Web Spinna

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Haunted Sky - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1vjTJTRn48

Moon Atmosphere- http://margaretnoble.net/blog/sounds-from-the-moon-b/

Heartbeat- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBk80JiBo8

Regan Alien Invasion- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfejBpD_wm4 (0:02)

Signs Sounds- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADqLmzqeH6M

District 9 Board- http://www.soundboard.com/sb/District_9_movie

Japanese Scientist Alien Invasion- www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpaIWPmiS5w (:10)

Preparing for alien invasion- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6aUrqSagog (1:18) to (1:51)

Starry Night- http://vimeo.com/29582860

Artist's Statement

            The Internet is a crazy, complex and incredibly fascinating place.  It is able to provide loads of information, hours of amusement and immense amounts of work for those looking for it. Who would have thought, however, that the Internet could become a place for creating art just as much as posting it? Through this webspinna, I was able to see the endless possibilities of using the Internet’s media tools to create a wide variety of art forms.

            The biggest thing I wanted to sell with my webspinna was atmosphere. With a topic like alien invasion, we should feel like there is a growing sense of dread and paranoia accompanying it. However, music alone should not be the source for this. I wanted the dialogue and conversations to build upon each other to heighten the tension. Starting from speculation of invasion to preparing for military action, each bit of dialogue builds up to the inevitable climax. It’s almost like writing a musical piece.

            Researching the audio to be used was quite a challenge. In the end, I decided to focus on YouTube links for two reasons. For one very easy reason, it is because it satisfied many of my immediate needs. However, I also wanted the challenge of coordinating each piece of audio and clicking them at exactly the right moment. With practice and patience, I planned and decided when to start each file and when to just let the ambient sound play. Playing a sound at the right time really made a difference for how the piece as a whole worked.

            While there isn’t a huge message in this piece, I do feel it does have practical application historically. When I picked the Reagan piece, it seriously reminded me of the paranoia times of his era. In those days and the decades of the cold war preceding it, this sort of paranoia and dread was actually very common. So it inspired me to try and pluck those chords of that time and evoke those base emotions we have today and seek application in our own lives.