Blog #3
My visit to the Museum of Moving Images (MOMI) was
interesting particularly for the reason that it focuses on a topic not touched
upon too much in terms of other museums I’ve visited; the subject of film and
media production. Whereas most museums are centralized around history, MOMI
offered me a way to explore the history of video. In addition, the visit to
MOMI gave a refreshed perspective as the exhibits there reveal techniques that
go on behind-the-scenes, ones that usually go missing to the naked eye.
The most telling examples of MOMI’s unique exhibits was the
dissection of sound for the film Titanic in addition to the special effects
that were used for Freddy Kruger’s battle with soul. Firstly, the Titanic
display exemplified the parts of production that aren’t widely prominent, which
is the creation of sound to synchronize with film. The layering of sounds is
integral so that the audio can harmonize with video. All these exhibits really
epitomize the famous words of philosopher Kenneth Burke; that every way of seeing is also a way of
not seeing.
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