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SUMMARY

Role

guitar/ vocals

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

By May 10, as part of TEAM 1, I will have evidence of a metal song by working with my team.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

I Prevail

Primary Source

I Prevail’s song titled “Bow Down” was nominated for a Grammy in the metal category. the song exceeds in having a unique course and lyrical rhythm.

Secondary Source

I Prevail: “How We Wrote a Grammy Nominated Song”. this video is I Prevail going through “Bow Down” layer by layer and explaining how the song came to be while sitting actual footage of them writing the song.

Training Source(s)

Nik nocturnal how to blank in 30 seconds series

the Nik Nocturnal “How to Blank Series” is a show intended for entertainment but shows Nik Nocturnal’s songwriting methods and strategies. the series is run on his YouTube channel and is also dedicated to song reactions/analysis as well as metal community news and updates.

Project Timeline

Pre-production Milestones

• song written-26/3
• song recorded
• song “tuned”

Production Milestones

• song produced
• song mixed
• vocals

Proposed Budget

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

Place screenshots of the following…

1. Trello Board
2. Storyboard (FILM) (with comments for each role) OR other planning documents like sketches, flowcharts (GAME DESIGN), etc.

• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

Editor

LOGLINE

Hal the AI fighting his past to become more human.

PROTAGONIST 

A hyper-intelligent AI that was dumped by his human lover because the AI was not human enough. so he sets off to try and be more human because of his despair and solitude.

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

He is motivated by his self-hate and delusions from the breakup.

GENRE

metalcore, deathcore, baddiecore (think sleep token), octaincore.

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

influences: resolve, bring me the horizon, Billie Eilish.

Examples: Kool-aid (BMTH), Human (resolved), What Was I Made For (Billie Eilish)

FEBRUARY 23, 2024BY NANNAN1121

cat singing
Summary
Colton- spoke on and the intro’ed the audio clips.

Jay-Directed and managed the audio once returned to the classroom

Ryan (me)-managed the recording in the field

Warner-played guitar

Anderson- took photos and sang

Audio Terms and Definitions
Sound Wave
A vibrational disturbance that involves the mechanical motion of molecules transmitting energy from one place to another.
Compression
Reducing a signal’s output level in relation to its input level to reduce dynamic range.
Frequency
The # of times per second that a sound source vibrates, is expressed in hertz (Hz).
Hertz
Unit of measurement of frequency; numerically equal to cycles per second (cps).
Infrasonic
The range below the frequencies is audible to human hearing.
Ultrasonic
The range above the frequencies of human hearing.
Pitch
The subjective perception of frequency – the highness or lowness of a sound.
Fundamental
The lowest frequency a sound source can produce. In other words, it is also called the first harmonic or primary frequency which is the lowest, or basic, pitch of a musical instrument.
Sound Frequency Spectrum
The range of frequencies audible to human hearing: about 20 to 20,000 Hz.
Octave
The interval between the two frequencies that have a tonal ratio of 2:1.
Bass
The low range of the audible frequency spectrum; is usually from 20 to 320 Hz.
Midrange
The part of the frequency spectrum to which humans are most sensitive; is the frequencies between roughly 320 Hz and 2,560 Hz.
Treble
The frequency range between roughly 5,120 Hz and 20,000 Hz, the highest two octaves audible to human hearing in the sound frequency spectrum.
Equalization
A signal-processing device that can boost, attenuate, or shelve frequencies in a sound source or sound system.
Amplitude
The magnitude of a sound wave or an electric signal is measured in decibels.
Decibel (dB)
A relative and dimensionless unit to measure the ratio of two quantities.
Wavelength
Distance between two peaks of a wave
Velocity
Speed in a given direction
Harmonic
Is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
Phase
Factor in the interaction of one wave with another, either acoustically or electronically
– Audio terms and definitions from Wikipedia

Voice Recording

Outdoor/Environment Recording

Instrument Recording

What I Learned & Problems I Solved

I learned how to troubleshoot audio starting/stopping problems with the audio deck.

Resources
Audio Recording Sound Safari Project – All The Resources
Sound Safari Team Directions and Forms
Zoom H4n Tutorial: The Three Keys to Great Audio for Video (Basic)
Zoom H4n Tutorial: Filmmaking 101 – How to Record High-Quality Audio on a Budget (Detailed)
Hearing Test
Music / Sound Terms in Quizlet
Physics of Music Resources and Presentations
Microphones and Recording Basics

Connor is a passionate, hardworking individual. I was in Connor’s School of Rock class for 2 years. Connor is extremely competent in teamwork and time management. Connor is extremely easy to work with and is easy to have meaningful conversations with. For whatever task, I would recommend Connor for the job.

