Dan020x321y: The Resourceful Choreographer

DAN020X321Y: The Resourceful Choreographer Autumn Term 2009

Week 7: 13 November 2009 – reading week Week 8: 20 November 2009 Housekeeping •

Check blogs for further information about constraints re AS3 (operating), and schedule

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4 December: Signing off on location/ideas with Mike Toon, discuss selfassigned assessment criterion (before signing off on 11th December)

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21 December @ 5pm – all self & peer assessment due. If not emailed by then you get 0 for self and peer is gobbled up by my marking (*evil laugh).

Addressing those rumours about sound A. Input/sources i.

B. Output/delivery

live

i.

amplified

ii. pre-recorded

ii. acoustic

iii. hybrid

iii. hybrid

A.i: Live input Music, ambient sound, ‘made sound’ (props etc), voice/vocals. Amplify? Acoustic? Hybrid?

A.ii: Pre-recorded Found: genre, like/dislike (is this a reason to decide?), affect Composed: composition v soundscape; voice/voiceover/vocals

B: Delivery Amplified – Speaker location, number, type: e.g. headphones, car stereo, PA system, spatialised (e.g. museums) Location of audience relative to sound source Intimacy, uncertainty, ‘knowing’ songs (very powerful), irritant/annoyance Warning: soundtrack alert.

The Resourceful Choreographer: Weeks 7&8

Simon Ellis ([email protected] x3209)

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