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Shaping an Acoustic Aesthetic

Shaping an Acoustic Aesthetic. Mark Robinson mrobin@email.unc.edu. Instincts – exorcism Listening: (1) sounds heard by all (2) sounds consciously heard by some and not by others (3) sounds that no one can hear consciously. (4) Sounds subconsciously filtered - ex. Refrigerator

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Shaping an Acoustic Aesthetic

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  1. Shaping an Acoustic Aesthetic Mark Robinson mrobin@email.unc.edu

  2. Instincts – exorcism • Listening: • (1) sounds heard by all • (2) sounds consciously heard by some and not by others • (3) sounds that no one can hear consciously. • (4) Sounds subconsciously filtered - ex. Refrigerator • tapeop.com: subconscious-auditory-effects/ • Sonic Evaluation – mood, tone, color, material, image, smell, feel • Coincidental synchronization • Canvas extension • Auditory Scene- environment • Standard toolkit – leading, trailing, Rhythm, timing—punctuation (differentiate from rhythm) • Acoustic flashback • Psychoacoustics – cultural predetermination • Filmic Examples- Conversation, Hitchcock

  3. Instincts • Trust yourself • you have been hearing since you were a fetus • Hearing makes you a better predator and allows you to be Other than a predator – navigating our space • Discuss expectations of the sounds of an exorcism • Anneliese Michel

  4. Sonic Evaluation Reverse Engineering Julie Cruise - Falling • Mood • Tone • Color • Material – physicality (cloth, metal etc.) • Texture • Image • Smell • Add to this list before we listen

  5. Reverse Engineering - Julie Cruise • Falling – Twin Peaks intro trailer • Falling

  6. Coincidental Synchronization • Painting over a master analog • Take the responsibility to author the piece especially audio. (All streams visual and audio) • Synchronicity involves Timbre, relative comparisons, action, rhythm, timing, mood, color etc. • Far more the scene than a one-shot coincidental sync Examples: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo --- Driver’s seat

  7. Extension of Canvas and Action • Sound in visual media represents, symbolizes, reflects the essentials “on-screen” and assures the canvas, story and scene extend beyond what is seen. • Hitchcock – Rope 1:40 • Environment – Auditory Scene • Lessons learned from painting: frames, impressionism w/ frames, expressionism w/o frames • Film: curtains of the theater - frame • Hear in individual sounds or as a whole • Cocktail party effect – following one conversation given an environment of multiples

  8. Standard Toolkit • Leading • Trailing • Rhythm – flow towards a gestalt • Timing—punctuation, moment (Differentiate Timing from Rhythm)

  9. Acoustic Flashback • Use audio from previous scene to inform audio and visual in a later scene – alleviates the overt need to use a visual flashback

  10. Psychoacoustics and Interpretation • Cultural pre-determination: Bell tower, Minister • Experiential conditions, perception affect result: A concert of favorite music, best friends etc. • Environment – physical affect perception: Invasion of Panama (1989)

  11. Filmic Examples • The Conversation – Walter Murch • Consider timbre, relative comparisons, action, rhythm, timing, mood, color etc. • Compare real to not real • Hitchcock • Lynch - Dune

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