Chicago

For my first drift, I chose my favorite sites in my hometown of Racine. For my second drift, I've chosen one of my favorite cities...Chicago. The atmosphere of Chicago is vibrant, exciting and noisy. The sites I chose were largely on Adams Street and within walking distance of a Metro station. I think Chicago has an energy which isn't evident in Milwaukee. There is much more foot traffic in Chicago and more opportunities to capture man-made sounds.

Strategy

When my friend and I stepped off the Metro train, we were clobbered by cold, windy weather. To make matters worse, we were pelted with rain on and off throughout our walk.
My strategy was to walk primarily straight. One of the main streets we walked down was Adams Street which is crossed by major streets such as Wabash Avenue, upper and lower Michigan Avenues and Jefferson Avenue. I didn't believe it was necessary to have a walking strategy of left, right, right, left, etc. because there was so much going on in the city that I didn't have to find the sounds; we were surrounded by wonderful sound the whole time we were in Chicago.

Map

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This map represents the areas where i obtained most of my sounds and my footage/images.

Rough Video 1

Even though this isn't one of my best videos, I thought I should start off slow and end big. So this video consists of some clips that I put together. I intended to use this video to slowly get you into the Chicago mood, so I guess, enjoy!

Rough Video 2

Now that you saw my first video, here is my second. Although it's still doesn't impart the excitement of the city, as I said, I am trying to slowly get you into the Chicago mood. So, this video is a continuation of the first where I am just walking. I hope you enjoy.

Video with Rough Sound 1

My video with rough sound is a little more interesting. My editing is much better but my sound isn't. This vide still has the imagery of me walking in Chicago. With better editing of scenes of Chicago and with the sounds of the traffic I hope you are getting the feel of being in the city.

Video with Rough Sound 2

All the other videos you have seen have been images of the city streets. For this video, however, I decided to film inside. I hope you are having fun watching these videos of Chicago. This is such an exciting city which I tried to capture with my videos and sounds.

Final Video

Finally, you get to see my last video. You have seen short videos of my day in Chicago and now I offer you a 2 minute video filmed on the streets and in the different stores that I visited. This video incorporates most of the sights and sounds I experienced during my day in Chicago. It starts off at the Metro station and ends at Millennium Park. I hope you enjoy this little tour as much as I did filming it.