So this was my first time visiting the Museum of the Moving Image and I have to say I was quite impressed. I definitely learned a lot and had fun too. There were so many interesting exhibits throughout the tour.
For me the most informative thing was definitely the sound-editing portion where a scene from Titanic was broken down. Who would have known that the smoke stack falling over is actually the sound of a trumpeting elephant? For me, when thinking about those kinds of weird sounds, I always think of old cartoons and the ridiculous sounds in them, but never realized how much further it goes. When you think of an epic movie like Titanic you would never associate anything heard with an elephant or the crunching of a soda can but it’s funny how these things fit perfectly into the film. This exhibit truly gave me a new appreciation for sound mixing and sound editing.
As the technology gets better and better it’s funny to look back at where it all started. The first film camera looked like a wooden box but that was where it all began. As film students it’s easier for us to appreciate the past technology, but sometimes we can take for granted that we just have to press a button and we have HD quality video at our fingertips. As technology moves forward it becomes more and more of a hands on experience. The virtual reality section in the museum was like the end of a road starting with that very first camera. It makes you wonder what will come next and as a lover of film I can’t wait to see just what it is!
