Posts Tagged ‘Movie Theatre’
3/12/19, 9:30pm, AMC Loews movie theater lobby
Sounds farthest away: Arcade games beeping.
Sounds at a medium distance: Footsteps, rustle of candy packages being handled, beeps from registers/card readers.
Close-range sounds: A few people talking, chewing.
General sound level was pretty moderate, low amount of sound activity.
One-word Description: Casual
3 essential sounds: Beeps from registers/card readers, rustling of candy packages, a few people talking.
February 14th, Movie Theatre
Farthest: door opening and closing, popcorn bags being rustled
Medium: people walking around, a baby crying, someone talking on a phone
Closest: people talking, a small child running around in line
Sound Level: Loud
One word: Excited
Three essential sounds: popcorn bags, people talking, footsteps
1. April 19th at 11:45pm at the movie theatre in Westbury
2. The sounds furthest from me are people whispering and footsteps
3. The sounds that are at medium range to me are the sounds of people chomping on popcorn, giggling, and the sound of bags crinkling
4. The sounds that are closest to me are the videos before the previews playing on the screen and the person sitting next to me is having a conversation with the person next to her.
5. The sound level I would say is a medium range. There is a lot going on and people want to get their conversations in before the movie starts and people are still getting situated.
6. Entertained
7. Sound of people chomping on popcorn, the previews before the previews playing on the screen, and giggling.
Georgia Andre’
Sound Environment Observation 1 – Movie Theatre
1- Date/Time/Location
– February 2, 2012 / Midnight / Lowe’s Cinema movie theatre by Roosevelt Field Mall
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
– Sound of people talking, ventilation lull, door opening and closing, footsteps on carpeting, background pre-previews elevator music
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
– People talking, Popcorn bags, People eating popcorn, chairs squeaking
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
– Personal chair squeaking, others’ chairs squeaking, Soda being slurped, Soda bottles being opened, Squeaking of straws against soda tops, Rustling paper popcorn bags, Crunching/munching of popcorn
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
– The sound level is a sort of medium gaged overall buzzing throughout the theatre. There are people talking, but being mindful of others in the theatre. There is some background noise, but nothing is too loud, and it is very easy to have a hushed conversation with my boyfriend.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
– Buzzing
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
– The sound of popcorn bags, popcorn crunching/munching, background pre-previews elevator music