Occult aesthetics synchronization in sound film /

Donnelly focuses on an often overlooked aspect of audiovisual culture that is crucial to the medium's powerful illusions. This book examines the perceptual origins for audiovisual culture, as well as the technological basis of this psychological process. Concentrating on the connection between...

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Main Author: Donnelly, K. J.
Other Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Series: Oxford music/media series.
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Summary: Donnelly focuses on an often overlooked aspect of audiovisual culture that is crucial to the medium's powerful illusions. This book examines the perceptual origins for audiovisual culture, as well as the technological basis of this psychological process. Concentrating on the connection between sound and image, it contends that attending to the musicality of film soundtracks can unlock the veiled 'occult' psychology invoked by the hidden marriage of the two.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Donnelly focuses on an often overlooked aspect of audiovisual culture that is crucial to the medium's powerful illusions. This book examines the perceptual origins for audiovisual culture, as well as the technological basis of this psychological process. Concentrating on the connection between sound and image, it contends that attending to the musicality of film soundtracks can unlock the veiled 'occult' psychology invoked by the hidden marriage of the two.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780199358816