The Street
Pictogram
WAI Fong-ching, Cecilia 韋方晴
Student of SM2105 Narrative Strategies and Aesthetics of Time-based Media
Abstract
This is a story of a family. It is a miniature of human relationship. There are only a few dialogues in this story, yet there are various kinds of sound suggesting the neighbourhood activities, the emotions of each character, and the interactions between family members. To emphasize the importance of sounds in this animation picture, I have made a visual soundscape — in the form of a soundwave series. I have used warm colors to create an old and sad feeling. There is a window that stands for a family. At the lower part, lines of sound waves telling the whole story of this family. The sun and moon are the symbolic of time passing. It presents the beginning and the ending, not only of the story, but also of grandma’s life.
