Museum of Moving Image Experience

       The Museum of Moving Image was a very interesting experience. It showed every possible aspect of creating a movie that goes into the process. There were exhibits on the process of sound and music, editing, and different types of moving images, but they also gave history on the equipment and showed what goes on behind the scenes. 

       Personally, the most interesting part of the whole museum for me was the section on sound. We spoke in class about how sound works and different equipment and techniques used, but this gave a better look as to what the sound editors and foley artists really do, and how their work is incorporated into the final product. First they led us into a room where they showed us how an actor would voice over a movie. Then they brought us to a screen where the tour guide explained to us how different sounds can create moods in a movie. For example, the first sound effects we played with were for a scene from The Simpsons. We picked effects for things like the ticking clock, an eraser, a pogo stick and a few more, but we didn't have to use the exact sound the would come from that object. We were given a list of different sounds that ranged from "dog pants" to "explosions", and put them were we saw fit. These sounds added to the comedic vibe of the show, and I thought it was fun to do. Usually while watching a show like that I don't pay attention to the actual sound effects, I just know that they fit into there, but now that the sounds were laid out in front of me I saw there was so much opportunity to experiment. 

       Later we were lead into another section where we watched a scene from the titanic and played with a sound mixer to see how voice, sound effects, and music came together to make a movie what it is. When we turned on just one of the tracks it didn't have the same feeling. but once everything was played together you could see how important every aspect of mixing the sound was.