The Sight and Hearing reading was an interesting one, and it gave a new perspective on sound for me. One quote in particular that I liked was, “If the eye is entirely won, give nothing or almost nothing to the ear. One cannot be at the same time all eye and all ear.” It made me consider the dynamic between sound and vision.

Up to this point I’d never really thought about how sound works in combination with visual elements, but that quote made me think how exactly sound can be used to enhance an image. It could be a diagetic or non diagetic sound in the form of an exaggerated sound effect, or soundtrack.

While not in the reading itself, I also started considering the role of the foley artist as one I have never thought much about before. I’ve seen them at work before in documentary and behind the scenes footage, but it wasn’t until this point I considered the great spectrum they have to work with to create sound that can significantly change the tone of an image.