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Acousmatic Foley: Staging sound-fiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2016

Sara Pinheiro
Sara Pinheiro*
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Center of Audiovisual Studies (CAS/FAMU), Smetanovo nábřeží 2 116 65 Prague 1, Czech Republic
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Email: mail@sarapinheiro.com
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Abstract

This article proposes a narrative theory thought in terms that are specific to sound practice. It addresses two different fields – Acousmatic Music and Foley Art – as a possibility of understanding sound narration and conceptualising it around the idea of fiction. To this end, it begins from the concepts of sound-motif, sound-prop and sound-actors, in order to propose a dramaturgic practice specific to sound terms.

The theory of sound dramaturgy acquires a practical outline by making use of multichannel constellations as a composition strategy, with specific loudspeaker arrangements. The theory advocates loudspeakers as the mediators of the experience and the stage as part of the audience’s assembly. This translates into a practice of staging sound fiction, which focuses on formulating a conjecture based on formal and factual structures, allowing for a direct relationship between the listener and the listening, between the sounds and their fictional location.

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Organised Sound , Volume 21 , Special Issue 3: Sound and Narrative , December 2016 , pp. 242 - 248
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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