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Blog 4 - Say Something Bunny

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Alison Kobayashi's work "Say Something Bunny" is  definitely one  of the most unique projects I have seen so far.  Unique in the sense that a whole world is created or rather a piece of the past is revived through voice recordings. Kobayashi managed to recreate an entire conversation, as well as the background conversation, from a low quality, distorted recording. It's not the conversation that fascinates me the most. but rather the amount of effort put into recreating the exact conversation - word for word, sound for sound.    Kobayashi puts a large amount of time into listening to the recordings, repeating it thousands of times in order to pinpoint the exact things being said and the number of individuals involved in the conversation. Shen also puts in time to research, which spans over the course of several years, the identity of the individuals within the recordings, as well as  their  relationships between one another.    T...
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Assignment 3 - Final Project

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Extra Credit - DOC NYC

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The DOC NYC event showcased a lot of  interesting  beautifully made short films. Out of the films showcased, however, my favorite would be the short film “Gentrification Express: Breaking down the BQX”. Although I am a bit biased seeing as I come from one the areas affected by the BQX line, I feel the short film was  really well  made.    The short film really captured  all of  the  issues  residents along the proposed line will face, as well as the greed behind the whole BQX project. This, I feel, created a nice balance within the documentary between the story of the  local residents  and the plan / the  true  desire of  implementing  the  BQX line. By doing this I feel it not only educates people on  corporal  greed and the effects of such greed on the people, but it also helps prevents the whole issue from becoming another “sob story” of the poor, so to speak.    By ...
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Extra Credit - Crime and punishment

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“Crime and punishment”  is   a  rather eye opening documentary covering the politics behind NYPD action and involvement within the five boroughs. It was surprising to hear that police officers are forced to meet arrest quotas every month, and it was even more surprising to hear that some officers are making false arrests just to meet these quotas. I guess it just really shocking to hear about people in  positions  that are meant serve and protect  society / the people , turn against those very people. For me  it  really grounds my perspective of NY or life in general into reality. People, no matter their role in  society  or what they pledge to do for society,  can  be corrupted. Police  brutality seems like a far greater and dangerous  possibility  within New York.    I always found the animosity towards the police to be ir rational, how can there be so much anger towards people who risk their ...
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Story Board

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Here is a basic story board for my upcoming video project. 
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Assignment 2 - Interview

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Blog 2 - Sound Walk

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Over the weekend I decided to partake in a sound walk – an exercise designed with the intention to make the participant more aware of sound within an environment. For this exercise I had  initially   chosen  to walk at the Shore Parkway (a walking path next to the  NewYork  Harbor), however I soon realized this  particular environment  would be problematic.    The Shore Parkway, especially in the fall and winter, is extremely windy. So, as I'm walking along the pathway all I can hear is this constant rush of wind in my ears with the occasional crash of waves hitting rocks. Although the purpose of this assignment was to observe and take in a multitude of sounds, I feel  my limited sound experience there helped me learn about rhythm and the role / influence it can have in a video / recording. The constant rush of wind helped me realize that a constant noise source can provide stability and consistency to a video / recording. Stabil...
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