I am Sitting in a Room, Listening to Mank
The soundtrack for Mank (David Fincher, 2020) raises interesting questions about the reception of film sound in the domestic viewing/listening space. The ‘spatialisation’ of the film’s soundtrack through a process of re-recording on the Skywalker Scoring Stage introduces a ‘mediation’ of the soundtr...
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| description | The soundtrack for Mank (David Fincher, 2020) raises interesting questions about the reception of film sound in the domestic viewing/listening space. The ‘spatialisation’ of the film’s soundtrack through a process of re-recording on the Skywalker Scoring Stage introduces a ‘mediation’ of the soundtrack which is incompatible with recognised post-production sound practice. This research suggests that through this practise Mank’s soundtrack is rendered as a sonic installation, inextricably tied to the time, place, and sonic characteristics of the re-recording space. It also questions whether this re-recording method might not benefit those films released directly into the domestic market, retaining the reverberant sonic signature of cinematic exhibition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6b21984eef145d0bf09fe3bb1f063f82022-12-21T19:17:48ZengUWEScreenworks2514-31232021-10-01121https://doi.org/10.37186/swrks/12.1/1I am Sitting in a Room, Listening to MankCormac DonnellyThe soundtrack for Mank (David Fincher, 2020) raises interesting questions about the reception of film sound in the domestic viewing/listening space. The ‘spatialisation’ of the film’s soundtrack through a process of re-recording on the Skywalker Scoring Stage introduces a ‘mediation’ of the soundtrack which is incompatible with recognised post-production sound practice. This research suggests that through this practise Mank’s soundtrack is rendered as a sonic installation, inextricably tied to the time, place, and sonic characteristics of the re-recording space. It also questions whether this re-recording method might not benefit those films released directly into the domestic market, retaining the reverberant sonic signature of cinematic exhibition.https://screenworks.org.uk/archive/volume-12-1/i-am-sitting-in-a-room-listening-to-mankdavid fincherfilm soundmank |
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