Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

2/2/2019, 6:13pm, thrift store in Garden City

Far-away sounds: Radio playing music, a bit of coughing, beeps of card reader at checkout.

Medium-range sounds: Footsteps, coat hangers clanking.

Close-range sounds: Clothes rustling from being picked up and thrown about, people talking.

General sound level: Medium high, elevated level of sound activity.

One-Word Description: Bustling

3 essential sounds: Coat hangers, talking, radio playing.

March 30, 7:30 pm

Danceworks run through

the music playing in Dempster, the girls down the hallway tap dancing, laughter from the girls

my friend tori’s music coming from her headphones, Jill typing on her computer, video playing from my phone

my heartbeat after dancing hard, my tap shoes tapping

busy

loud

the music in the background, people practicing their dances and laughing, my heartbeat

Location: Sephora in Roosevelt Field, 2/13/18 around 4 pm

Description: Sephora was pretty busy today, and a lot of talking can be heard, such as a saleswoman describing a mattifying foundation. Additionally, there’s pop music playing in the background. The talking and the music dominate the clip.

1. Date: February 5, 2018
   Time: 12:38 pm
   Location: Calkins Lab
2. Farthest: people talking outside the room, the doors closing, people typing, people laughing
3. Medium: The 3D printers wiring and printing, a girl talking to someone, two girls making weekend plans, people walking around
4. Closest: my pen drawing and the turning of the pages
5. General sound level: low
   General sound activity: medium
6. One word description: busy
7. 3 important sounds: people typing, the 3D printers, my pen drawing

1/30/17 – 1:18pm – Au Bon Pain

Farthest- Chairs moving, paper and plastic food wrappers rustling

Medium- Song “One More Night” by Maroon 5, people talking

Close- My head pounding (headache), breathing

Sound Level- Medium

Sound Description- Busy

Essential Sounds- People talking, food wrappers rustling, chairs moving

April 21st, Napolini’s

Farthest: yelling, air conditioner

Medium: people ordering, footsteps, door opening

Closest: fridge door closing, people talking, chewing, setting things on table

Sound Level: Loud

One word: Busy

Three essential sounds: People ordering, chewing, yelling

1. 2/3/2016, 12:45 pm, Bits & Bites
2. Farthest: Random chatter between the students at the window about their various lives and days
3. Medium: The cash register lady asking a customer what item they ordered from the burger bar, two girls talking about how they are upset because the milkshake machine is broken, a student shaking their salad to mix it up
4. Closest: A girl at the salad bar next to me telling the worker behind the bar what she wants in her salad, my own conversation with a friend behind me in line
5. Sound Level: High, there were many people and a lot of conversations going on
6. One word: Lively
7. 3 words: conversation, cash register beeping, shaking salads

January 31st 12:07pm Dorm Room

Farthest: tapping outside, cars passing by

Medium: bathroom door swinging, trash can being moved, people upstairs moving around, toilet flushing

Closest: fish tank motor humming, roommates alarm, roommate moving around in bed

Sound Level: Moderately loud.

One word: busy

Three essential sounds: fish tank motor, cars outside, bathroom door

1. 1/30/16, 4:15 pm, Old Navy in Westbury Gallery
2. Farthest: Cash registers, heater
3. Medium: People shouting across the store, repetitive pop song
4. Closest: Puffy jackets swishing, footsteps
5. Sound level: High
6. One word: Busy
7. 3 words: Cash registers, People shouting, Footsteps