Author: Vio Zhu (yz9617) | Session: Monday Nelson

• Assignment Details:

Sound Vacation

1-2 min sound vacation

ideas for option A:

• theme 1: sound journey in chinatown or bushwick
  • list a bunch of events to experience and record them
• theme 2: culture shock, disturbing moments in New York
  • when people yelling to each other, crime, homeless asking for cash, weird encounters in the train
  • we are trying to amplify the shock and scare we experienced when first come to new york, it's not a pleasant sound vacation journey
• theme 3: imaginary womb experience from a baby's perspective
  • rub of belly, skin contact, echo from far away, blood flowing, heart beat
  • collect real life sounds and edit them into an imaginary experience we never have memory of

Todo:

• think of another idea
• try record for existing themes with our phone and see how feasible they are.

Theme 1: Sonic Exploration of Chinatown or Bushwick

• Dive into a world of immersive sounds as you journey through the streets of Chinatown or Bushwick.
• Curate a collection of events to record:
  • Street musicians playing traditional instruments.
  • The hustle and bustle of marketplaces.
  • Conversations in teahouses.
  • Ambient sounds of parks and playgrounds.

Theme 2: The Raw Pulse of New York – Unfiltered

• Capture the intense, unexpected, and often jarring moments that give New York its indelible character.