An Unexpected SoundWalk

     As I walked down the long streets in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York I heard a variety of noises. At first it’s quiet, but if you pay even little attention it is easy to take notice to many different sounds. The increasing sound of a car engine as it gets closer until it flashes by. Then the rustling leaves on the street from the cars speed. As I walk closer to the intersection faint car honks become louder. It’s fairly warm out so I hear a mixture of radio music and people talking on the phone with open car windows. Car doors opening and getting slammed shut. Sounds of cars getting locked and unlocked. Big trees cover the streets making the gusts of wind louder then one would imagine. Occasionally a loud motorcycle will go by. A fire engine, ambulance, or police car. You can never be sure which one is causing the wailing sirens. I hear low sounds of grocery bags from people bringing home groceries. I didn’t realize, until time into my walk, how loud my own footsteps hitting the solid concrete were. Fall means a lot of trees and grass. The sound of gardeners and leaf blowers make it impossible to hear anything else. Some times the sounds will die out, and then you might even get some real quiet. But never for to long because whether it’s a siren, a car engine, or a person something will always break the silence. 

Define a Space Final

I am a relatively young person living in a media orientated part of the world.  As a result, film and television have been & continue to be hugely influential in many areas of my life. For example growing up, my sense of humor was shaped by Jim Carey movies & Joey from 'friends.' I unknowingly began acting out a lot of my life instead of being present and actually living in the moment. I began to realize that it must be the way most teenagers are living and interacting nowadays. For film and television to have such a powerful effect on people amazes me and leads me to think a lot about what is portrayed versus what is reality.

I got to love to observe the world around me. I took notice to practical people who had a good idea of what their present or reality was. I always took notice people who seemed to live in a fantasy world of their own. I loved hearing people’s real life stories, so it was an easy realization that documentaries were for me.

I am interested in breaking with conventional storytelling devices, in telling stories in non-traditional ways. Specifically, I am interested in juxtaposing the natural with digitally enhanced images to create a sense of the surreal in the real. That plays on the fantasy versus reality issue that first sparked my interest in documentaries. This also emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual's story and draws the viewer into their world.