Visualized sound
Visualized sound (CHION 2009, 499): the hearing of a diegetic sound, or music, the source of which we can infer for it has been revealed to us even if only partly. The visual presentation of the source happens first: when the aural event happens, we are able to connect it with its visual source (see synchresis).
A sequence from French Cancan (Jean Renoir, 1955, France) follows the usual pattern of showing first the visual source of the sound, then the sound itself, heard from another geographical point. First, we watch how two anarchists are lighting up a bomb against a wall in a street; the next shot transports us to another place (a terrace outside a café); when an explosion is heard, we can deduce that the café is in close proximity to the street. the presence of nondiegetic music played continuously during the whole sequence reinforces the temporal linearity of events.
Discussion of "Visualized sound"
Add your voice to this discussion.
Checking your signed in status ...