Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1)   3/1/11 – 4:30pm – Inside the stairwell in Enterprise.

2)   I could faintly hear some people talking but I could not distinguish which floor they were on.  I also hear a very low humming noise but could not figure out what it was so I assumed it was the laundry machines of some generator in the basement.  I could also hear doors shutting on the different floors but just barely.

3)   I could distinctly hear someone’s music they were playing in their dorm.  I could hear the door to the stair well open and close, and some one walking up the stairs.  Any noise in the stair well would always echo.  I was near a door so I could also hear the elevator when someone came out or it made the beeping noise as it goes from floor to floor.

4)   I could hear lots of different echoes.  Every movement I made and every sound I made, was amplified a lot.  I could hear my shoes squeak and my breath a little bit.  It was interesting the king of environment I was in because it felt as though you could feel the sounds go into your ears.

5)   The sound level was relatively low.  There seemed to be a lot of sound activity but it could have been all the echo too.

6)   Echo

7)   There would definitely need to be echo, foot steps from walking up stairs and just low ambient noises that echo through in the background.