Overview

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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Author:   Budhaditya Chattopadhyay (Postdoctoral Fellowship, American University of Beirut)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Weight:   0.486kg
ISBN:  

9781474474382

ISBN 10:   1474474381
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

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 Communication

Author Information

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/

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