Theory of the Film: Sound

I thought that this article was really interesting and made me think of sounds in a different perspective. I feel like sounds are under appreciated because they seem to be just the "background" noises of our lives and we aren't necessarily always conscious of them, yet sound is a huge part of our everyday lives. I think that it is really awesome how much a film benefits from the use of sound as well as the lack of sound to create different feelings and emotions. This immediately makes me think of horror films specifically. A door slamming in a silent, abandoned house definitely evokes a fear in the characters as well as the audience. One of my favorite things said in this article is that "No other art can reproduce silence, neither painting nor sculpture, 'neither literature nor the silent film could do so" because I really feel like that is too true. Many films would be nothing without their score!

The Sounds of a Beach House

I hear the piercing sound of pool balls clacking together as someone breaks them up to start the game. Beside me is my dog slurping his watered down food and I can hear the food swishing around and hitting the sides of the bowl. An upbeat rock song with an almost screaming singer plays in the background. There are many voices and conversations, but I mainly hear one in particular that is deep and carries throughout the whole house. I hear the clacking of flip flops as well as the brittle sound of flip flops being dragged across sandy hardwood floors. A startling noise erupts what seems like out of no where, the loud crash of ice falling from the ice maker. I hear the crack and fizz of someone opening a beer.

The Sounds of Carova Beach

As I sit in my beach chair, I immediately hear the soothing crash of the waves. The radio next to me emits the sound of a song with a high pitched singer. Drums dominate the tune while the radio dominates my ears. I hear low murmurs of multiple side conversations. I hear the bassy smack sound of cornhole bags hitting the board, with the occasional loud WOO when it goes in the hole. Someone takes off the ankle strap that connects them to their surfboard and it sounds like a major rip of a pair of jeans. I hear the "chk chk" of someone trying to light a cigarette but failing multiple times due to the wind. I hear a low, heavy panting coming from my dog as he basks in the hot sun.