The Auditory Setting: Environmental Sounds in Film and Media Arts

Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

The Auditory Setting

Environmental Sounds in Film and Media Arts

Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

In the series Music and the Moving Image

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474474405

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Analyses the sonic environment mediated and crafted within the film and audiovisual media arts

Defines the generally underexplored but well-used terms ambient sound" and "ambience" – terms that denote an often unnoticed but significant element in the organization of sound in film and media productions
Traces the use of ambient sound in film and media art production through various technological trajectories leading to the contemporary milieu of digital sound systems
Takes a critical attitude towards the notions of diegetic sound, mimesis, presence, artistic transformations of soundscapes and technological innovations
Questions the conventional assumptions about sound in film and audiovisual media art (e.g. image-based relationships), and intends to shift the focus on the notion of sculpting a site’s presence in the diegetic world of media productions as a vital narrative strategy
Draws inputs from prominent media artists and practitioners and their works across the globe as well as from this author’s practice
Includes examples from Indian, European and American films and many artworks from around the world

The Auditory Setting introduces and investigates how narrative and a sense of place are constructed in film and media arts through the reproduction and mediation of site-specific environmental sounds, or ‘ambience’. Although this sonic backdrop acts as the acoustically mediated space where a story or event can take place, there has been little academic study of sound’s undervalued role in cinematic setting and production. Drawing on theories of narrative, diegesis, mimesis and presence, and following a varied number of relevant audio-visual works, this book is a ground-breaking exploration of human agency in mediating environmental sounds and the nature of the sonic experience in the Anthropocene.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1 The First Sound and the Curiosity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Auditory Context and Signification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3 Key Concepts and Definitions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
4 Approach and Method Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
PART 2: SONIC TRAJECTORIES
5 Monaural Soundtracks and Recording (Sonic) Reality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
6 Stereo Sound and the Expanded Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
7 Digital Surround Sound and the Mimetic Site Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
PART 3: ON LOCATION AND OTHER STORIES
8 Land, Field, Meadow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
9 Forest, Jungle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
10 Village, Rural Environment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
11 Indoors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
12 Riverbank, Beach, Island Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
13 Street, Public Squares, Urban Neighbourhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
14 Public Transport Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
15 Airport Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
16 Underwater, Outer Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
PART 4: CRITICAL LISTENING
17 Mapping the Aesthetic Choices in Sound Production Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
18 Auditory Presence and Better Practice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
19 The God of Small Sounds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
20 Emerging Trends and Future Directions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
List of Works/Media Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	202

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 3 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474474405