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Sound Design and Science Fiction (Paperback)

by William Whittington (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press (13 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0292714319
  • ISBN-13: 978-0292714311
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 228,246 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Sound Design is a major achievement in film studies that should be widely read as a general introduction to the underappreciated art and practice of sound. Whittington makes a compelling case for the centrality of sound to the modern Hollywood aesthetic. While surveying the evolution of sound technology, post-production practices and design in seminal science-fiction films of the last forty years, he concurrently provides a comprehensive introduction to the various components of the soundtrack and how they create meaning. He carefully defines terms such as Foley and source music not just in a glossary but as they arise, in such a way that the book can serve as a textbook on sound design in general, not just on the one genre...given the brilliant research that has been devoted to the transition to sound, I am particularly excited that Whittington has chosen to focus on more recent developments." Elisabeth Weis, Screen 2008, issue 49

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5.0 out of 5 stars A really smart and comprehensive read..., 22 Sep 2009
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I run a degree in Sound Design in London and this book has gradually pushed its way to the front of the reading list for my students. It is very succeeds at marrying the development of sound recording and post production technology with the conceptual role sound has played in film - using a series of well known Sci-Fi as case studies. The book actually is not really about Science Fiction per se - that is just the hook that the author uses to hang his ideas. The language is sophisticated and clear, and the overall approach informative and practical. You'll learn from this as a practitioner AND as a theorist. The chapter on THX-118 is the best explanation of technological determinism I've read. Essential for sound students.
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