Fall 2017 | COMD1100_LC08 | Prof. Spevack

Tag: staccato

Sound Visualization: Phase 4

When it came to animating my mashup I thought to myself how certain thing would move around the page and fade in and out. I decided to have my staccato patterns bounce around the page to represent that staccato feel and I decided to make my legato patterns slowly fade in and out to represent a more calmer feel. The two songs I chose were Shockandawe by Miguel (staccato) and Can’t Bring this Down by Bridget Mendler ft Pell (legato). In my animation I worked on trying to get the music to match up to what was happening on screen and I feel like it somewhat does.

Time spent on animation 3 hours.

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/19/sound-visualization-phase-1-2/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/09/28/sound-visualization-phase-2/ ‎

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/spevackcomd1100fa2017/2017/10/18/sound-visualization-phase-3/

 

 

 

Sound Visualizations: Phase 4

Sound Visualizaton: Phase 1

Sound Visualization: Phase 2

Sound Visualizations : Phase 3

 

This project involved many elements. There was sound, and how we imagined it with the help of lines, shapes, rhythm and repetition. The position and scaling and repetition  of each image helped with forming a balanced Mashup of Legato and Staccato figures. I learned Legato an Staccato are a form of sounds. Staccato being separated from each other and Legato a long steady consistent flow. I also used Photoshop, to animate my composition, to create movement to the different forms of sounds added in the animation.  With the next project, I’ll feel a lot more confident working with Photoshop.  I enjoyed watching my hand draw creation come to life on the screen.

Sound Visualization: Phase 1

My song of choice was a very smooth and flowing song that breaks off into other smoth sections that seemingly glide along a track and doesn’t jump around. While listening to the song I felt as if I was falling into a trance and that’s what I tried to capture with the line that I drew and you can see it’s a very open and flowing line with swirls that drift off but stil remains a part of the the main line. Overall the song was very calming and kept a steady beat.