Sound intensity

“Who’s there?” Sam shouted into the darkness that lay in front of her. She waited for an answer, but could not hear anything over the sound of her heart beating. The Collins’ carpeted floor cushioned Sam’s feet. Even though she could see nothing, Sam knew this house well enough to know where she was. She could register what surrounded her without actually being able to see. Sam knew the way out from her current location, but she needed to find the boys first. Surrounded by complete silence she…

The one quote that summarizes this whole book completely, comes pretty late during the analysis. “Music may be the activity that prepared our pre-human ancestors for speech communication and for the very cognitive, representational flexibility necessary to become humans.” (Daniel J. Levitin, 260.) This quote pretty much expresses the full meaning of this book, which is to explain the innate importance and development of music. This quote is received when the argument about how music has evolved…

The sound effects in Star Wars illuminated the entire film, making it a gifted piece of art. Star Wars has such incredible sound effects that it is hard to compare another film to it. Jurassic Park, directed Colin Trevorrow can rival with the sound effects performed in the Star Wars movies. See a sound; hear a sound. Every time you see some action on the screen, your mind expects there to be a complimentary sound. The Foley artists from each film were exceptionally creative when they were…

There was a rough breeze blowing in my face, and it was a cold day. The leaves were just starting to fall off of the trees. It was a nice fall day in my backyard, and I was flying my new drone higher than I've ever flown it before. It’s height was about two times the size of my house and it looked about a centimeter wide from where I was standing. I was just thinking of how great this video would be that I was getting when suddenly, the drone jerked backward. I tried to make it come back to me…

I open my eyes to a dark room. Amber light weakly spills through the gaps of the thick grey curtains, outlining the familiar shapes of college dorm furniture. My ears prick up. The low rumbling hum of an exhausted, old vacuum echoes in the distance along with something more harmonious and lovely. Each word passionately hangs in the air, “Quien es el hombre que la eleva a las estrellas quien de los dos la hizo sentirse más mujer…” The powerful melody of a Spanish ballad becomes my daily wake up…

How many times have you been talking with someone and they act like they were not listening to you? I can say that this has happened to me quite a lot. The person I was talking to seem uninteresting in what I was saying or seemed like they were disengaged. Do you remember how it made you feel? I can say that it made me feel confused and even angry. That’s why active listening is very important to our clients as social workers. It’s important because it helps build a trusting relationship with…

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Flames engulfed my blurred vision as my sobbing, curled up figure choked and convulsed. Oxygen depleted from my lungs as the smoke quickly drew in to replace it. The blazing inferno roared in my ears -- over my piercing screams -- demanding that it be heard. I could feel the intensifying heat, but I was numb to the imminent burns; I was numb to everything. The sky began to blacken, as did my perception. I embraced the gradual darkness with open arms; it replaced the anguish with soothing…

The gravestones stood silently, row upon row like soldiers long forgotten, a scream shattered the silence… She cried and begged me but I was unmoved by her pleading and soon she stopped fighting, her lifeless body broken like the headstones around us. My Love will be here soon to collect her. I waited, wandering through the graveyard til it felt like something was watching me. The air turned black all around me. My heart beats wildly and a grin stretches across my lips as the flames of the fire…

Sound operates on both physical and psychological levels to help bridge the story to move and make sense of the film. It helps the Director guide a films plot by repeating and enhance the world that has been created by the movies visible elements. One of the best ways to get the audience invested in the movies is a catchy soundtrack. A great soundtrack that helped the audience be aware of spatial and temporal dimension is the movies Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg. This iconic few notes help…