Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: The RA Office in Alliance Hall (recorded while I was on duty that night) 

Sounds heard: 

• sniffling 
• loud beep as someone swipes through the turnstile 
• clanking as the turnstile is walked through 
• the creaking as the turnstile is walked through 
• ding of the elevator doors opening 
• distant laughing 
• bang of the outside doors as they slam shut 

Location: Motel 6 in Glassboro, New Jersey

Sounds In Clip: People talking and laughing; Sound from the television; A water bottle being squeezed and banged on a table; Stepping on the air mattress to get past

1. March 16th, 6:26pm, my dorm room in Hague
2. Far Sounds: Balloons being popped in the hallway
3. Medium Sounds: New suite mate walking while moving into his room
4. Close Sounds: New suite mate dropping heavy boxes on the floor
5. Sound Level: Extremely Loud
6. Environment: Chaotic
7. Essential Sounds: Balloons popping, conversation, dropped boxes

March 9, 2017,  5:24 PM  Hofstra Fitness Center

Exercise machines, my exercise machine making weird banging sounds, distant music

1. 3/7/12   12:30 am   My suite on campus

2. The sounds farthest away from me are people banging on the floor above me/my ceiling and talking.

3. The sounds at a medium range from me are my suitemates laughing in their bedroom and the t.v. that is on.

4. The sounds closest to me are my HVAC running heat and my clock ticking on the wall. I can also hear my breathing.

5. The general sound level is somewhat low and the activity is moderate, but there is a mix between sporadic and steady sounds.

6. I would describe this sound environment as “distracting”.

7. Three sounds essential to this sound environment are my suitemates  laughing, the people above me making banging sounds, and my clock ticking.  These are the usual sounds I hear from my room when trying to go to bed.