Sound intensity

On a summer day five years ago, I discovered an envelope tucked away in the corner of the drawer in the kitchen. One glance and I knew exactly what it was, and without wasting any time I defiantly tore open the envelope. Enclosed in the envelope was a family surprise, one that was intended to remain a secret until the baby was born. I, being the tricky twelve-year-old that I was, thought it pretty savvy of myself to have effortlessly stumbled upon such an important document. However, things…

Walgreens and other companies in this modern technology world rely on effective communication to ensure the success of their business. Because of this, communication is an important key factor on determining whether a business will succeed or fail. It is known as the nervous system of an organization because it relays information throughout an organization to keep tasks running smoothly. Walgreens rely on formal and informal communication to complete their tasks, with the aid of their managers…

him to return “home.” The poem is a representation of the journey of life, conveyed through Warren’s structure and symbolism. Moth-Hour’s structure is extremely strict: each of its five quatrains have a rhyme scheme of “A, B, A, B,” emphasizing the sound structure of life. In the first three, the primary line concerns the voice that the author has heard, while the rest contains vivid imagery of the location at which he heard it. Each time Warren hears the voice, he is exploring nature in some…

Colombiana, directed by Oliver Megaton and written Luc Besson, is an action-packed movie that was released on August 26, 2011. The movie is about a young Colombian woman named Cataleya, who witnessed her parents get murdered as a child, who then grows up to be an assassin to take revenge on the people who murdered her parents. The movie has a sexy touch due to its lead being Zoe Saldana, an American actress that has appeared in many great movies such as Avatar, Star Trek, and Drumline. Although,…

where the sound materialized from. We recognize that there was a dilapidated, undiscovered house. It seemed the house was protruding because of its size and quality. A man wearing a white T- shirt, cerulean jeans, and a pair of cracked slippers expeditiously dashed over here. He held a baseball in his hand. I knew that I was in excessive trouble. I accidentally hit the ball too hard. The ball flew tremendously high in the sky, travelled around the baseball field. “Bang!” A crisp, broken sound of…

have advanced greatly over the years, and that has affected the size and the sound of the orchestra. The orchestra started off as small groups of instrumentalists, playing for important occasions. As time went on, it grew in size and the importance level changed. The orchestra started off as performances for important occasions, then it was entertainment for the rich, and finally, it became entertainment for everyone. The sound of the orchestra has also changed. Different instruments, the amount…

This is very prominent in Scott Pilgrim, one notable scene utilising a split screen during a phone call to then pan across the room previously obscured by the split, then a chair carries the shot to an outside scene, while a comic book style bell sound adds fluidity between the scenes (see figure…

When I was in the fifth grade they asked us what instrument we wanted to play I said clarinet my mom said viola; and ever since I've played the viola. From the day I picked up my instrument I knew that music was going to have a huge impact on my life, and it has. Music is there one thing that I can count on to turn my bad day to a good day. Music is the one thing that I know can stay constant in my life. It's the one way I know I can express myself and not be judged for it and be okay Music…

this little hammer strike the corresponding string to create a sound. This instrument is known as the piano. With 88 different keys on the piano you can imagine just how many melodic sounds it could create. But how did the piano come to be? Or better yet, who created the piano you may wonder. Well, it all began with an Italian keeper of instruments named Bartolomeo Cristofori. When harpsichord manufacturers wanted a more dynamic sound from a different instrument, Bartolomeo Cristofori had just…

Columbia University, this was undeniably the case. While the film was produced at an undeniably high caliper, with every detail ranging from lighting to shot development being nearly without flaw, the sound design above all else drove the mood of the production forward. Of all the elements of the sound design of a production, likely the first to appear and additionally the first which is noticed by the audience is the music. The plot of the film “Nocturne in Black” centers on a piano…