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Author: Han Wen

  • Reflections on Hosokawa’s 

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    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…

  • Visual and Rhythm Analysis: Understanding the Structure of the Scene in Mon Oncle

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    Before starting the sound design, I first did some visual analysis of the Mon Oncle clip I selected. Tati’s filmmaking style relies on long takes, wide framing, and carefully choreographed physical movement. Because of this, even scenes that look simple at first actually have a very clear sense of rhythm and structured actions. The clip…

  • Film Selection 

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    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…

  • Blue Velvet

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    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…

  • WEEK 1

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    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…

  • Listening, Remembering, Creating

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    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

  • Film Sound

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  • Dialogue Sampling

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    During the creative process, I sampled a dialogue from the film Memory by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It’s a piece about “the sound that only I can hear”: the heroine is repeatedly disturbed by a strange sound, and the doctor calmly tells her that many people in the city suffer from “delusions of grandeur”. The…

  • 物の哀れ（mono no aware）

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    Definition and Origins: From The Tale of Genji to Motoori Norinaga The concept of mono no aware can be traced back to Japan’s Heian period (794–1185), most notably in the literary classic The Tale of Genji. Written by Murasaki Shikibu, this monumental work portrays the impermanence of life and the ebb and flow of fate…

  • Live Coding

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    I was introduced to strudel during a live coding workshop, and I think it’s a very interesting experiment to hear the effects immediately and make adjustments while writing code. strudel’s syntax is designed to be easy to understand, and it’s perfect for live performance.And I created a short clip. notes： $:sound(“sth.”) n:Indicate pitch (numbered by…