Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Sound Observations

Sound Observation 1
I am outside on my balcony. I hear the jingle of keys as some locks their car. I hear a crappy pop song as someone drives by with there window down. I hear a very quiet slapping sound as someone’s flip-flops hit the pavement. There is a low-pitched whirling noise as the fans of the AC unit spins. I can hear a muffled high-pitched laughter and a very faint voice as two females are talking. There is a very bassy sound of a car engine, a clicking sound as they drive over speed bumps, and a high pitched squeak as the metal on the gate grinds together as it opens. 

Sound Observation 2
I am on the bus. The whooshing of the AC going is very overpowering and at first makes it hard to hear other sounds. I hear the low mumble of voices through headphones. There is a soft pitch rumble that rises in volume as the bus accelerates. There are indistinguishable voices coming through the CB radio. As we arrive at the next stop a soft calming voice of a woman comes over the intercom saying the name of the next stop. There are many high-pitched squeaks as the bus bounces from hitting a bump. I hear an almost deafening high-pitched ring as someone pulls the cord letting the driver know they want to be let off at the next stop. I hear a very quiet sniffle that had a rhythm to it as they continuously try to stop their nose from running. 

Week 2 Reading

Bela Balazs
I agree with the authors about how silence is not truly silent. Just because there is no music in the scene does not mean that no sound design went into the scene. If a scene was truly silent it would be to be jarring and make the audience aware that they are watching a film. The author also makes a good point that a dramatic sound is made more powerful when it is accompanied by a dramatic picture. I do not agree with the authors when they say sound cannot be isolated. In films today, we often see close-ups of actors as the sound from that environment slowly fades away. This shows the viewer that will are now inside that character’s head.