MOMI Blog

The trip to the MOMI was very interesting and informative. Going to the main exhibit, it was interesting to learn about stop-motion animation and see the many kinds of cameras that have been used for film. The most informative part was the audio portion of the tour. We got to see someone dub over audio on a film clip, see the way music influences your interpretation of a film, and learn about foley sound. This was all very important in how it influenced my work on my second project, the interview project. Going into the project I wasn't sure how to go about adding sounds, and I had no concept of how many layers of sound would really be necessary to have a decent final result. However, the experience at the MOMI, particularly with the film music and foley sound, influenced me greatly. The music portion made me realize how important it was to choose music carefully. The scene we saw at the MOMI was from Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock, and each time the music was switched the entire scene had a completely different feel. The same went with the foley sound. I realized how important it was to select sounds carefully and consider how the sound would come off out of context. Because of this, I realized the dog sounds I had initially wanted to use sounded too angry--the dogs sounded vicious, and one of them didn't even sound like a dog when edited. Because of this, I went back and looked for better sounds to use on my project.