Seeing with your ears: There were two people looking at two balls moving on a screen while wearing headphones. The show host asked each one of them what did they observe and they both had a completely different answer. The first person said that the balls are bouncing off each other. The second person said that the balls crossed pass each other. Then they made them switch headphones and both participants had completely different answers. This was to test out the listening style of each of the people, specifically the informational listening style.
I saw two balls cross with each other when I first looked at it because there were no sounds at all. When they added the sound I actually saw them strike away from each other and changed my mind.
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The first time we watched the balls moving with no sounds they said that they were crossing each other. The second time we watched the balls moving with sounds, we changed our mind and thought they are bouncing off each other. Our understanding to the experiments totally changed after using sounds effects. Sounds affected brain perception of motion and made a big difference. To summarize, we can see the people interpreting the messages associated with sounds or what the sounds mean in the video.
The barriers to my listening in this exercise were mostly physical. My sister was watching a movie downstairs and distracting me most of the time. Also the neighbors were cutting the grass was really loud and annoying. I had no experience of a Physiological barrier. Thankfully I had my headphones and was able to concentrate hard enough on the assignment to focus.
To improve my listening skills I personally need to focus on avoiding the thought of I know what is going to happen. I also need to control my thoughts. In the book it states we must identify poor habits such as interrupting and tuning out. Also we must strive for mindful listening. Mindful listening is the desire to get the whole message and eliminating noisy barriers. The last part of mindful listening is to place your agenda lower on the priority list than the
In Chapter 3, Listening, Gregory discusses the importance of listening to the speaker. Gregory points out that although the words “hearing” and “listening” are used interchangeably, they have two separate connotations. Hearing is picking up soundwaves with our ears, while listening is making sense of what the speaker is saying with our mind. I have now grasped the concept of what listening actually is. Two behaviors that I have observed or participated in are electronic usage during a speech or presentation and becoming distracted. As a result, I have decided to emphasize the importance of rejecting electronic intrusions and resisting distractions.
Noise is possibly one of the most important parts of sound in this film. There are so many different motifs, the most prevalent being the clicking sound. The film opens with the credits and the ticking of clocks. The ticking of the clocks is both diegetic and nondiegetic; At times when the clocks are shown onscreen, it is obvious that those sounds are heard by the characters whereas often the ticking is used as not only a reminder of time, but also to keep
Within the film “The others”,sound shapes the audiences attention in many ways, but mainly to capture one’s attention at a specific, rather scary or intense, moment. This can be seen in the film as the daughter Anne Stewart is playing in her communion dress on the floor. As Grace Stewart enters the room to remove her daughters dress, we hear the low humming noises coming from Anne and the light clicking noises of her toy. This captures the audience to look directly at the little girl, specifically her hand, which is holding her toy. The visualization of Anne’s hand, which is seen to be the hand of an old woman, is followed by a low-pitched bass noise, and the creaking of the floor as Grace walks closer to her daughter.
By offering a shot by shot analysis of a scene that uses diegetic sound the audience can understand why the director used these sound aspects to tell his story. This analysis does not just follow one scene but rather a series of scenes in order of what is relevant. First we are witness to the mother in her apartment washing clothes on the washing board and the camera then cuts to the clock, which is striking time and making an animated noise that brings the audience into this important element of the film. The story then cuts to Elsie being honked at on the street with horns that are overly dramatic in sound, yet another way for the director to use the sound technique. Another way the director uses sound in a dramatic way is when he presents Elsie bouncing her ball down the sidewalk and on the
When the spectator enters the piece, they are greeted with mystical, unfamiliar sounds that leave you feeling curious. The spectator is able to make his or her own sound compositions by shifting sonic space and changing the speed and direction of their movements. When their movements and speeds change, so does the pitch, speed,
In the article "Sound is All Around Us," the author, Jason Torres explains that, " If you scream at the top of your lungs in an empty room and then repeat the screaming in the same room that is filled with furniture, you will notice that the sounds are different." This again shows another way how sound works. The statement is explaining that when you scream in a room with no furniture, the scream basically travels in a straight path, sounding the same. Although, if you repeat the screaming in a room filled with furniture, the sound waves will bounce off of the furniture, thus rendering in a jumbled sound the brain is translating. The second scream will be translated different by the brain and the sound waves will not travel in a straight path. This was another way how sound
Just a few seconds later in the same scene, he hears the sound of bombs exploding nearby, and desperately starts running in the opposite direction. The sound of the bombs give the audience the impression that danger is near. When the protagonist is running away from the sound of the bombs, the viewer can hear the playing of drums in the background. This shows the audience the intensity and nervousness that the man is going through in that specific scene. I analyzed and concluded that every sound/music being played in this film had a specific reason of why it was played.
Noise is possibly one of the most important parts of sound in this film. There are so many different motifs, the most prevalent being the clicking sound. The film opens with the credits and the ticking of clocks. The ticking of the clocks is both diegetic and nondiegetic; At times when the clocks are shown onscreen, it is obvious that those sounds are heard by the characters whereas often the ticking is used as not only a reminder of time, but also
Sound became almost lost to them as reality moved on without their notice. Movement was used solely in the manipulation of their pieces, portraying a game
if you scream at the top of your lungs in a empty room and then repeat the screaming in the same room filled with furniture, you will notice that the sounds are different.That's because the waves are bouncing around the room in different patterns and are changing the way your brain is translating them.
The pure pleasure that comes from frivolously smashing small pots with a wooden spoon was every child’s dream. But for me I wondered, How does the sound work? When I was young, the garage door seemed like magic and I was always wondering; How does that work? That question filled me with curiosity, and to this day I want to know how everything works. I remember my dad giving me the book: The Way Things work And I was astounded because it was full of colorful, fun illustrations that explained everything from simple machines to aeronautical masterpieces. I spent hours upon hours (a long time for a kid) just looking upon the pages filled with mechanical drawings amazed like I had found Da Vinci's notebook. But even today many, many years later with most of
One example is when Beth’s ex-boyfriend throws a microwave at Denis and it hits the wall. Sounds are produced when the microwave hits the wall in order to make the scene more dramatic. Sounds are also used when the car seems to speed on the road and make a fast turn in order to create a more thrilling scene. In the end of the film, Denis kisses Gwen which gives the audience hope that even a nerd can get a hot
1. Stop talking-let others explain their views, concentrate on what the speaker is saying, not what your next comment will be. 2. Control your surroundings-remove competing sounds.
The ability to listen well is an important tool for understanding others. Sadly, very few people know how to listen well. In fact, most people can think of only one or two good listeners in their lives. Listening is not simply agreeing - it is much more. Good listeners are able to better understand and respond to others, complete assignments accurately, settle disagreements before they escalate, and establish rapport with difficult people.
There are several methods to achieving effective listening. Concentrate on what others are saying. Make yourself shut out other challenges facing you and simply listen. Don't allow yourself to do other things as you listen, such as answering the phone, doing paperwork, or checking your e-mail. Effective listening is difficult and requires all of your attention and effort. The listener needs to focus on what is being said so they will not misinterpret what the speaker is trying to say. Paraphrase or rephrase what the speaker was saying in your own words to ensure that you heard the information accurately. It is important to