Author Archives: Zihan Zhang

Introduction: Initial ideas

The topic: Critical voice  Need: research, analytical and critical skills  Enhance the connections between sound practice and critical reflective skills (produce a creative sound work related to your chosen area)  Practice-research questions to my blog: Ideas:  Above are the areas … Continue reading

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Week 17 Unit Introduction

Initial ideas: In this session there will be a presentation on the unit, and the three pathways on offer. Other screen school course, animation, immersive media, mixed reality, games design (course that can be collaborated)  Collaborating with students that identify … Continue reading

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Sound art Specialising and Exhibiting Element 2 Reflection plan

Originally I was planning to create an installation with sound, however, as I was thinking about imitating deaf environment, I considered putting my track inside of headphones and letting no sound coming out from the speakers would be better. Thus, … Continue reading

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Sound art Specialising and Exhibiting Element 2 Process journal

Idea developments:  During this weekend for personal research, l have found out a super interesting and meaningful event that’s created for the deaf and mute community. It is the very first club that was designed for the deaf people, where … Continue reading

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10: An Audible Future for Sound Art

Class notes:   Idea developments: Up to this point my research still going very complex is because traditionally dance will create for the music but the music doesn’t usually create for the dance, therefore while l was researching for the … Continue reading

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8: Low End Theory: Bass Culture, Sound, Space and Bodies

In the period Milo shared with us the document of Low end theory, a draft of an audio paper script. In this document, it demonstrates what the script should look like.  Testing recording: Definitions: define the subject specific vocabulary that … Continue reading

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7: Sound, Screen and Genre: Horror as a Case Study 

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4: Considering Audio Papers 

Project developments: This week l have decided my concept and started to finalize my research perspective, l was uncertain and confused on putting the focus on the dance choreography or the music, however there are questions towards both sides. If … Continue reading

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3: Audio and Immersive Media

Immersive Audio, What, How and Why Now?  This lesson has shown the meaning of immersive audio. Immersive audio is like a Spatial Audio that creates a realistic and enveloping sound experience for the listener. The goal of immersive audio is … Continue reading

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2: An Audible History of Sound Art

Learnings in class:  What is normative thinking? Consensus – what many people consider What do we understand in different years and how does it change, what color, maybe every 10 years a change happens. It could happen due to different … Continue reading

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