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First off, let me apologize for being absent from my blog. There are many reasons for my absence; however I don’t want to bore anyone with details. Actually one of the reasons is because I am more focused on schoolwork; however ironically, my second period english teacher has assigned everybody a bloging assignment that we must maintain throughout the semester. Obviously I have decided to hand in each :piksie.com blog that I do.

                 Second, I recently received my iPad2 in the mail and believe me, it was well worth the wait. I would like to thank Sam Uresin (for what feels like the hundredth time) and also :Piksie.com for giving me this magnificent platform. You can expect a full features review of it very soon in the future.

Now, to the topic of this blog. 

 Whenever you watch a large budget blockbuster movie, the first thing that you usually notice in the beginning of a movie is the boring credits that the movie starts off with. To many this is just a big waste of screen time that the makers 

of the film utilize to gain recognition for the film. However, the main purpose of the credits is not only to identify the people involved with the film, but more importantly to set the mood of the film. This is done by showing establishing shots of the location of where the film is shot. Although, the most important mood setter of all is music. In film terms this is referred to as “scoring”. 

Motion pictures incorporate every aspect of art including scoring, although the two most important forms are image (having something to look at) and audio. I believe most people underestimate the impact that good audio can have on video. It has the ability to pluck at your heartstrings and even change the way you feel. Whenever an episode of CSI is on, the last thing that is brought to your attention is the background music. This is because the music that you barely notice in the background is there so that subconsciously your mind picks up and adapts to the vibe of the scene, regardless whether or not you are aware. CSI uses many sounds to help create texture to the scene. Usually violins are played slowly to give off the feeling of suspense and mystery. A good way to really observe the impact audio has on a scene is to watch the scene on mute. You feel almost no interest to the show if you cannot hear the small details such as the sounds of wolves howling or the gusts of wind hitting the actors as they talk. Scoring is a very important and intricate process that is key in the production of a good film.

Hopfullt his has helped you better understand the importance of audio, although, if you are still not aware of it's inportance, here's a video that will prove it to you. This video is simply a scene from the movie [the] Matrix; however the audio has been remixed to show a different side of the chaaracters. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/YO7XRwzyzrg