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The Thing about Tension
John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) is one of my favorite movies of all time. Besides the practical effects that still hold up 40 years later, Carpenter demonstrates his knowledge of building up tension and catching viewers off guard. The scene that perfectly sums up this film is the Tainted Blood Scene. I first watched this […]
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Frame by Frame
Roger Ebert talked about analyzing individual frames of a film to reveal meanings behind a movie. This is something that I’ve heard of before, but I always assumed that all good filmmakers carefully crafted every individual frame in a video. Ebert makes the point that films are set up to emphasize certain shots, not individual […]
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Music and Sound Placement
In audio storytelling, one tricky technique to nail is the appropriate placement of sound effects or music. When not used enough, the story seems to drag on forever with no pacing. With too many/loud sound effects and music, the audio is oversaturated and cannot stand on its own. In a clip from TED Radio Hour, […]
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Sound Design in Storytelling
One of the most critical pieces of audio storytelling is allowing the listener to imagine the story being told. Themes can be conveyed through sound effects and background music. The audio story Moon Graffiti is a good example of this. The story is an alternate scenario in which Apollo 11’s crew is stranded on the […]
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Why Audio Storytelling?
In an age of readily available visual media, I always wondered what place something like the radio or podcasts had in society. In recent years I’ve started listening to the latter, with This American Life being one of my favorites. After listening to days’ worth of podcasts, I still couldn’t nail down why I enjoyed […]
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Vignelli and Timelessness
I read the Vignelli Canon, which is a booklet by Massimo Vignelli. Vignelli was a graphic designer, and his booklet can be split into 2 sections: the intangibles and the tangibles. I’ve already learned a little about the tangibles (grids, colors, font sizes), but learning about the intangibles (ambiguity, discipline, and visual power) was something […]
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15 Minute Photo Safari – Reflection
When I was thinking of where to do the photo safari, I first thought of my schedule. I only had time to run or go to work, so I decided to squeeze time in after my morning run. I woke up at 6:00 am to run 10 miles. After finishing, I went back up to […]
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