Pitch Document Craig Johnston 1002908

Pitch Document

Craig Johnston 1002908

My project is about raising awareness of sound pollution being made by man and how it can affect both humans and the natural wildlife of the environments we as humans invade on a daily basis.

Project Aim:

Is to investigate how man made noise pollution in the ocean is having an effect on underwater mammals and using this information to highlight how it sounds from the perspective of the underwater mammals. A long with this showing the speed of sound as it travels through different mediums and the differences in hearing ranges.

Rational  

The research content is going to be based around natural documentaries such as Frozen Planet, Life and Predators (The Dangerous Sea) and using quotes from the narrators which will help me get a better understanding of underwater mammals living environments. A long with some detail on the movement and migration paths of some mammals involved in my projects that will indicate sound they may hear. 

Also within my project I will be looking at the effects of manmade noise pollution to underwater mammals, I will also be looking at the speeds that sound travels through different mediums. As sound travels at different speed through different temperatures and as the ocean gets colder the further down the sound will travel slower. I will get most of this information from reading book such as Our Underwater World, which will give me information on water temperatures at the different sea levels.

The Internet will play a big part when searching for information as with the use of the Internet I can look through thousands of information on noise pollution and find out all the different hearing ranges for the underwater mammals involved in my project. Getting all the best of information from any journals, books and newspapers allowing me to find a better source of information.

The main reason I have chosen this particular subject is that it will challenge me to use all my skills to the best of my ability and get the best possible results for my final production. I feel my project aim and objectives are very interesting. My chose of doing a project on noise pollution is different from a normal sound proofing or track remixing project as it gives the listener a different outlook on what is happening in the world in terms of sound pollution over a wide range of environments.

New Project Timeline

1.1	Background Research
1.1.1	Write a short statement highlighting the affects of noise pollution.	01/01/2012	14	15/01/2012
1.1.2	Highlight the hearing ranges for underwater mammals.	30/11/2011	32	01/01/2012
1.1.3	Highlight the factors that affect the speed of sound as it travels through different mediums.	07/12/2011	30	06/01/2012
1.1.4	Write a literature review detailing all point made above.	08/01/2012	16	24/01/2012
2.1	Analysis of Soundscapes
2.1.1	Identify popular films, animations and documentaries on underwater mammal.	27/12/2011	13	09/01/2012
2.1.2	Chose one from each category then analyse the sounds used and its effectiveness.	11/01/2012	30	10/02/2012
2.1.3	List the sounds that are rescuer in all chosen items and compare which is better.	11/02/2012	5	16/02/2012
2.1.4	Identify the sounds I would like to use in my soundscape	17/02/2012	60	17/04/2012
3.1	Sound design
3.1.1	Identify the key elements involved with sound design	25/01/2012	14	08/02/2012
3.1.2	Gather sounds for soundscape	17/03/2012	15	01/04/2012
3.1.3	Import sounds into protocols	01/04/2012	2	03/04/2012
3.1.4	Set sounds to a structured timeline	03/04/2012	2	05/04/2012
3.1.5	Practice the key skills on sounds.	26/01/2012	55	21/03/2012
4.1	Soundscape
4.1.1	Identify the key points that make soundscapes disorientating	25/01/2012	14	08/02/2012
4.1.2	Identify how to draw people into a soundscape.	26/01/2012	14	09/02/2012
4.1.3	Identify the key skills used to a disorientating soundscape	27/01/2012	14	10/02/2012
4.1.4	Practice key skills on my sounds.	27/01/2012	55	22/03/2012
5.1	Video
5.1.1	Gather still image / video clips.	07/01/2012	55	02/03/2012
5.1.2	Load all edited scenes into iMovie	08/01/1900	55	03/03/1900
5.1.3	Edit video clips for the scenes I prefer.	09/01/2012	100	18/04/2012
5.1.4	Structure the scenes to my soundscape.	05/04/2012	30	05/05/2012

Progress thus far

 So far I have define my project down to one element of a soundscape which will be heard from the whales perspective, Which I have been looking at as well as reviewing underwater documentaries like The Blue Planet, Predators The Dangerous Sea, Life and Frozen Planet a long with animations Such as Finding Nemo and Sharks Tail. I am hoping that it will give me a better understanding and the knowledge needed to recreate my very own underwater soundscape.

I have also being listening to sound in and around were I live and work to see if they can be used and edited to make them sound like any of the wonderful soundscape that comes from under sea level.

I have a few ideas such as:

Creaking door frames =                   Shipping vessel

Heavy Breath =                               Whales Blowhole

Movement in the bath =                   Whales breaching the ocean surface

Water vendor =                                Air Bubbles underwater

This is just a short list of things that I may help me to create my soundscape for my final project.

The most important thing I have done thus far is emailed deep sea world and as to interview one of there divers and if it is possible get the chance to either dive myself and record sounds or get one of their divers to record for me, but sadly I have had to reply up to this point.

Problems I am having

·       Finding recording equipment that records at 120-196khz

·       The use of a Hydrophone

·       Having any contact with professionals in this field

·       Finding the right environment to record underwater

·       The ability to write documentation in the proper style

·       Time

Main Goals

My main goals for my next supervisor meeting is to have some of the items below completed:

·       Full evaluation of underwater soundscape examples

·       Practice recording and editing skills

·       Have interview questions finalised and ready to used

·       Done some underwater listening

·       Made contact with relevant personal