Samantha Agate Media Blog

The editing demo at the MOMI displayed the shift from analog to digital sound editing and documented the precision that it takes to edit a scene and make it ready for viewing. Demonstrated with the scene from Titanic, ADR was used to loop sounds into the scene, while an actor watches the scene with headphones as a guide. ADR is very precise because the sounds need to sound like they fit in with the piece, and have the right pitch, rhythm and tone to enhance the scene instead of hinder it or distract the viewer in a negative way.  Foleying was also added to the scene to create the realistic ambient sounds that we hear in the film, such as the ropes snapping and several people and objects hitting the water. The splashing sounds of the water are prevalent and so is the sound of the large object falling off the boat and into the water, which was created by mixing the sound of an elephant with other loud noises to achieve the dramatic effect. This is a contrast from the editing of movi...

The first shot of the scene applies the 180 degree rule to Aunt May and Peter talking, while also maintaining the same eye level. They look evenly proportioned as they are conversing, while maintaining eye contact. It then jump cuts to a shot over Peter’s shoulder while Aunt May talking. We do not see Peter’s face, but we know he is on the other end listening to Aunt May while she is talking. It then jump cuts to the exact reverse of the previous scene. It is now a shot over Aunt May’s shoulder and we are met with Peter’s face while he is speaking to her. We do not see Aunt May’s face but it is easy to tell that Peter is talking to her.  Next we see a medium shot of them both talking, much like the very first shot of the scene. They are back to eye level with each other and are conversing, while there is a symmetry that is kept within the shot. There is a match on action shot of Aunt May looking at the tv in the distance which is followed by close-ups of her and Peter over each...

As I waked around Washington Square Park, I concentrated on all of the sounds that I could hear around me, it allowed me to pay attention to subtle ones that I never noticed. The rustling of the leaves blowing in the wind was an obvious sound that I am familiar with each time I am walking somewhere during the fall. But it was the sound of bike wheels hitting the pavement with each cycle and the bell of the man pushing an ice cream cart that caught my attention. The bicycle sounds were subtle compared to the bell on the ice cream cart which was meant to garner attention of the school kids walking by. This connotes the busy afternoon bustle of the city as children were getting out of school and loudly chatting with each other around the park. Pigeons hastily fought over a piece of bread near a bench where a couple was arguing with each other. It was difficult to focus on one of these sounds since both of them were occurring at the same time. As the couples voices grew louder, the birds ...

Finals Week: A Mental Breakdown from Samantha Agate on Vimeo .

As an aspiring journalist, I hope to create content that makes people more aware of the social and political injustices that are occurring in the world around them. I want to effectively influence people to stand up to these injustices after viewing my work. Using the skills I have learned throughout my study of media in the age of technology and digitization, I aspire to be a source of innovation and creativity for my generation. Hurricane Sandy damaged my neighborhood Howard Beach, and all of the destruction made me want extremely devastated me and my family. People posting on social media didn’t understand the severity of the actual destruction because they were writing from an outsiders perspective.  I wrote a blog and went to social media to provide an insider experience to the aftermath of the hurricane in a flood zone.  Coming to the city more, I was fascinated by Times Square Billboards, advertisements, and brochures that took my mind off of the looming devastation a...