Surround sound is often mistaken as a relatively new phenomenon in cinemas, one that emerged in the 1970s with the arrival of Dolby. Making Stereo Fit shows how Hollywood studios have instead been implementing surround-sound techniques for the past century and argues that their endurance owes primarily to the long-standing economic tension between stereophonic and monophonic sound. Throughout the book, Eric Dienstfrey analyzes newly discovered archival materials, as well as a myriad of stereo releases from Hell's Angels (1930) to Get Out (2017), to examine how Hollywood’s dependence on single-channel sound left filmmakers unable to fully realize the aesthetic potential of surround sound. Though studios initially experimented with stereo's unique affordances, Dienstfrey details how film sound designers eventually codified a conservative set of surround-sound conventions that prevail today, despite the arrival of more immersive technologies.
By:
Eric Dienstfrey Imprint: University of California Press Country of Publication: United States Volume: 6 Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 590g ISBN:9780520379541 ISBN 10: 0520379543 Series:California Studies in Music, Sound, and Media Pages: 312 Publication Date:16 January 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Eric Dienstfrey is Visiting Assistant Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Ursinus College.