[ecrea] Symposium: Perspectives on Sound Design, Friday 5 July, Department of Theatre, Film and TV, University of York

Symposium: Perspectives on Sound Design?
Friday 5 July 2013, 10.00am - 18:00
Department of Theatre, Film and Television, The University of York
See: 
http://www.york.ac.uk/tftv/news-events/events/2013/symposium-sound-design/

Admission FREE, register now at

(sound.design.york /at/ gmail.com)

We must break this restricted circle of pure sounds and conquer the 
infinite variety of noise-sounds (Luigi Russolo, The Art of Noises, 1913)

One hundred years ago futurist artist Luigi Russolo invented mechanical 
synthesizers, called Intonarumori, capable of producing and controlling 
noise-sounds.
This, together with the emergence of recording technology, marked the 
beginning of Sound Design.
Nowadays the term Sound Design is used in many domains: academic 
research, university courses, commercial websites, film credits, job 
descriptions, etc.
But what does it mean to ‘design sound’? How does it differ from music?  
What are the disciplines and skills involved?
This symposium brings together leading international academics, 
researchers and practitioners to discuss the definition and boundaries 
of the emergent field of sound design.
This is a unique opportunity to delve into the interdisciplinarity of 
the field and to gain an appreciation of the interconnections between 
different perspectives on sound design.

Speakers include:

Dr Patrick Susini, Head of the Sound Design research group, IRCAM, Paris

Larry Sider, sound designer and Director of the School of Sound symposium

Prof. Davide Rocchesso, Chair of the EU project on Sonic Interaction 
Design, IUAV University of Venice

Dr Gianluca Sergi, author of The Dolby era: film sound in contemporary 
Hollywood, Manchester University Press, Nottingham University.

Neil Hillman, film and television sound designer, ADR mixer and location 
recordist (credits include Lincoln, New York I Love You, Spooks, The 
Gadget Show and many more)

Andy Farnell, computer scientist and author of the book Designing Sound, 
MIT Press.

Symposium chair: Dr Sandra Pauletto, Department of Theatre, Film and 
Television

Email: (sound.design.york /at/ gmail.com)

Location: Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of 
York, Heslington East Campus, YO10 5GB, UK

Admission: The event is free but there is a catch!  You will need to 
email a registration request to

(sound.design.york /at/ gmail.com)

and include in the email your definition of sound design in just a few 
lines, and your preferred sound design example (this could come from 
film, tv, products, games, sonic art, etc.) - you could just describe 
it, or send a link to it, but please do not send files!

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Dr Sandra Pauletto
Director of MA/MSc in Postproduction with Sound Design
Department of Theatre, Film and Television
The University of York
East Campus, Baird Lane
York YO10 5GB, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 5223



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