{"product_id":"divergent-tracks-9781501359224","title":"Divergent Tracks","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy examining three case studies of award-winning soundtracks from cult films\u003ci\u003eBarton Fink \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e (1996)it becomes clear that major American film communities, when confronted with the initial technological changes of the 1990s, experienced similar challenges with the inelegant transition from analogue to digital. However, their cultural and structural labor differences governed different results.Vanessa Ament, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Foley Grail\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), rather than defining the 1990s as an era of technological determinisma superficial readingit is best understood as one in which sound professionals became more viable as artists, collaborated in sound design authorship, and influenced this digital transition to better accommodate their needs and desires in their work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivergent Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a first-hand account of the behind-the-scene world of postproduction film sound in the 1990s, a key moment when industry professionals grappled with the disruptive transition from analogue to digital technologies. In her masterful account, Dr. Ament rigorously details how three geographically distinct film communities each made critical contributions to the development of digital film sound and how their innovative practices changed the way we listen to the movies. I anticipate that Dr. Ament’s book will change how we also regard the role of sound designers and their post-production teams by helping us all better recognize their major contributions to the craft of moviemaking as creative professionals in their own right. * Richard Lawrence Edwards, Director for the Center for Teaching \u0026amp; Learning, University of California, Riverside, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Sound Design as Cultural Artifact 2. Geographical Cultures and Technological Tendencies 3. \"Viscous was the Word of the Day\": The Interiority of \u003ci\u003eBarton Fink\u003c\/i\u003e 4. \"How Would you Like to Work on a Monster Movie?\": The Expressionism of \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e 5. \"The Sound of the Desert is Tape Hiss\": A Study in Contrasts in \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Conclusion: Reassessing Sound Design as a Collective Endeavor Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084038709591,"sku":"9781501359224","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501359224.jpg?v=1725550857","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/divergent-tracks-9781501359224","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}