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: Philips Hall

Sounds heard: elevator door opening, beeping noise, elevator door closing, elevator machinery running, door opening, footsteps

Date/Location: 3/30, 12:20am, Estabrook 6th floor lounge

far sounds: people talking, someone moving around in room above me

medium sounds: hum from the light above me, 2 other people in lounge typing on laptops, beep from elevator, elevator moving

close sounds: 2 other people in lounge talking to each other, someone’s door open and close on floor, someone walking in flipflops in the bathroom, shower

sound level: medium

descriptive word: relaxing

3 important words: elevator sounds, laptop typing, 2 people talking to each other