Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012
This article looks at surround sound in contemporary cinema, with the aim of discussing practices of sound design and, more particularly, pinpointing a ‘best practice’ of surround sound today – focusing here on the practices in the US. The empirical starting point for the analysis is a study of ten...
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| description | This article looks at surround sound in contemporary cinema, with the aim of discussing practices of sound design and, more particularly, pinpointing a ‘best practice’ of surround sound today – focusing here on the practices in the US. The empirical starting point for the analysis is a study of ten Oscar-nominated movies, analysing their soundtracks and especially comparing their stereo and surround versions. The method can be described as a ‘directional’ listening mode, analysing how the different channels and speakers are used when presenting sonic elements like voices, music, atmospheres and sound effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4d9ecda02de4099928c0afc82aa16dd2023-08-02T07:20:14ZengSciendoNordicom Review2001-51192020-03-0135s125126210.2478/nor-2014-0116Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012Høier SveinThis article looks at surround sound in contemporary cinema, with the aim of discussing practices of sound design and, more particularly, pinpointing a ‘best practice’ of surround sound today – focusing here on the practices in the US. The empirical starting point for the analysis is a study of ten Oscar-nominated movies, analysing their soundtracks and especially comparing their stereo and surround versions. The method can be described as a ‘directional’ listening mode, analysing how the different channels and speakers are used when presenting sonic elements like voices, music, atmospheres and sound effects.https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0116film soundsurround soundimmersion5.1 |
| spellingShingle | Høier Svein Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012 Nordicom Review film sound surround sound immersion 5.1 |
| title | Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012 |
| title_full | Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012 |
| title_fullStr | Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012 |
| title_short | Surrounded by Ear Candy?: The Use of Surround Sound in Oscar-nominated Movies 2000–2012 |
| title_sort | surrounded by ear candy the use of surround sound in oscar nominated movies 2000 2012 |
| topic | film sound surround sound immersion 5.1 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2014-0116 |
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