Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. AMC Theatre 8, Roosevelt Field Mall, 8:03

2. Identify sounds farthest from me: The door to the theatre opening at the back, latecomers shuffling to their seats, a vacuüm in the distance

3. Identify sounds at medium range: The kid a few rows down opening his bag of overpriced candy, muffled conversations between family members, the text noises made by an iPhone that someone has not silenced.

4. Identify sounds closest to me: Even though relatively far from me, the sound of the movie blasts into my ears. The kid next to me crunching on his popcorn, and the person to my left slurping down a soda.

5. General sound level and activity: It’s surprisingly noisy for a movie trip, but there is still that typical hush that comes in movie theaters. It seems as if not many people are actually paying attention to the movie, but are instead concerned with their snacks and drinks.

6. Word to describe sound environment: Disrespectful

7. Three sounds that complete the sound environment:
-The sound of the movie in my ears

-The texting noises

-The popcorn crunch