The Auditory Setting
Environmental Sounds in Film and Media Arts
Published on 24. March 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4744-7439-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
The Auditory Setting brings a personalised, post-colonial perspective to the rapidly expanding field of audio for moving image and its relationship to the site. Written with the sensibility of a sound artist, this book asks incisive questions of our evolving digital sonosphere. -- David Toop, musician, author, Professor of Audio Culture and Improvisation at London College of CommunicationMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-7439-9 (9781474474399)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Dr. Budhaditya Chattopadhyay is a media artist, researcher, and writer; he holds a PhD in sound studies and artistic research from Leiden University, The Netherlands, an MA in new media from Aarhus University, Denmark, and a Diploma in cinema from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, India; he has recently completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship. Chattopadhyay has received numerous fellowships, residencies and international awards. His works have been widely exhibited, performed or presented across the globe. Chattopadhyay is the author of The Nomadic Listener (Errant Bodies Press, 2020) and Between the Headphones (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021); his writings on various issues around sound and media arts regularly appear in peer-reviewed journals, and publications internationally. Website: http://budhaditya.org/
Content
Part I: Introduction
1. The first sound and the curiosity
2. The auditory context and signification
3. Key concepts and definitions
4. Approach and method
Part II: Sonic trajectories
5. Monaural soundtracks and recording (sonic) reality
6. Stereo sound and the expanded space
7. Digital surround sound and the mimetic site
Part III: On location and other stories
8. Land, field, meadow
9. Forest, jungle
10. Village, rural environment
11. Indoors
12. Riverbank, beach, island
13. Street, public squares, urban neighbourhood
14. Public transport
15. Airport
16. Underwater, outer space
Part IV: Critical listening
17. Mapping the aesthetic choices in sound production
18. Auditory presence and better practice
19. The God of small sounds
20. Emerging trends and future directions
Bibliography
1. The first sound and the curiosity
2. The auditory context and signification
3. Key concepts and definitions
4. Approach and method
Part II: Sonic trajectories
5. Monaural soundtracks and recording (sonic) reality
6. Stereo sound and the expanded space
7. Digital surround sound and the mimetic site
Part III: On location and other stories
8. Land, field, meadow
9. Forest, jungle
10. Village, rural environment
11. Indoors
12. Riverbank, beach, island
13. Street, public squares, urban neighbourhood
14. Public transport
15. Airport
16. Underwater, outer space
Part IV: Critical listening
17. Mapping the aesthetic choices in sound production
18. Auditory presence and better practice
19. The God of small sounds
20. Emerging trends and future directions
Bibliography