For my project I took a look into the ‘college experience’. More specifically the anxiety and stress that comes with being a student. The audio starts off a bit repetitive and slow, portraying the constant day-to-day cycle of college with sounds taken from campus. I had to really think about what sounds make you think ‘college’. But slowly the audio gets louder and speeds up with a clock ticking and heartbeat in the background, creating an overwhelming feeling. The breaks of typing and alarm clock going off show the repetition of day-to-day life as well, but are also inspired by Christian Marclay’s “Open Air” for BBC radio, with chaos going on and then breaks of more comprehensible sounds.
Credits:
Adelle Webster- Typing, Can Opening, Card Swipe ‘Beeping’, Elevator “Floor One”, Fountain, Keys Jingling, Party Ambience, Electric Scooter, Lighter Flick, Fast Writing.
Julian Evans - Alarm Clock https://freesound.org/s/369879/
‘Knufds’ - Clock Ticking https://freesound.org/s/490322/
‘Doom.blu’ - Class Chatter https://freesound.org/s/636033/
Tony Nudo - Heartbeat https://freesound.org/s/146765/
Class Critique:
-Theme and "college experience"/ anxiety of school concept came through well in the audio.
- Enjoyed that it contrasted from Loud to Quiet, but that the "quiet" was still unsettling.
- Increase in tempo & repetitiveness made it feel as though the days were blending as it went on.
- Felt that it was slightly too repetitive, could've separated the days slightly or added other elements.
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