Sound Diaries

Sound Diary 1:
I decided to go stand outside my apartment by the Village. Couple initial sounds I took into consideration was the noise from behind Wagoner hall. I'm assuming mos of it was electrical current noise from all the power generators behind the building. As I listened more, I heard the rustle of a nearby tree in the breeze. It was subtle, but introduced me to even more sounds, such as the chirping bird. The buzzing of the bugs also filled the scene, creating a nice summer setting. Altogether is was a peaceful nature feeling with a small hint of society coming from the generators. 

Sound Diary 2: 
I've never noticed how many sounds persist within my own apartment before sitting and fousing in my room. The air vent above my desk gives out a very muffled hum as it turns on. One of my wall scrolls lightly tapped the wall every few minutes from the air conditioning breeze. While focusing, the main fan in the apartment kicked in, giving off a low buzz for a while throughout the whole apartment. My roommate left his room to use the restroom, giving me the sound of the door creaking open, and later the running of water as he flushed the toilet. While not as peaceful as the sounds outside, it was interesting to compare the two.
 

Introduction - David Johnson

I am currently at 4th year student here at UNCW, majoring in both Film Studies and Computer Science. My main interest when it comes to filmmaking is post production. It's amazing to me how much the meaning of a video changes depending on how it's assembled in post. One of the first videos I did -which led me to add Film Studies to my major- was a simple montage video from a TV show. Combining actions scenes and timing them with music was very basic, but the response I got from friends and family when I showed them made me want to pursue video editing more.

Fast forward a few years later, and while I don't have too much time to make personal projects, sitting down to edit anything from my classes is always my favourite part. The narrative piece from my 201 got a lot of positive response from the edit, and my documentary was a great practice in b-roll editing which it always fun. The experimental was one of my struggle ones, though, as I enjoy purpose and form in my work. I understand experimental has purpose, but most often to me it defies the normal rules and styles of editing that I enjoy. My hope with this course is to expand my understanding of experimental film, hopefully allowing for a newfound appreciation and to improve my abilities in video editing.