After Christmas, all my teaching at Guildhall School of Music and Drama went online again… As a way to get everyone making things, and getting outside, I set some of them the task of capturing some audio and visual footage in their area, and turning it into some kind of music video. The students shared their creative processes with each other throughout the project, and then presented their creations via Zoom… I was so blown away with what they came up with that I encouraged them to share the videos with the world… Here are some of them:
Flo Redmonds Duck Fight
Note from Flo: My video ‘Duck Fight’ is based on a field recording I took of some ducks fighting out the back of Guildhall. It was made using my phone to record the original audio and the video, and logic pro X to produce the music.
Leon Middleton On the Train
Note from Leon: I filmed and edited the videos on my phone, documenting my trip by underground to Chalfont and Latimer. I then wrote the music to fit the film having been inspired by my journey, using stock Garageband sounds to get the desired feel.
Owen Eastwood Mind The Doors
Note from Owen: I recorded a tube journey and then manipulated very short loops from the recording to create synthesisers such as the main polysynth and plucks that you hear, which I then used alongside traditional synths/synth-bass and drums to create a funk house beat. It’s interspersed with atmosphere, vocal and build up sounds all built from the recording.
Jo Rotunno Past, Present & Future
Note from Jo: I wanted to create something of reflection over the current times we’re living in, as well as the importance of letting go of the past and the hopeful though uncertain future. A collection of videos from my hometown in Northern Italy combined with a track I wrote over the 1st March 2020 lockdown with pianist Tom Phelan and an addition of a spoken words section done over the 3rd February 2021 lockdown. Never like in these times the world is needing creativity and art expression to lift heavy hearts… thanks for watching.
Jamie Holman Hosanna
Note from Jamie: Hosanna is about a man who has seen the darkness and decided that darkness is bad. He tries light the darkness using his song like a burning torch but people worry that this torch might set them on fire so they run away from him.
I used my android phone camera, final cut, cubase and a cheap condenser mic.