Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1 – 2/20/14 – 3:58pm – Parking Lot by Emily Lowe

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-An air compressor rattling from one of the nearby buildings.
-People’s conversations as they walk on the sidewalk by Emily Lowe.
-The tires of cars rolling on the concrete entering and exiting the parking lot.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-A van’s engine starting up a couple of parking stalls down from me.
-A car door opening and slamming.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The WRHU Broadcast playing on the outside speaker of the Herbert School of Communication building.
-The sounds of my shoes swishing in the slush.
-Someone’s cellphone ringing loudly as they walk near me.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-It wasn’t all that quiet in the parking lot, but it wasn’t super loud either. The various sounds I heard today weren’t happening all at the same time, however, the compressor noise was the most constant sound out of all of them.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
-Routine.

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The WRHU Broadcast.
-The air compressor rattling.
-The cars coming in and out of the lot.

Location: Walking to class, from my house on Duncan Road to Emily Lowe Hall.
Sounds heard in the clip: The very satisfying sound of crunching a light layer of snow under my snow boots. The tempo is pretty fast and consistent and it is a constant sound in the clip. A car beep and a car starting are more specific sounds that follow, as well as occasional spurts of wind toward the end.