Author: Han Wen
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Maps as Sonic Fictions
ImaginationA giant tree-like space: the trunk is time, and the branches are your past, present, and future. You can travel to each moment of your life, listening to whispers of memory, the faint light of the future, and possible sounds. StructureTrunk: The flow of time, slow and deep, connecting all nodes.Branches: Childhood (laughter and cicadas),…
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Reflection on Listening and Not Listening – Cathy Lane
Listening to Cathy Lane’s audio paper Listening and Not Listening to Voice gave me a deep understanding of the ideas of “listening” and “not listening.” Lane uses experimental sound collage to mix voices that appear and disappear, making the listener move between understanding and sensing. Her combination of narration and background sounds, along with distorted…
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Foley Experience
While working on the Foley sound design for the film My Uncle, I realized that its sound language was much more complex than I had imagined. Jacques Tati’s films have very little dialogue — their emotion, rhythm, and humor all come from everyday sounds. So during the process, I wanted to use Foley to let…
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Foley Design in
We Need to Talk About Kevin During the Foley session, we worked on designing Foley for clips from this film. During the process, I realized that for different types of clothing in the footage, it is important to consider whether the sounds they produce should be so pronounced, as well as the importance of organizing…
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Reflections on Hosokawa’s
The Walkman Effect Hosokawa’s article explains how the Walkman changed the way people experience urban spaces by allowing them to create a private, immersive sound environment. It highlights how listening to music while moving through public areas can alter perception of space, time, and self, giving listeners a sense of control and personal identity. I…
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Film Selection
In film, sound isn’t just background—it tells the story. Atmospheres and Foley convey emotion, bringing the audience closer to a character’s actions and inner world. When sound and image sync perfectly, every detail feels alive, often more powerful than the visuals alone. This “added value” turns sound from a simple accompaniment into a secret ingredient…
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Blue Velvet
David Lynch’s Blue Velvet depicts a seemingly quiet town that actually hides a dark side. Sound plays a key role in creating this contrast.At the beginning, soft music, birdsong, and everyday sounds like flushing toilets make the town feel safe and peaceful. As the story unfolds, the sound changes: strange noises, heavy breathing, and sudden…
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WEEK 1
This Monday, we did a sound experiment at Elephant Fort Center. We used a hydrophone to record sounds at the fountain, and we also made a sound map by listening and writing down what we heard. First, we put the hydrophone in the fountain at the entrance. The sound was very different from what we…
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Listening, Remembering, Creating
Some notes About Sound Studies About Audio Papers presents research in sound rather than written text.Combines narration, music, sound effects, and environmental sounds. Key features:Creative and experimentalPerformative and immersiveContextual and spatialTechnology-driven My Thoughts Combine personal memory, environment, and narrationLet listeners sense place, identity, and experienceTry with voice, daily sounds, and music