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Think of your favorite movie. Is it a classic? Is it an action/adventure? Is it a comedy? Now think about the music in it. Is the score fast, slow, careless, deliberate, or do you even care? In the movie you just thought of, there is most likely a well crafted, carefully written score. Watch these next two clips, the first muted and the next with sound. Then think about the questions. After that, read Can't you hear it? It's a pretty picture! to understand the neural and scientific influence on your experience as well as my experience creating the artifact.
Listen to this muted.
Listen to this with sound
Questions to Answer
Because these were two emotional scenes, did you feel the same amount of emotion in both?
Are you familiar with both movies, if so, did your experience and possible nostalgia with the movie impact your opinion?
Did the sounds and music impact your view of the second clip?
Could you understand what was going in both clips? If not, why couldn't you?
Did you enjoy both viewing experiences?
Did the colors impact your viewing experience?
During which clip did you feel most lost in terms of story and direction?
Are you familiar with both movies, if so, did your experience and possible nostalgia with the movie impact your opinion?
Did the sounds and music impact your view of the second clip?
Could you understand what was going in both clips? If not, why couldn't you?
Did you enjoy both viewing experiences?
Did the colors impact your viewing experience?
During which clip did you feel most lost in terms of story and direction?