Acousmatic Foley: Staging sound-fiction. Issue 3 (11th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pinheiro, Sara
• Is Part Of: Organised sound. Volume 21:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 242
• Page End: 248
• Publication Date: 2016-11-11
• Subjects: Music -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 780.285
• DOI: 10.1017/S1355771816000212
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-7718

Abstract

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.