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Introduction For several years many people believed that the key secret to achieving ones highest creativity was background noise. The human brain has the functionality to multitask, each section of the brain has a specific purpose. According to Merriam Webster, concentration is defined as: 1. “The action or power of focusing one’s attention or mental effort” 2.” Exclusive attention to one object, Close mental application.” So according to text, people should single in their attention and…

The question of why synchronised sound developed can be approached in many different ways. From a teleological approach the argument would be that the development of synchronised sound seemed inevitable, arguably a logical improvement on Hollywood films. A teleological viewpoint would see the development of sound as inevitable because this makes the films more realistic. Steve Neale argues that the use of sound-in-film “reflects more of the world as experienced through our two basis senses”…

genetic engineering. However, this perpetual pursuit of order counterintuitively increases man’s fear of chaos. William Faulkner discusses this topic of dealing with chaos through the portrayal of Quentin and Benjy within the novel, The Sound and the Fury. In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner argues that time destroys all…

How does sound travel through the three parts of the ear? There are three parts of the ear in which sound must travel; the outer, middle, and inner ear. Sound does not simply go from the outer ear to the inner ear; it must become four different types of energy in order to pass through. These types of energy are acoustic, mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical. Ears work in a pair to help us localize and discriminate where sounds are coming from in our surroundings. It seems hard to believe but…

According to Stephen Spielberg, “ The eyes see better when the sound is great” (Barsam, Monahan 364). Sound enhances an audiences experience of a film. It explains the meaning depicted in each scene because the music chosen for a scene sets the tone. For example, if it’s a daring car chase the tempo would be fast paced to entice the viewer to not divert their attention for whats in store. A character who is losing someone very dear to them would have a very somber setting with slow and sad music…

Sound is a fundamental aspect of film form. As Richard Barsam and David Monahan write ‘sound helps the filmmaker tell a movie’s story by reproducing and intensifying the world that has been partially created by the film’s visual elements’ (Barsam & Monahan 2013: 414). Even during the silent era, sound was essential to the integrity of the cinematic experience, to the extent that one could argue that ‘the silent film never existed’ (Melinda Szaloky 2002). In fact, most silent movies were…

In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner introduces us to the Compsons, a white Southern family living in post-Civil War Mississippi. The family is comprised of an alcoholic father named Jason III, a neglectful, hypochondriac mother named Caroline, and their four children. The Compsons have three sons: Quentin the eldest, Jason IV and Benjy the youngest, who is also severely mentally handicapped. In addition, there is a daughter named Candace, also called Caddy, who does not have her own…

atmospheric reflections of the setting. The sounds of the breeze, or the rain, or a rushing river are presented, sometimes in the background, sometimes so loud that it obscures dialogue. In the absence of these sounds, often nothing is added, letting the viewer linger with the peaceful silence of a place now almost absent of humanity. Without human white noise, the viewer is sonically presented with the reality that nature has reclaimed this place. When man-made sound is introduced, it is often…

If a material has an NRC of 0, it will reflect sound. If it has an NRC of 1, it is perfectly absorptive. These numbers can be converted into a percentage, therefore ranging from 0% to 100% in absorptiveness. (Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) Ratings for Common Building Materials & Products, n.d.) In order to soundproof a room, one must keep in mind that blocking an air path using a regular wall, ceiling, or door will not entirely reduce the sound. Vibrations will continue to travel through…

Tinnitus is the ringing in the ear, which is an unwanted sound that one can hear. The sounds can be constant or comes and goes, soft or loud, and in one ear or both. There are three ways to distinguish the symptoms of the patient’s tinnitus sound: tonal tinnitus, pulsatile tinnitus, and musical tinnitus. Tonal is a near continuous sound that are affiliated with subjective tinnitus, which is just the normal ringing sound, pulsatile is pulsing sound that one hears from their heartbeat and for some…