Sound-Image and Image-Image Relationships

I chose a short clip from The Dark Knight Rises where Bane is crashing the plane. In the beginning of the scene there is wide shot of a plane soaring in the sky and then it cuts to the inside of the plane. That was a great transition because at first it sets the scene and then we see what is inside. After the first cut there is panoramic shot of the men in the plane holding the other guys hostage followed by another cut to a close up of the man in charge taking a gun out of its case located on his waist. Then there is a cut of the man holding the gun threatening to shoot them and throw them off the plane.

Afterwards it transitions to a long shot of the doors of the plane opening as his men hold a guy who they are about to throw off. A really good transition was a the next cut that was a wide shot of the plane flying with the door open and the guy hanging off the plane. In the next scene he is screaming and pretends to shoot the man and he also pretends that after he shot him he threw him out of the plane. This is followed a close up of him saying, “he didn’t fly so good, who wants to try next?” the audio goes very well with video because it makes everything very cohesive. When the plane is in the sky the movement is altered to make it look like the viewer is soaring on top off the plane. The cuts are noticeable but have a smooth rhythm to them with the situation going on in the scene.

 The next scene is a close up of the guy asking another guy where Bane is, this scene is followed by the sound of the gun being loaded with a close up of the guy pointing the gun at the man, and then it cuts to a medium close up of him turning around while Bane begins to talk.  After the next shot that is a wide shot of Bane with his head covered, there is a close shot of the guy in charge looking confused while he is taking off Bane’s mask. Then there is a close up of Bane while his mask is being taken off. There is a cut of close ups as each guy talks, followed by creepy music and an aircraft soaring in the air.

The next scenes are two slow motion wide shots of the plane evoking a feel that something is about to happen and it does because Bane’s goal was to get caught in order to crash the plane.

This approach connects with the overall goals of the film and its makers because Bane is a villain and the way this film was shot and edited created a sense of fear and suspense. 

Sound Walk

I realized that when I am on the train I usually never pay attention to the sounds that are around because I am so busy and I have so much going on.

The specific sounds I hear are loud whistles and horns. There are bells jingling. There are   many different textures to the sounds I hear. I hear thick quick beeps, and deeper longer beeps as well. I also hear sound marks, for instance I hear a guy's voice getting louder for certain words such as "I'm assuming" "I'm certain that" and other words. The words that preceded the ones I just explained are followed by other words which the guy lowers his voice to say, therefore I heard a voice, however I did not hear anything but the sound of the voice. I could not understand what was being said though.

When the train rises to go above ground there are sounds of steam or pipes letting out exhaust and the sounds of the tracks becomes more intense. The sounds as the train is going underground are like a whirlpool of trains. Some of the sound signals are the conductor announcing the next stop.

As the train drives further uptown it sound like digging and banging. When the train takes off after each stop I hear different keynotes, after the stop I just passed I realized that there are vibrations and stomps. A man just coughed and I am realizing that his cough is very similar to sound of the keynotes I am hearing.

While passengers get off I hear the sound marks of thick coats and pants brushing against each other. I just heard another sound signal and it was a walkie-talkie. While getting off the train I hear the sounds of cars engines, and busses. I also hear crickets, and it seems to me as though the wind is complaining with the expression of its voice. I hear footsteps and people swiping their metro cards. There are taxi drivers shouting "Taxi Taxi!" I just heard the sound of another train and it sounds like the man who just cleared his throat. I hear a screeching sound and the sounds of different whistles. As I walk home I hear the electricity making an electric wave sound. I also hear the car coming up and down the road. Upon coming in I hear silence and realize that so many signs are not paid any attention and are overlooked. 

Too Busy Flirting/Project #3

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My trip to the Museum of Moving Image

When I went to the museum of moving image I experienced a lot about media there. I started at the third floor and worked my way down. My favorite floor in the museum was when I was in the third floor because there were the most demos there. 

One of the demos I sampled were the mutoscopes. A mutoscope is a flip book presenting moving pictures. One of them had "A Trip to the Moon" by George Melies, made in 1902. In that moving picture a ship is about to hit the moon, and there are military people doing a brief presentation for it. Then a girl with a flag and a man with a trumpet walk to the front. They put a rocket in, they wave their hands, and it launches and hits the moon. The other one was "Hells Kitchen" made by Charlie Chaplain. That moving image shows two actors eating, then fighting, and then throwing food.

The zoetrope introduced in 1834 was very interesting to me because it displays still images as moving images through the open slots when the drum spins. The phenakistoscope was introduced by Joseph Antoine Plateau. When I looked through the slots at the reflected image while spinning the discs I was amazed at how it really looked like the still image was moving.

It is very interesting to see how much film and audio have evolved throughout the years. It is impressive to see the many creative ways that audio is used today, considering that audio was not even used before. I find it exciting to see a flip book from the early 1900s and to see a film today, the difference is remarkable.

My favorite demo in this museum is the "Automated Dialogue Replacement" it was exciting to see Marilyn Monroe acting in the film "Sugar Kane" with my voice over. This museum was very fun and I cannot wait to go back.

What Scares You?/Project #2

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Limitless Visions

Limitless Visions

ARTIST’S STATEMENT 2013

As a native New Yorker who has been faced with many hardships in life I am striving towards success and working hard to achieve all of my goals. Being born in New York with a mother from Dominican Republic and a father from Pakistan I have a very diverse background. As a college student I am exploring the different paths I can take in order to get to where I want to be.
My art and passion is to direct television shows. I have always had a great sense of direction and most importantly a vision and ways to make that vision possible. I firmly believe that in life you get back what you put out, therefore I know that as long as I stay focused I can be want I want to be.
I have a strong desire to succeed and nothing can hold me back except for myself. Speaking four languages and having had traveled around the world and intending in continuing to do so I have a very open mind therefore as I call it a “limitless vision”.
With the skills that I have along with being well rounded I know I am more than capable of being a successful and proud television director.

    

Assignment 4

Yvette Ghafoor's Artist Statement

On the Road to Success Project #1

This is my journey in Hunter College.

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