Expository Writing 1213 Conference draft Mauricio Cuevas Due Wednesday‚ September 05‚ 2012 The sound of silence “A horrid stillness first invades the ear‚ and in that silence we the tempest fear”(Dryden‚ 7). Silence inevitably starts with a sound‚ which either goes off very slowly‚ or ends in a Swift movement; and it ends the same way it started‚ with noise. Noise‚ sound‚ our perception of both has changed since they were recognized and “categorized” as such. People see this soundscape
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ever since I got into high school. The choices were computer engineering‚ a music producer‚ and a fashion designer. However‚ as time progressed‚ I realized that they were rather hobbies which I would eventually lose interest in rather than something that I truly wanted to pursue. During my junior year‚ I was assigned as a film editor for a project. At first‚ it took me an extensive amount of time to figure out all the editing software because I was not familiar with the key commands and effects‚ but
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The film Saving Face is about representing one self’s identity. There are three motifs that allow this transformation; transportation‚ face and time. The central motif in the film Saving Face is transportation‚ which is centralized with face and time because they explain the character’s change of identity. The motif of face represents the characters’ identity. Saving Face is an expression to keep definition. Face is a motif because face is used repeatedly‚ especially in close-ups to captivate the
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Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (2003) • St Stella friends use to guide her identity. • Mia is suffering depression and is no longer telling Francesca who she should be and what she should be doing. • Francesca has always been influenced by her mother and her St. Stella friends who she is and now that the connection is lost so is Francesca and her identity. • Starting at St. Sebastian’s is giving her the opportunity to explore who she really is. • The person Francesca is trying to be
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SOUND POLLUTION NOISE CONTROL Noise has the potential to impact on us all every day‚ in different ways. Any form of noise can be considered pollution if it causes annoyance‚ sleeplessness‚ fright‚ or any other stress reaction. noise is transient; once it stops‚ the environment is free of it we can measure individual sounds that may damage human hearing‚ but it is difficult to monitor cumulative exposure to noise or to determine just how much is too much the definition of noise itself is highly
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Montage Editing in Millennium Actress Satoshi Kon’s Millennium Actress takes the viewer on a visual journey that blends reality‚ fantasy and history as Chiyoko searches for her lost love. Her quest to find this man spans across decades and manifests itself not only in her everyday life but also in the films she has appeared in. Kon uses masterful editing to create both a visually stunning film and a feature that formally reinforces the themes that are presented. Specifically‚ the use of montage
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Main effects of sound pollution • Deafness‚ temporary or permanent‚ is one of the most prevalent effects of noise pollution. Mechanics‚ locomotive drivers‚ telephone operators etc all have their hearing impairment. • The first and foremost effect of noise is a decrease in the efficiency in working. Research has proved the fact that human efficiency increases with noise reduction. • Too much of noise disturbs the rhythms of working‚ thereby affecting the concentration required for doing a
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LIVE SOUND Tim Price FdSc 2A 15th January 2010 D4: LIVE SOUND ENGINEERING.. THEORY The role of an audio engineer is no longer exclusive to the recording studio. The skill set of a modern engineer extends to video‚ radio‚ graphics and many more. One of the key growth areas for finding employment opportunities in the sector‚ is that of live sound engineering. The theory of live sound is one which combines the two things present in most musical engineering‚ technical ability and intuition. Each
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determines what instrument is being played. Timbre is created due to the overtones generated by a specific instrument. 4. Track 1: “Stubborn Love”. Each individual instrument adds to the atmosphere created by the instruments as a whole. The song sounds slow‚ emotional‚ and uplifting as a result of the instruments used and note progressions played‚ an example being when the guitar and violin are played together. Track 2: “Wait For Me”. By using loads of different instruments the band has created
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not everything. There is also the sound film.” Thus explained the French filmmaker René Clair in 1929. With this statement Clair was challenging us all to push the boundaries of sound design in films. From the primitive synchronization experiments of Lee de Forest and Thomas Edison to state-of-the-art Dolby Digital 10.2 surround sound‚ there are no boundaries for creating a virtual deluge of sound. Even though one is tempted to hypothesize about the future of sound design‚ it is only through an educated
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