Soundscapes

On 11.11.11 record your soundscape. Consider it a scavenger and be an attentive listener to the sounds around you. The sounds you film don't need to be inherently musical, just unique and interesting to you. Also consider listening for rhythms happening naturally in the world around you. Find interesting acoustic spaces or share sounds unique to your environment that define your part of the world. Share a single sound or share many. Shoot it with a cell phone or a full crew. Don’t feel limited by your time, equipment or musicality. It’s a game for everybody. Let’s see how many places in the world we can hear together. Watch our film "Soundscapes" above to see an illustration of the concept.

The video you capture should isolate the image of what is producing the sound. When recording to the click track use headphones or ear-buds and try to avoid hearing the click track on your recording . Try to capture a clean and isolated sound recording of your sample and when possible use an audio recorder that is separate from your video camera. If recording with only an on-board camera mic get close to the sound you are sampling but be careful not to capture distorted audio.
It's okay to show the sound recording equipment and the sound recordist in the shot. The idea is to show the collaboration of people recording image and sound samples from around the world so be sure to feature yourselves and your environment visually.

Go to http://soundcloud.com/yourfriendtk/soundscapes-world-beat-click to download the 111 bpm click-track

Or go to http://www.metronomer.com/ to generate a 111 bpm click-track mp3.

Please upload your submissions promptly after 11.11.11 to provide ample time for us to incorporate your sound samples into our film.

Below are some ideas to get you thinking about your soundscapes. Contribute to this scavenger hunt idea list by sharing your own ideas in the comments.

Have fun,

The Soundscapes Team

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SINGLE ISOLATED SOUNDS
Bell
Car starting
Door closing
Crowd cheering
Single vocal or instrument note
Laughter
Waves
Whistling teapot
Doorbell / Knocking

REPETITIOUS SOUNDS / NATURALLY OCURRING RHYTHMS
Dripping faucet
Hammering at construction site
Beeping ATM, crosswalks and trucks backing up
Bouncing on a trampoline
Heart beat / heart-rate monitor
Passing train / train crossing bell
Breathing
Insect / animal sounds: crickets, frogs, birds, cicadas, etc...
Idling engine
Boiling water

CLICK-TRACK CONTRIBUTIONS
Clap
Stomp
Bang on found object
Beat boxing
Footsteps
Dribbling basketball
Typing
Tap Dancing
Tapping a pencil
Solicit a street performer

INTERESTING ACCOUSTIC SPACES
Tunnels
Parking garages
Over passes
Elevators
Forests
Closets
Hallways
Church Sanctuaries

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