MDSB63H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Michel Chion, Pierre Schaeffer, Sympathetic Resonance
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Silence : we can(cid:480)t hear it as = death. What does it mean to silence: take away someone(cid:480)s right, power/ platform to speak. J. c: is almost everywhere (traffic) is not the absence of sound: Audible: (j. smith): used to explore the boundary b/tw human. A. i considers the line b/tw mechanical & real laughter. L. t: potent index of authentic presence used to bridge the gap b/tw recorded sound & listener. The phonographic laugh: important as a precursor to broadcast laugh t. they were placed in discursive contexts of radio and tv & their ideology of liveliness. They were presented as the ultimate expression of the human . Was used to sweeten and manipulate liveliness through sonic techniq. (cid:483)for most viewers, the sound of the laugh t. is very familiar, so much that focusing on it takes a concerted effort. It is by definition background, a part of the sonic wallpaper, effortlessly tuned out. (cid:484) (24) gives audible cue on when to respond.