Webspinna link:
http://soundcloud.com/kartchner-films/webspinna-jordan-kartchner
Artist Statement: Webspinna
This
was a really fun process to go through. I thought it would be really neat to
take a walk through some big events in American History all provided by the Internet.
I thought the first soundtrack provided a good ambient feel for many of the
sound clips but eventually transitioned into a sound used for a skydiving video
in French. The sound clips used started out with Martin Luther King giving his
famous “I have a Dream” speech – this was mostly to capture people’s interest
and give them an idea of what the theme of the whole piece was going to be. I
wanted to make the rest of the presentation chronological as we moved through
American History so I next went into a reading of the Declaration of
Independence by celebrities. Next was the bombing of Pearl Harbor report by the
president Franklin Roosevelt, then the recording of Neil Armstrong’s first step
on the moon, Nixon’s resignation speech, Reagan’s call to Gorbachev to tear
down the wall, and last the live report of the 9/11 attack on the twin towers
as the second plane hit.
Because
much of my sound clips were people talking, I had to make sure to fade one
audio clip out as the other one was played. I set this up by setting the volume
of each clip at a fairly high volume. When I felt it was time to play that
clip, I would hit play, then go back to the previous sound clip and fade that
down. This provided for some interesting mixes of music, sounds, and dialogue.
Before I live mixed the audio clips, I found the clips that interested me, then
had to watch through much of them to find the right place that I wanted to
start recording. This way, all the sound clips were cued so I could just hit
play and fade the previous audio out. I felt it was important to get the first
two sound clips fairly well synced to encourage some emotion between the song
being played and the sound clip of Martin Luther King. I practiced this a
couple times until I felt fairly confident of the timing – but when it came
time to record it was all done impromptu.
Links to audio Sources:
1.) Ghostwriter: rjd2
a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKJeLG8-M5I
2.) Martin luther king Jr. : “I have a dream”
speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
3.) Declaration of Independence
4.) Nixon Resigning
5.) Landing on the Moon
6.) Reagan – Tear down this wall
7.) Pearl Harbor Presidential address
8.) 911
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