Soundwalk Response

Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?

Yes, it's easier to listen to sounds in more open spaces. At the parking garage was probably the best space for sounds when walking. It amplifies the sound in a cool way and makes for neat echo's.

Was it possible to move without making a sound?

Almost impossible when I was wearing my jacket. I can move my head without making any sounds.

What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?

Plugging my ears dampens the sound and after you unplug them, there's almost a surge of a sound for a second and my ears adjust again to the sound level.

What types of sounds were you able to hear? List them. If your original notes are legible, and include all of the sounds you heard, then simply link to the scanned image(s). If not, retype them so that we can read them.

cars, car breaks, trucks, buses, people talking to each other, footsteps of varied sounds (depending on the shoe), wind blowing, trees blowing in the wind, a lot of air ventilation shafts, water pipes.

Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?

All of the sounds begin to sound sort of the same after a period of time but there is a definite difference between the sounds with and without recognizable sources. The sound is more ambiguous and distant if you cannot tell where it's coming from, almost unpredictable. The sound is more concrete if you can see where it's coming from.

Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?

Yes, it's fairly easy to tell the difference between people talking, a car driving by and the sound of the wind.

Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?

Yes, actually. A sound will deepen over time or rise in pitch in sort of a fascinating way. 

Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?

If a sound was extremely close it becomes overbearing and every little nuance can be noticed. But from a distant the sound will seem to have to the same rhythm and not vary a lot.

Were you able to intervene in the urban landscape and create your own sounds by knocking on a resonant piece of metal, activating wind chimes, etc.?

yes, it becomes almost like or orchestration of some kind. adding to the sound environment greatly changes the sounds you take in due to the addition of a self created sound. You tend to focus more on the sound you're making rather than the things going on around you.

Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?

Not yet. I always did have an appreciation for the sounds around me but nothing personally has changed.

How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?

Well your eyes are opened to how important sound is and, as a practicing filmmaker, sound is one of those important pieces that will never go under appreciated or just glanced over.