C:SOUND

Regarding the interpretation of my work, developing sound to reflect the motion of the cards in my film was a bit difficult. Perhaps I should have been more aware of the possibilities of sound before I began this project. However I think the real trick was trying to generate a sound that would accentuate the effect of the action and idea presented. I chose sounds that expressed chaos and thus heightened the effect of the card toss for the viewer. It was a matter of making what I had work for the narrative. Experimenting with sound and blending sounds that we worked on in class provided a new realm, a new variable to be played with. This experience is an invitation to more experimenting. Sound itself can be designed. When I was adjusting the sounds for my narrative I wound up playing with the tempo, frequency, and other different elements that make up the sound. There are numerous ways to manipulate sound and I learned a lot from the class exercise as each of the students switched sounds with his or her neighbor. I came to appreciate the nuanced changes in meaning these sounds provided when used for films they were not initially designed for. I realized that experimenting with different types of sound for each action is a form of creativity that can develop a new language by changing or tweaking the actions being displayed. The sound I chose is more of a background sound which relates to the tempo of the cards being sprayed out. The background sound underscores the narrative because the chaotic sound relates to motion of the cards being aimlessly sprayed out and the mess at the end. As a result of this exercise I have developed an appreciation of sound and rhythm which can be created without the use of actual instruments. Although my initial intention was to generate a sound that would accompany shuffling of cards, I figured it might work for creating a spraying effect. When I started meshing the sounds something else developed. This influenced my thinking about how to incorporate sounds and it allowed me to realize sound can be more than the noise that you automatically associate with an image of an animal, vehicle or a human. It can also help establish untraditional relationships which can create a more amusing, entertaining and heightening, or add a different nuance to the meaning of a piece.