The spectrum of sound as a film analysis tool

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https://doi.org/10.35699/2237-5864.2022.36118

Keywords:

iZotope RX, spectral analysis, sound studies, film analysis, Spectrogram

Abstract

This article aims to present sound spectral analysis as a consistent visual tool for the creation of new methodological approaches focused on sound analysis. Considering the complexity of the soundtrack, the transposition of sound information to the visual medium makes it possible to study the sound in detail, without losing perspective on the totality of the soundtrack or its relationship with the image. The precision and high degree of detail seem to constitute advantages for this type of analysis, performed with three-dimensional graphics generated by software such as iZotope RX, called spectrograms. Exploring three case studies, the paper seeks to explain how spectral analysis allows the analyst's subjective perceptions to be unambiguously confirmed.

Author Biographies

Débora Opolski, Federal University of Paraná

Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Professor on the Master's in Film and Video Arts Program at UNESPAR. PhD in Communication and Languages ​​(Cinema and Audiovisual) from Tuiuti University (PR). Capes/Fulbright scholarship holder for a doctoral internship at the University of Southern California (USC). Master in Music (Theory and Creation) from UFPR. Graduation in Music (Sound Production), also from UFPR.

Rodrigo Carreiro, Federal University of Pernambuco

Professor at the Graduate and Post-graduate Program in Communication and at the Bachelor's Degree in Film Studies at the Federal University of Pernambuco, where I have studied Master's and PhD in Communication (Film Studies). He is a CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - Level 2. He completed a post-doctoral internship at Fluminense Federal University.

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2022-04-28

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OPOLSKI, D.; CARREIRO, R. The spectrum of sound as a film analysis tool. PÓS: Journal of the Arts Postgraduation Program at EBA/UFMG, Belo Horizonte, v. 12, n. 24, p. 388–414, 2022. DOI: 10.35699/2237-5864.2022.36118. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/36118. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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Vol. 12 No. 24 (2022): Film Analysis

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Articles - Thematic section

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