
Audio: The phenomenon by which loud sounds prevent the ear from hearing softer sounds of similar frequency.
Film and Video: The process of blocking out portions of a picture area/signal. Also a movable black frame used in projection to provide a sharp edge around the screen.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.