The Sound Handbook maps theoretical and practical connections between the creation and study of sound across the multi-media spectrum of film, radio, music, sound art, websites, animation and ...computer games entertainment, and stage theatre. Using an interdisciplinary approach Tim Crook explores the technologies, philosophies and cultural issues involved in making and experiencing sound, investigating soundscape debates and providing both intellectual and creative production information. The book covers the history, theory and practice of sound and includes practical production projects and a glossary of key terms. The Sound Handbook is supported by a companion website, signposted throughout the book, with further practical and theoretical resources dedicated to bridging the creation and study of sound across professional platforms and academic disciplines.
Sound is half the picture, and since the 1960s, film sound not only has rivaled the innovative imagery of contemporary Hollywood cinema, but in some ways has surpassed it in status and privilege ...because of the emergence of sound design.
This in-depth study by William Whittington considers the evolution of sound design not only through cultural and technological developments during the last four decades, but also through the attitudes and expectations of filmgoers. Fans of recent blockbuster films, in particular science fiction films, have come to expect a more advanced and refined degree of film sound use, which has changed the way they experience and understand spectacle and storytelling in contemporary cinema.
The book covers recent science fiction cinema in rich and compelling detail, providing a new sounding of familiar films, while offering insights into the constructed nature of cinematic sound design. This is accomplished by examining the formal elements and historical context of sound production in movies to better appreciate how a film sound track is conceived and presented.Whittington focuses on seminal science fiction films that have made specific advances in film sound, including2001: A Space Odyssey, THX 1138, Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner(original version and director's cut),Terminator 2: Judgment DayandThe Matrixtrilogy and games--milestones of the entertainment industry's technological and aesthetic advancements with sound.
Setting itself apart from other works, the book illustrates through accessible detail and compelling examples how swiftly such advancements in film sound aesthetics and technology have influenced recent science fiction cinema, and examines how these changes correlate to the history, theory, and practice of contemporary Hollywood filmmaking.
This book traces the dialectical development of auditory modes over six decades of commercial theatre history, combining surveys of the theatrical marketplace with focused attention to specific plays ....
This book explores a range of popular film genres throughout American history and uncovers the ways that sound is related to the depiction of gender in each.
Sound is born and dies with action. In this surprising, resourceful study, Mladen Ovadija makes a case for the centrality of sound as an integral element of contemporary theatre. He argues that sound ...in theatre inevitably "betrays" the dramatic text, and that sound is performance. Until recently, theatrical sound has largely been regarded as supplemental to the dramatic plot. Now, however, sound is the subject of renewed interest in theatrical discourse. Dramaturgy of sound, Ovadija argues, reads and writes a theatrical idiom based on two inseparable, intertwined strands - the gestural, corporeal power of the performer's voice and the structural value of stage sound. His extensive research in experimental performance and his examination of the pioneering work by Futurists, Dadaists, and Expressionists enable Ovadija to create a powerful study of autonomous sound as an essential element in the creation of synesthetic theatre. Dramaturgy of Sound in the Avant-garde and Postdramatic Theatre presents a cogent argument about a continuous tradition in experimental theatre running from early modernist to contemporary works.
Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound, 4th edition relies on the professional experience of the author and other top sound craftspeople to provide a comprehensive explanation of film sound, including ...mixing, dubbing, workflow, budgeting, and digital audio techniques.
This book is the first ever systematic attempt to study film sound in the Indian subcontinent by artistic research. The book aims to fill the scholarly void on the issues of sound and listening in ...the Global Souths' cultures. It develops a comprehensive understanding of the unique sound world of Indian film and audiovisual media through the examination of historical developments of sound from early optical recordings to contemporary digital audio technologies. The book is enriched with a practice-based methodology informed by the author's own practice and based on extensive conversations with leading sound practitioners in the Indian subcontinent. The book locates an emerging social and spatial awareness in Indian film and media production aided by a creative practice of sound, occurring alongside the traditionally transcendental, oral, and pluriversal approach to listening. By tracing this confluence of tradition and modernity, the book makes valuable contributions to the fields of film history, sound, and media studies.
•The presence of nano-AL2O3 in fuel increased the engine peak CGP and HRR.•Nano-AL2O3 additives promoted an earlier initiation and shorter combustion duration.•Increasing nano-AL2O3 content in fuel ...increased BTE and lessened BSFC and BSEC.•Nano-AL2O3 inclusion in fuel can suppress significantly CO, HC and smoke emissions.•Conjoint use of methanol and nano-AL2O3 in diesel is promising in real applications.
The development of nanotechnology makes nanoparticle additives for internal combustion engines possible and the existing research results have shown that the engine performances can be improved with metal-based nanoparticles additive in the fuel. The present study makes an attempt to add aluminium oxide (AL2O3) nanoparticles (25, 100 ppm) into diesel-methanol blends, and to study the impact of the nanoparticle additive on the characteristics of a modern DI diesel engine. The results showed that the presence of AL2O3 nanoparticles in the diesel-methanol blends improved the peak in-cylinder pressure, heat release rate and brake thermal efficiency by 2.5%, 16.1% and 3.6%, respectively, as compared with those without AL2O3 additives, as well as the decreases in the ignition delay and combustion duration by up to 6.9% and 16%. And the brake specific fuel and energy consumption can be reduced by up to 3.7% and 3.5%, respectively. Moreover, engine emission tests showed the suppressions in CO, HC and smoke emissions by up to 83.3%, 40.9% and 69.2%, respectively, but a marginal increase in NOX emission by 14.4%. These results indicate that the presence of nanoparticle additives in the diesel-methanol blends can achieve sound effects of energy conservation and emission reductions.
Social robots as storytellers combine advantages of human storytellers – such as embodiment, gestures, and gaze – and audio books – large repertoire of voices, sound effects, and background music. ...However, research on adding non-speech sounds to robotic storytelling is yet in its infancy. The current series of four online studies investigates the influence of sound effects and background music in robotic storytelling on recipients’ storytelling experience and enjoyment, robot perception, and emotion induction across different story genres, i.e. horror, detective, romantic and humorous stories. Results indicate increased enjoyment for romantic stories and a trend for decreased fatigue for all genres when adding sound effects and background music to the robotic storytelling. Of the four genres examined, horror stories seem to benefit the most from the addition of non-speech sounds. Future research should provide guidelines for the selection of music and sound effects to improve the realization of non-speech sound-accompanied robotic storytelling. In conclusion, our ongoing research suggests that the integration of sound effects and background music holds promise for enhancing robotic storytelling, and our genre comparison provides first guidance of when to use them.
•Investigation of influences of sound effects an background music on robotic storytelling across four genres.•Results show potentials on these non-speech sounds to increase enjoyment and decrease fatigue.•Horror stories seem to benefit most from adding non-speech sounds.•Robotic storytelling research should take contemporary popular genres more into account.
