Blog #3: Museum of the moviing Image

One of the things that I found most fascinating in the museum was the audio exhibit. Being in the audio room showed me how complicated it is to record audio while filming but also how difficult it is to add audio in post production. The audio room made me realize that its not just entering a room and recording your voice. Its the way you deliver the lines, the emotions and making sure that your in sync. I also enjoyed the exhibit that had all of the cameras from different time periods. Most of the times when we think of film we think of the movies themselves in terms of style, sound and execution but seeing all those cameras showed us how movies were able to progress over the years. It is the camera, the camera makers and the people behind the camera that are responsible for the way film has changed. As the years went on people found ways to make better cameras and make filming easier. For example, during a certain period cameras were able to hold more film inside so filmmakers could film for longer periods. Also, the invention of different cameras also allowed for filmmakers to be able to film in different styles such as being able to film documentaries. Different exhibits allowed us to see the hard work people behind the camera put in in order to create the characters we see in film. For example, being able to see the sketches costume designers made while working on a character allowed us to see the hard work and research they had to do in order to create the characters that we ended up seeing in the movies we love.

Blog #2 What I hear

I decided to walk in the neighborhood of Forest Hills in Queens. Depending on what part of the neighborhood you are in there are different sounds you will hear. Forest Hills has a private community and although I'm technically not allowed to enter it (only residents are allowed to walk in and out) I did anyway because this area is completely isolated. Of all the times I walked in this area only on rare occasions have I seen people. The sounds I heard while in this area are mainly those of birds as they chirped away on the trees. I heard their wings flapping as the flew off the ground and into the air. I also hear the wind as it violently pushed the branches on all of the trees. On certain occasions cars drive past me and so I heard the rumbling of their engine. I did see a women on this occasion walking her dog. I heard the dogs footsteps as it walked on the pavement along with the clacking of the woman's high heels. When I left the private community however the noises changed entirely. There are far more cars outside of the community therefore I heard more then just the engine. I heard cars honking and screeching as they stopped abruptly in the middle of the street. I heard the chattering of many people although I couldn't make out a single word of it. When I entered the shopping area of Forest Hills located in Austin Street, I heard the bells of many stores as people entered and exited them. The distinguishable chattering of people continued. I heard the crying of a child a single time. I heard the laughing and insults of the adolescents in the area far more. When I walked past GameStop I heard gun shots coming form the video games. Overall, in the beginning of my walk I heard mostly sounds of nature. As my walk continued, I heard more manufactured sounds.

Final project: Define a space

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