Film/TV2 – A&R One – Question Four

Listen to the first 10 minutes of Glenn Gould’s radio documentary, “The Idea of North”.

The idea of North 10min.wav or Files are here (experimenting with different sizes and file types) If possible, use headphones.  Record your impressions in a paragraph or two.

IMPRESSIONS:

– Confusing – given no background or context as to what wil be spoken about

– Boring – her voice is dry, unrelateable… topics boring.

– Confused about the overlaying of voices – what am I even supposed to be concentrating on?

– The voices’ accents sound old.

– Frustrating

– I feel as though I have six different tabs open – all I want to do is rip out my headphones and slam my computer shut.

– Even if there is a message in this, how am I supposed to know what it is?

– Finally, silence. And an introduction! Usually I would have turned it off by now.

– Another uninteresting or capturing voice.

– The people talking in the background sound like a bunch of seagulls

– I like the distance background sounds – the world sounds (not people) but trains, etc.

– The background noise is too loud when the man is speaking – distracting from what he is saying and makes me shut off – because it sounds like the noises I hear when I’m walking down the street or sitting on the train – times when I shut off from the world around me..

– I almost feel this would be more interesting if there were no world sounds in the background – instead, we could just listen to the voices speaking – the sounds detract from what they are saying – as if it isn’t important – it’s almost frustrating sounds – like I have to strain to hear through them.