April 2013
Beginner
512 pages
16h
English
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Innovations of Sound |
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In the era of digital Dolby sound, a logical question to pose is whether the technical innovations in sound, which have been considerable, have led to a new aesthetic, or at least to a number of innovations that broaden the sound repertoire. The answer is no and yes. Before we discuss those innovations, it's useful to look at how we have gotten to where we are in sound.
As mentioned earlier, the earliest use of sound in film quickly progressed from novelty to creative deployment in the work of Alfred Hitchcock (Blackmail), Rouben Mamoulian (Applause, Love Me Tonight), and Fritz Lang (M). Sound was ...