Sound Exercise

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In pairs we imagined the kinds of sounds would fill an explosive street scene like this.

Figure: screaming, grunting, scuffing metal clashes

ground: crackling of flames, screaming, running, glass shattering, bursts of flame

field: distant panicked voices, sirens, mummering, car breaks,

 

I think it is important to remember that visuals can conjure up sound just like sound can evoke memories and images. In film, when we take away sound it forces us to come up with our own mental soundtrack and that can be very powerful when it used used in film. For example in a war scene when a soldier becomes shellshocked, all we hear is ringing and we fill in our own sounds with the knowledge of what a battle field sounds like.

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