A01=Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
ambience
Author_Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
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environmental sound
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Film and sound
sonic environment
sound and setting
sound studies
Product details
- ISBN 9781474474382
- Weight: 486g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 13 Apr 2021
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
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/
