Concept: Finding solace in…Nature? Cities? A voice?

Notes from Sound Design: Haley Shaw

What is the sonic identity of the project? Who is it? What is its overall character? Is it earnest? Adorable? Nightmarish? Contemporary? Heavy? Is it listener-friendly, or is it trying to catch the audience off guard? If it is branded content, what is the brand?

The piece creates a build up of anxiety - why? because everything is scary when a place is silent, when a place is so noisy you can’t hear yourself.

Overwhelmed by the city, we turn to nature - but nature isn’t as kind as the pockets of space we craft in cities. Looking for solace? relief?, we turn to each other. (oooh)

Engaging with:

sounds from the city (1 minute on loop)

bustling time square; subway; airports; restaurants;

sounds from nature (1 minute)

water rushing/flooding; bird calls;

a payphone - a voice (1 minutes on repeat)

a warm, soothing voice - grounding exercise? the voice should draw attention away from the sounds of the city/nature (so they sporadically speak?)

How do the pieces complement each other?

How does is the voice come through the sounds from nature?

How should the intended audience feel about the project as a whole (not from moment to moment)? Who is the intended audience? How do they feel coming away from the project? How would they describe the tone of the project to someone else? How does the project sit with them?

If every person is a bridge between a city and nature, the conversation becomes personal. The audience feels overwhelmed being the point of contact.

They focus on this aspect through a conversation - feeling responsible for the space they are living in.