Shaping an Acoustic Aesthetic

Shaping an Acoustic AestheticMark Robinsonmrobin@email.unc.eduInstincts exorcismListening:(1) sounds heard by all(2) sounds consciously heard by some and not by others (3) sounds that no one can hear consciously.(4) Sounds subconsciously filtered - ex. Refrigeratortapeop.com: subconscious-auditory-effects/Sonic Evaluation mood, tone, color, material, image, smell, feelCoincidental synchronizationCanvas extensionAuditory Scene- environmentStandard toolkit leading, trailing, Rhythm, timingpunctuation (differentiate from rhythm)Acoustic flashbackPsychoacoustics cultural predeterminationFilmic Examples- Conversation, Hitchcock

InstinctsTrust yourselfyou have been hearing since you were a fetusHearing makes you a better predator and allows you to be Other than a predator navigating our spaceDiscuss expectations of the sounds of an exorcismAnneliese MichelSonic Evaluation Reverse Engineering Mood ToneColorMaterial physicality (cloth, metal etc.)TextureImage SmellAdd to this list before we listen

Julie Cruise - FallingReverse Engineering - Julie CruiseFalling Twin Peaks intro trailer Falling

Coincidental SynchronizationPainting over a master analogTake the responsibility to author the piece especially audio. (All streams visual and audio)Synchronicity involves Timbre, relative comparisons, action, rhythm, timing, mood, color etc. Far more the scene than a one-shot coincidental syncExamples: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo --- Drivers seat

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo --- Drivers seat

6Extension of Canvas and ActionSound in visual media represents, symbolizes, reflects the essentials on-screen and assures the canvas, story and scene extend beyond what is seen. Hitchcock Rope 1:40Environment Auditory SceneLessons learned from painting: frames, impressionism w/ frames, expressionism w/o framesFilm: curtains of the theater - frameHear in individual sounds or as a wholeCocktail party effect following one conversation given an environment of multiplesStandard ToolkitLeadingTrailing Rhythm flow towards a gestaltTimingpunctuation, moment (Differentiate Timing from Rhythm)

Acoustic FlashbackUse audio from previous scene to inform audio and visual in a later scene alleviates the overt need to use a visual flashbackPsychoacoustics and InterpretationCultural pre-determination: Bell tower, MinisterExperiential conditions, perception affect result: A concert of favorite music, best friends etc. Environment physical affect perception: Invasion of Panama (1989)

Filmic ExamplesThe Conversation Walter MurchConsider timbre, relative comparisons, action, rhythm, timing, mood, color etc.Compare real to not realHitchcock Lynch - DuneFallingJulee CruiseFloating Into The Night, track 2/10, disc 1/11989Pop324752.03eng - iTunNORM 0000022D 0000020A 00002655 00003602 000407D6 00039C63 00007D82 00007F30 0003EC7D 00039C49eng - iTunes_CDDB_IDs10+0C038C04057C9D4D7A4D1AD8DA601248+764274Driver's SeatSniff 'n' The TearsBoogie Nights #2 / Music From The Original Motion Picture, track 6/11, disc 1/12009Pop240577.3eng - Amazon.com Song ID: 213748696