Sound Response and Matt

The presentation by Matt Hulse was very interesting.  It really help put into perspective how important sound is to a films production.  Each different recording told its own story in a different way.  Some were more musical while others were simply voices or monologues.  To me it was like reading a book where there are no images except the ones in your head.  It let you concentrate more on what was playing and allowed you to hear the highs and lows of the audio.  You could hear the curiosity in the blind girls voice and the pain behind the woman's monologue.  The whole project has given me a new respect to sound artists in general.  They have to create the "other half" of the movie and have many ways of going about it.  Even just recording in a house had its complications, I cant even imagine what its like in a crowded area or exterior shot.

Absolute Film Response

I don't know why the author starts off by saying how its sad that one of the alternative names to "absolute films" is experimental film.  After stating this, he goes on to talk about all of the ways in which early film makers experimented in order to make new films.  That is really what it was during the beginning, people experimenting with film to see what they could create.  They experimented with film almost the same way that writers make multiple drafts and revisions.  Except these filmmaker experimented with different techniques and methods to develop and manipulate film.  These were the pioneers of modern day animation.   Today, they may not be experimenting as much but they are still using alternative ways to make and view a film.

Sound Observation Numero Uno

Mi Casa

When my house doesn't have loud party music blaring or multiple friends arguing over what fast food restaurant they should go to, I consider it to be a pretty quiet place.  As I take off my headphones and listen, I notice that it's not so serine after all.  My computer fans roar from underneath my desk like a small airplane while outside the deep rumble of the air conditioning can be heard.  Farther away, I can hear the pounding bass of a car sound system driving by.  Across the hall I hear the murmur of sports center hosts talking to an empty room.  A dog barks across the street, possibly at a passerby but hopefully at the possum residing in my attic.  All these sounds remind me why I always work with music playing.