29/11/2006

Final Idea : How Did "The Eroica" Symphony No 5 Make You Feel?

Ok, So today I started to interview people about what emotions they felt after they listened to Eroica Symphony by Beethoven. My aim was to interview as many people as possible so that I could obtain a variety of responses that I could then record by eithar filming them or by taking some pics. I was able to get about twenty poeple to take part.....and even that turned out to be a bit of a mission. Some people just weren't interested as they thought I was trying to sell a product....or too get them to sign up to a charity or something ! However, Those that were willing were really co-operative and friendly. After moving about from place to place I decided that the best place was probably going to be around Soho/Covent Garden and the galleries. I just think people have more time for each other around there as lots of tourists often stop to watch the Public performances and to take a break etc. After finding someone that would take part I got them to listen to the Symphony. I then asked them to explain how they felt whilst listening to the track which I filmed. If they had some more time to spare afterwards, I asked them if they could choose one emotion to write down whilst I took a photo. I found the different responses really interesting as each person had something different to say. It also seemed that what they wrote and how they wrote it represented something about them. I think this clearly illustrates that people feeling's vary when they listen to Music. So what's up next?......Editing down the photo's and film clips by choosing which ones are the best for the presentation.

Here is the link to the "Eroica" Symphony No5:

"The Eroica", Symphony No5

Here is the link to a picture slideshow:

My Picture Slideshow

Here is the link some film clip's:

Movie_01.mov
Movie_02.html
Movie_03.html