Opening 4 Reflections

Walter Murch: Hollywood Sound Design

I found the comparison between digital editing and banking to be very unique. I would have never thought of the two as being similar but after Murch described it, it made complete sense and really helped me conceptualize the movement from analog to digital in a way I have never seen it before.

The extreme amount of physical space and physical work it used to take to edit is mind blowing. The notion of literally getting lost trying to dig through tape really put it in perspective for me. I found that very interesting. I also think what Murch mentioned about not being able to see every frame when you fast forward with digital were interesting. He has a very good point that sometimes what you are looking for is not what you need.

Pop Music

I found it interesting that three as a magic number was brought up in this as well. I found the idea that you don’t know if you thought of something or if you have just heard it before pretty intriguing. I think so much of what we do creatively is influenced by the work of others. I could imagine how difficult it would be to come up with a new melody, especially with so many melodies that have an incredible way of sticking in people’s minds.