Lydia Schwartz

The sound of the mailbox

The scene I chose was the mailbox shutting. The sound was decently loud as the mailbox would close more. The scene I imagine going along with this sound is the sound of two neighbors awkwardly talking to one another since this is the only time they see one another. At this point in the conversation one neighbor is asking the other how her family is doing. Then the other neighbor responds. By this point their conversation is almost over because they saw each other when they originally went out to the mailbox.

Depending on if this is an apartment building or outside of 2 houses depends on what is heard as the background noise. In the case of the two houses I hear a light wind and birds chirping. But I think the first thing I thought was it was an apartment building and there is music in the background. Since it is an apartment building I think the radio would be playing so it would probably be a hot new single. What I am hearing is “Perfect” by One Direction. Since I love it so much I can hear the whole song playing all the way though. But since this would only be a short encounter the main part I hear when the mailbox is closing is the chorus playing in the background.

The last things I here is the sound of both of them starting to walk away in their separate directions back to their apartments. But right before that I hear the sound of the person who is closing their mailbox looking though their mail, the sound of papers being shuffled. Then the scene ends.

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