Rarefaction

Description

Created in Fall 2019, this film reflects both my passions as an editor and as a lover of sound. The images were created by filming small party lights that were then layered and delayed over each other. The music is actually the culmination of every piece and project I had composed from my time in Penn State to that point. Each file is manipulated in some way and layered over top one another to create a Frankenstein like final result. This film is dedicated to the late Dr. Mark Ballora, who first introduced me to the wonders of sound in his science of music class and set me on the path to eventually pursuing a degree in music technology. This film received a special mention laurel from the London XR Seasonal Film Festival 2020. The score was selected by the Penn State School of Dance to be used in a contemporary choreographed production.

Contributions:

Bri Wiegand: Sole Author, Director, Producer, Music Editing, Composition, Editing, Cinematography, Performance

Nick Miller: Assistant Camera

Teachers and Mentors:

Mark Ballora

Richie Sherman

Alex Heppleman

A short orchestral composition made to loop for a video game

Musical composition

Score a scene for a short student film entitled “Snarfield”:

A piece used with only a synth I created on Logic

Main theme song for a cartoon interlude I created for “Snarfield”

A short waltz composed from synths

The ending credit theme for a short student film “Whole Again”

A lab used to practice different techniques in Logic from Dr. Ballora’s class

The main theme for a short student film “Whole Again”

A lab used to practice different techniques in Logic from Dr. Ballora’s class

A music concrete piece created from recordings of metal instruments to imitate a rainstorm

An exercise in recording using a guitar, tambourine, and a coincident stereo pair of mics