LOCATION: My boyfriend’s bedroom
SOUNDS: rustling of sheets, zipper of makeup bag, clinking of various makeup bottles, opening and closing of vitamin bottle, The Cleveland Show playing in the background.
Author Archives: previous-student
Field Recording #1 – Ash Boone
Location: Right outside C-Square (walking to my dorm)
Sounds: My boots moving through slushy snow, the beeping of a Hofstra truck horribly attempting to plow snow, cars driving by, wind
Entry #1
February 12, 2021 10:00pm
Location: In my car outside my house
Far Sounds: Sirens, cars speeding down the street
Medium Sounds: crickets chirping, winds blowing and leaves blowing
Close Sounds: my breathing, my car engine.
Sound Description/Level: White Noise. Calm. Quiet.
Important Sounds: Crickets chirping, the leaves blowing with the wind.
Journal Entry #1: Dani Ruiz
February 12, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Location: On my bed in my dorm room
Far Sounds: Birds flying outside of the building, the wind rustling the tree, the ding of the elevator arriving on my floor, the sound of other residents going in and out of the bathroom, cars blasting music as they drive past, the squeaking of other doors being opened and closed
Medium Sounds: My heater making a continuous low humming sound, the clock on my desk ticking, the electrical hum of my fridge
Close Sounds: My fingers typing the keys on my keyboard, my phone ringing as a sign of a new notification, my breathing, my hair brushing up against the wall behind me as I sit up straighter
Sound Description/Level: Quiet. It’s a mundane environment where you have to listen closely to notice the low noise that usually fades into the background.
Important Sounds: The continuous humming of the heater, my fingers typing on my keyboard, my breathing
Journal Entry 1-Juliana Battaglia
Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at 7:45 pm
Location: The inside of a cabin on a movie set.
Farthest Sounds: The ruffling of clothing and supplies as the characters prepare to flee, the heavy breathing of the male character.
Medium Sounds: The swinging of the hinge of another door further away. The voice of the male character struggling to push out his words.
Closest Sounds: The slamming of the door to the far right, the voice of the female character which is notably louder than that of the male, feet stomping. The commands of the director yelling action and cut at the beginning and end of the scene.
Sound Level: Oscillates between medium and high.
One word description: hectic
Important Sounds: The commands of the director yelling action and cut, as they signal the commencement and silencing of sound, the slamming of the door on the far right signaling the resulting franticness, the heavy breathing of the male character struggling to compose himself in the face of danger.
JOURNAL ENTRY #1 : ALEXANDRA
FEBRUARY 12, 2021 3:20PM
LOCATION: My boyfriend’s kitchen
FARTHEST SOUNDS: Cars driving up and down the street, wind whistling, sound of the shower dripping in the bathroom down the hall, the neighbors outside leaving their house and getting into their vehicle.
MEDIUM SOUNDS: The gurgle of a bong being ripped in the far corner of the room, the hum of the refrigerator.
CLOSEST SOUNDS: My fingers typing on the keyboard, the low hum of my laptop, Harrison typing on his computer, Ray and Cam chatting and laughing about Tik Tok, the ice rattling in my iced tea glass when I go for a sip.
SOUND DESCRIPTION/LEVEL: Loud, but not overpowering. It’s a casual environment with friends who have commanding laughs.
IMPORTANT SOUNDS: The vibrato in Ray’s voice when he tells Cam “Noooooooooo” to some silly joke he made. Harrison quietly giggling as he is not fully present in the conversation, but catching the tail end of the joke. The sound of Ray’s socks shuffling across the floor as he casually dances around the kitchen telling us about how we got to file our taxes. The sound of the heater turning on – THANK GOD!
Top 3 Sounds: Laughter, typing, bong rip
Journal Entry #1 – Dylan Pojano
Friday, February 12th, 2021 at 2:30 pm
Location: At a table in Bits and Bytes by the large window.
Farthest Sounds: The electronic sound of a voice coming from a phone or a computer, followed by loud joyous laughter, clearly an important person in their life. Although not in person, they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Medium Sounds: Other students eating and conversing amongst themselves, enjoying the moment that they are spending together. Laughing and spreading shared memories, truly the positive signs from a beautiful friendship.
Closest Sounds: A plastic bottle of cherry coke opening and garlic covered pizza being eaten, followed by smacking lips. Breathing and enjoyment of the meal before them, a brief pause in time for the calm amongst them
Sound Description / Level: Loud, but not deafening, above average but in separate private bubbles of sound.
Important Sounds: The heater behind gives a constant vibrating hum, while in front of me I can hear the sizzle of slabs of meat hitting the grill, which can easily make an empty stomach growl on it’s own. The sizzling is accompanied by the whir of a fan attempting to tame the heat from this blazing beast. The thrusting noise of a blender destroying it’s contents and making a delicious blend.
Journal Entry #1 – Ash Boone
Thursday, February 11th, 2021 at 11:42pm
Location: At my desk in my dorm bedroom
Farthest Sounds: wind rustling trees and the not very nice fence outside my window, the heater in the other room being ungodly, occasional planes, other residents of the house moving furniture and flushing the toilets
Medium Sounds: My heater blowing air and making occasional but pretty loud cranking noises
Closest Sounds: My desk fan, “Familiarity” by Punch Brothers playing ever so softly, my clock ticking — I hear it just because I know it’s there, the sound is pretty much covered by the heat in my room which can be unforgivably loud compared to the quieter sounds and white noise
Sound Description / Level: mostly white noise — quiet
Important Sounds: the heater cracking, the desk fan running, the furniture moving flushing of toilets by the other house residents
Field Recording 1 – Bedroom
Cam S. Journal 1
Location: My bedroom
Far sounds: Cars passing on the street, plane overhead, music from cars passing
Medium sounds: My housemates downstairs, someone in the kitchen, the person I share a wall with
Close sounds: My tv, my computer, my fridge, my chair
General Noise level: Quiet
Description: Relaxing
Top 3 Sounds: tv, fridge, and cars