Jurassic Park is a movie that displays great sound techniques. From the monstrous roars of the dinosaurs to the casual sounds, of a jeep running, sound plays an extremely important role in this movie. I have chosen one of my favorite scenes from Jurassic park. In this particular scene, listening modes and the space of sound, play a key role.
When driving on a trail through the park, one of the scientists begins discussing the chaos theory. This doctor then decides to put on a brief experiment, to prove this chaos theory. He drops a drip of water onto another scientist’s hand. Here, semantic sound is used. A loud drip noise occurs, when the scientists drops the drip of water. This sound would not have been loud enough for an audience just to here; therefore, a representational sound of water dripping was displayed to symbolize the water sounded like when it was dripped.
The casual mode of sound was also used in the scene. Throughout the entire scene, the audience cans here the noise of the jeep. It is a loud ringing noise that is consistent with throughout the entire scene. This makes this casual noise because it is the actual sound of the jeep moving, and what was actually created when filming this scene.
The space of sound is also displayed in this scene. Movement, which is a key aspect of sound as space, is shown by the casual jeep noise. This noise shows the audience that the jeep is moving because any audience is familiar with what a vehicle sounds like when it is moving. Directionality is shown when the two scientists are discussing this chaos theory. When Dr. Sattler shows Dr. Malcolm that this theory is over her head, she makes a gesture with her hand. She makes a noise at the same time she is moving her hand, which lets you know the direction that her hand is moving. This shows the directionality of her hand.
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