Blog Post #4

Last wednesday, my class and I visited the Museum of Moving Image. There were a couple of demonstrations that we got to experience on different topics in media art. The one demonstration that I found most interesting was the Sound Effects showing. At first they showed a scene of the television show The Simpsons. In the scene there were some parts without any sound effects. The exercise we did was that we had to add the missing sounds to the scene. We got to see what different sounds could be possible for each part and how unexpected sounds can fit the scene depending on what emotion we are trying to portray. This can be helpful to my own work because it made me more aware that even the smallest sounds can alter the mood of the setting. Also, how sound plays a huge role in films because without sound there would be less emotion and drama. I feel that without sound the film would be extremely boring and people would not be able to interpret things correctly. There are so many things that could be used for sound that I have never realized before. For example, in the scene the little boy bouncing on a pogo stick and one choice was a suction cup. The group I was with actually felt that was the best choice for that part of the scene. 

In the other demonstration about sound effects, we looked at a scene form Titanic. The tour guide person broke down the different sounds in the scenes and we watched them separate. I realized a simple sound can make dramatic scene so much more calmer. Also, that each sound of move has their own separate place. For example, the main girl falls and in the editing process it had its own separate sound in a certain place. Editing is overlooked by many and even by me until I learned how intense post production is. There is a lot that goes in film editing and sound is one of the most delicate parts of film. If the music is off sightly or the wrong kind of music is playing it could potentially ruin the whole mood of the film. So many sounds can be potential for all different things.