Reflections on Assignment 1A

I found this project to be beneficial because it encourages one to really focus on the power of sounds that we do not pay attention to. I am still amazed at the fact that a leaf scraping itself on the sidewalk can be heard over constant traffic. When recording sounds, we attempted to find some sounds that are not quite common but were interesting and could be used as a sound for something else (such as when we threw quarters and corks at the wall). Doing this project encourages me to go out on my own and record tons of sounds so I can start building my own sound library for future projects. Although sound is essentially synonymous with film, I do believe that it is overlooked. (That's interesting in regards to my previous post concerning absolute film). I also found it fascinating that, when played back, some sounds were hard to decipher when trying to figure out their source. Sound is an entity that must be payed more attention to.