The past several years have yielded two significant film sound technologies-namely, multichannel surround sound and digital film sound. While a considerable amount of publication has encompassed the quantitative and empirical aspects of these technologies, little has been presented on their aesthetic implications. This paper provides a critical analysis of those new technologies and their aesthetic significance in film. Further, this analysis is conducted within a framework of sound functions that, according to Zettl, includes information, outer orientation, inner orientation, energy, and structure.

Author: Windschmitt, Peter
Affiliation: National Centerfor Communication Studies, George Washington University, Washington, DC
AES Convention: 98 (February 1995) Paper Number: 3986
Publication Date: February 1, 1995
Subject: Transducers: Fundamentals

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