Thursday, September 1, 2016

Theory of the Film: Sound

We are never without sound. Very few times in our lives are we met with complete and udder silence. We merely slide the array of constant sounds to the back of our minds without noticing. As Bela Balazs puts it, “Our ear, however, is not less sensitive, it is only less educated than our eye.” The very power of your hearing is immense but our lack of sourcing the noises and identifying them is where the power of hearing falls subsequent to your sight. Sounds can completely change your emotions. A loud thud or scream can pump your blood and adrenaline or a soothing lullaby from a mother can calm us into a meditative peace. We never fully understand the power of sound until we close our eyes and truly try to see the world with only our ears.       

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