Monday, March 14, 2011

Hearing things

What can I do with a story in sound that I can’t in print? You can give your characters voices which helps define them and can completely change the way something is meant. Voice establishes emotion and character, in the story and in manipulating your audience's emotions. You can also allude to things in simple ways with sound. For instance if you hear a 'booing' sound you associate it with unpopularity. You can also establish atmosphere and setting.
How does sound limit? Well, if you're talking about sound alone, it lacks a visual component. Visuals help us judge and they help us distinguish in all the ways sound does. One uses sight and the other hearing to tell a tale and stimulate the audience. And print helps us paint a picture of what we are hearing.
What does sound ask of “readers”? It asks a so-called "reader" to listen and make sense of what they're listening to.

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