by commenting on the posts :)