Final Project

 
Artist Statement
  I had a couple ideas for this project. A couple of my ideas included the Mirror Lake tradition, Beat Michigan Week, Thanksgiving Traditions, or the chaos of Black Friday.  Black Friday didn't turn out as hectic as the previous year so I took video of my Thanksgiving and The Ohio State Michigan Game.  After viewing my video footage, I decided that I would base this project off of Beat Michigan week at Ohio State using the footage I got from the game.
    As many of you know Beat Michigan week is an exciting week for Ohio State students.  The week consists of a beat Michigan pep rally, craft nights, a blood battle, and of course the legendary mirror lake jump. I am a huge fan of Ohio State football and have grown up around it, therefore being a student and being able to partake in these activities is exciting.
  This project was an attempt to tell the story of Ohio State traditions.  I used three photographs as the background while a soundtrack from the game is playing.  The first picture is from the mirror lake jump, the second was taken during the game, and the third was taken after the game when fans rushed the field with excitement. These pictures tell the story while the audio gives you insight on what you hear while at the game. The audio includes many interesting things such as famous cheers and chants from fans, people discussing the game, and many other things.
   
The Process
I took several videos during the game in order to get a wide range of audio.  I merged all of these videos together and edited them in Garage Band.  Garage Band allowed me to edit and shorten the audio in order to emphasize what I thought was most important. Then I moved the edited audio on top of the photographs in imovie.