SUMMARY

Focus / Instrument

guitar/songwriting/vocals

Intention (SMART Goal)

By March 1, as a songwriter and guitarist, I will have evidence of a completed song by following I Prevail’s songwriting strategies and style for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

I Prevail

I Prevail is a metalcore/hardcore metal band that has Grammy nomination-worthy songwriting and lyrics. they have a unique set of skills to write songs that have heavy meaning while retaining the genre’s style and sound.

Primary Source

I Prevail’s song titled “Bow Down” was nominated for a Grammy in the metal category. the song exceeds in having a unique course and lyrical rhythm.

Secondary Source

I Prevail: “How We Wrote a Grammy Nominated Song”. this video is I Prevail going through “Bow Down” layer by layer and explaining how the song came to be while sitting actual footage of them writing the song.

Training Source(s)

Nik nocturnal how to blank in 30 seconds series

the Nik Nocturnal “How to Blank Series” is a show intended for entertainment but shows Nik Nocturnal’s songwriting methods and strategies. the series is run on his YouTube channel and is also dedicated to song reactions/analysis as well as metal community news and updates.

PRODUCTION

SMART Goal Starting Point Evidence

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v-LbhPuO8PVJO9kVn7Vrz9I6rvOsYTZP/view

SMART Goal Ending Point Evidence

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

had several progress-halting tech issues that needed to be fixed before progress on the final product continued.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

cube base

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

self-sufficiency, organization, and time management.

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

grammarly

Editor

LOGLINE

• Explore and use the Logline Creator and Resources to help build your logline

PROTAGONIST

me

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

• Identify the core motivation / wound / want for the Protagonist

GENRE

metalcore, nu metal, deathcore, and baddie core

PLOT DESCRIPTION

starts calm and calmly introduces metal with hinting at the main riff. stop for a short build up and then bring in the main riff. after the riff starts to get boring bring in a breakdown secsion that leads back into the main riff. have a nice calm bit that leads to a heavy riff that is intense but not a breakdown. then after a short build up drop a breakdown.

TREATMENT

na

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

BMTH, lorna shore, termina, boi wat,sleep token.

Session Number:	1
Week Number:	4
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	5
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	get started on a solo project

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
11-6	tried a new acoustic drumming technique	45 min	yes because it will be put toward my solo project
11-7	finalized the acoustic drumming idea in my project	50 min	“
11-8	messed around on an acoustic to gather ideas and discovered picking harmonics	45 min	“
11-9	worked on the slide show	40 min	yes because it was assigned to me by Le Duc
11-10

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: 

Session Number:	2
Week Number:	3
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	5
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	get started on a project

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
11-6	started idea gathering over a potential solo project and attempted to fix the dums.	an hour	couldn’t attempt to fix the drums further and have been wanting to write a project solo for a while.
11-7	attempted to fix the drums again and started working on a riff for the project	1 hour	yes because Im working on my project/s
11-8	attempted to incorporate acoustic elements in the riff.	1 hour	yes working on project
11-9	began brainstorming the songwriting portion of the song	—	yea working on project
11-10

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: 

Session Number:	2
Week Number:	2
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	5
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	get started on a project

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
10-30	attended virtual tour.	an hour
10-31	installed and tested new monitors to workstation	30 min	yes because now that we have them we can get started on a project
11-1	began writing the guitar part of our project	40 min	yes working on project
11-2	absent excused	—	i have a haircut now
11-3	continue writing guitar partv(opening)	40 min	yes working project

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: 

“metal machine music in anders’ moleskine” by steve loya is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

SUMMARY

Role

Guitarist/Vocals

Intention (SMART Goal)

By Oct. 12, as part of team 4 as a guitarist, I will have evidence of a part of a song that sounds like something I would listen to by following Nik Nocturnal’s YouTube series for Session 1 and Session 2.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Nik Nocturnal

1. A solo creator on YouTube.
2. 2. runs a series where he makes songs in a day with the style of another artist.
3. 3. is also one of the biggest metal creators on the internet and is a go-too metal creator.

Training Source(s)

Nik Nocturnal

1. How to ~~~ in 30 seconds series.
2. 2. has a very effective but powerful style of songwriting.
3. 3. has a great way of showing his ways of songwriting and production

Project Timeline

9/28-11/14 – Session 1 & 2

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

*See Daily logs*

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UnATv3b3L2K3bpCcauCEH6rmpRc1yTdD3Vb-pvXRakE/edit?usp=sharing

Skills Commentary

Leaned about working with audio equipment, new people, and dealing with tech failures. For evidence see daily logs and slide show.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Had to do a lot of problem-solving regarding tech problems,

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Had to communicate through many absences in the team.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Email.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Learned how to work with a group that I had never met before on a system that I had never used before.

Reactions to the Final Version

I had to get used to the equipment through trial and error

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I think considering everything we had accomplished, we did fine.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly.

Editor

Jay Marquardt – 11/27