Beyond Dolby (stereo) : cinema in the digital sound age / Mark Kerins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerins.

Contributor:

Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer sound processing.

Sound motion pictures.

Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques.

Sound.

Physical Description:

ix, 378 p. : ill.

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since digital surround sound technology first appeared in cinemas 20 years ago, it has spread from theaters to homes and from movies to television, music, and video games. Yet even as 5.1 has become the standard for audiovisual media, its impact has gone unexamined. Drawing on works from the past two decades, as well as dozens of interviews with sound designers, mixers, and editors, Mark Kerins uncovers how 5.1 surround has affected not just sound design, but cinematography and editing as well. Beyond Dolby (Stereo) includes detailed analyses of Fight Club, The Matrix, Hairspray, Disturbia, The Rock, Saving Private Ryan, and Joy Ride, among other films, to illustrate the value of a truly audiovisual approach to cinema studies.

Contents:

Introduction

Production and style. Cinema's hidden multi-channel history and the origins of digital surround

The sound of 5.1 : aural aesthetics

The look of 5.1 : visual aesthetics

Decoding the digital surround style

Using the digital surround style

Analysis. Studying multi-channel soundtracks

Studying image/sound interactions

Theory. Body and voice

Apparatus theory

The real and the symbolic

Conclusion : media and media studies in the digital surround age.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00485-3

1-282-97580-3

9786612975806

OCLC:

695994119