MEDA101 Assignment 3

For MEDA101, my final project was a combination of still images and sound and exploring the narratives that go untold in everyday life. I tried to dive into the topic of the way humans leave parts of their stories behind, from the discarding of rubbish to the wearing down of everyday objects, stories and narratives leave a trail of clues behind.

In an unconventional sense of the topic, I tried to look at stories that could be related to the sound piece of Shaqeel Azhar, who had a slightly disjointed piece through Zone 13. By capturing the small fragments of stories, through related stills, I tried to recreate the snappy pace and disjointedness of Shaqeels’ piece. Fitting with this was not one cohesive narrative, a single idea or story, but a series of stories and places where stories take place, where people have inhabited and left a mark on the world.

I hope you enjoy, and take something from this piece.

MEDA101 – Sound Assignment

In my project, I aimed to record the sounds of area 49, which was a quiet end of street and some bushland/park area. I record neighbourhood sounds, as well as the running water of a large drain nearby. I then tried to mix these into a rhythmic piece that still had a few interesting sounds mixed in, and focus on some of the noises. I feel this was executed okay, but possibly needed more work on the building and the types of noises used. I was unable to find the bass noise I needed, but I still feel like my piece had good rhythm and beat.