Sound Design Theory and Practice: Working with Sound

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Sound analysis and sound-image analysis For those wary of ‘theory’ What this book is not about Notes References 2. Theories of sound Definitions of sound Theories of sound The scientific study of sound Auditory perception General principles of perceptual organisation Philosophies of sound Summary Notes References 3. Audiovisual theories of sound Introduction Cinema and sound Early film sound theory Later film sound theory Practitioner’s sound theory Forums and blogs Summary Notes References 4. Sound as a sign The importance of signs Written and spoken language Sound as a sign Semiotics and sound analysis The sign system of Charles S. Peirce The universal categories The structure of a sign Classification of signifier-object relations Dividing the object Dividing the interpretant Significance and signs Reality and semiotics Summary Notes References 5. Analysing sound with semiotics Using semiotics Firstness, Secondness and Thirdness in sound Sound signs Natural(ised) and arbitrary sound signs Music in the soundtrack Emotion and signs Integrating semiotics with sound theory Analysis example – The Conversation Summary Notes References 6. King Kong (1933) Introduction Sound effects in King Kong Music in King Kong Summary Notes References 7. No Country for Old Men Introduction The sounds of the gas bottle and cattle gun The use of repeated dialogue Withholding information Summary Notes References 8.Sound in non-fiction Sound and non-fiction Newsreels Sound from location recordings Early documentary films Conventions of documentary Animated documentary Sound in television non-fiction: current affairs, news and sport Semiotics and non-fiction sound Truth-telling and sound Impact on the audience Sound and ethics Summary Notes References 9. Sound in video games Introduction Similarities between interactive and linear media Early game sound design – creating meaningful sounds Theoretical models for video games Game audio models Game audio and semiotics Modern games Immersion – modelling reality or ignoring reality? Meaningful sound design Summary Notes References 10. Sound in practice Sound analysis revisited Re-examining sound design Communication and collaboration Sound authorship Working with sound Summary Note References Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Index