Audio Interview

Audio Interview

Codes and Modes- Extra Credit Project

                  On Sunday November 9, I attended the Lang Theater to view a documentary and discussion.  There were three film makers who sat at the panel and discussed what it was like making a documentary centered around the urban culture.  It was very different from what I envisioned.  I expected them to show their works and have more of an in depth discussion on what creating a documentary film was like, and giving the audience a chance to view their works.  Instead it was a ninety minute discussion which included a Q and A segment.  The film makers showed a documentary clip which they showed for not more than a minute.  The film was so short, that by the time I realized what it was about it was over.  It entailed a group of minority youth marching with picket signs (basically protesting).  That's really all I got out of the clip.  In the discussion they told us about how they traveled to impoverished countries like Haiti and created documentaries that centered around the people and poverty that surrounds these parts.  I guess the film makers were trying to explain just how vast their film making experience had been.  The discussion led to the panel which consisted of three gentlemen handed out index cards which we, the audience, were supposed to answer questions like, "Have you ever been to a discussion like this?," or "What was the oddest question you were ever asked?"  And something to the affect of "What odd question of race or gender where you ever asked about?"  This discussion with the Q and A carried over to the end of the segment.  People were a part of the discussion and shared their experiences.  To tell you he truth, I found the seminar to be really informative, and I was really intrigued and impressed with the knowledge with the panel.

Post 2- What I hear

                      FALL is my favorite time of the year.  I enjoy pretty much all the newness that it brings.  The colors of the leaves, and the crisp air that it brings.  So being that this is my favorite time of the year, wherever possible, I enjoy taking an afternoon stroll around the park.  It was a Tuesday
afternoon and the weather was a bit colder than usual for this time of the year.  I took a walk in the park in my neighborhood and for the first time ever I really listened to the environment around me.  As I walked around this beautiful park the wind whipped past my ears while the leaves rustled against the ground.  With every step, I witnessed the crunching of the leaves under my feet.  The noise of the little kids playing was very loud and quite overwhelming.  While they freely played and enjoyed this crisp chilly afternoon, that presented the sound of being a kid, what being a kid should always sound like, the sound of freedom.  I heard voices talking around me, some loud, and sound in the distance.  I never really payed attention to that degree.  But I could hear my breath mixed with the wind, along with everyone else around, and it was so enlightening.  I must admit, I appreciated the sound walk project because it caused me to listen and appreciate the sound around me and pay attention and appreciate the sounds around me.