How can a voice whose source is never seen--such as Hal in "2001: A Space Odyssey" or the mother of Norman Bates in "Psycho"--have such a powerful hold on an audience? When does "synchronized sound" f
Michel Chion’s landmark Audio-Vision has exerted significant influence on our understanding of sound-image relations since its original publication in 1994. Chion argues that sound film qualitatively
Michel Chion’s landmark Audio-Vision has exerted significant influence on our understanding of sound-image relations since its original publication in 1994. Chion argues that sound film qualitatively
Michel Chion is well known in contemporary film studies for his innovative investigations into aspects of cinema that scholars have traditionally overlooked. Following his work on sound in film in Aud
Stanley Kubrick died on 7 March 1999 at his Hertfordshire home, having finished the editing of his last film. Eyes Wide Shut was released later that year. Adapted from a 1926 story by Viennese novelis
French critic and composer Michel Chion argues that watching movies is more than just a visual exercise--it enacts a process of "audio-viewing." The audiovisual makes use of a wealth of tropes, device
Michel Chion is well known in contemporary film studies for his innovative investigations into aspects of cinema that scholars have traditionally overlooked. Following his work on sound in film in Aud
French critic and composer Michel Chion argues that watching movies is more than just a visual exercise--it enacts a process of "audio-viewing." The audiovisual makes use of a wealth of tropes, device
First published in French in 1998, revised in 2010, and appearing here in English for the first time, Michel Chion'sSound addresses the philosophical, interpretive, and practical questions that inform
First published in French in 1998, revised in 2010, and appearing here in English for the first time, Michel Chion'sSound addresses the philosophical, interpretive, and practical questions that inform
Michel Chion's study of the film and television work of David Lynch has become, since its first English publication in 1995, the definitive book on one of America's finest contemporary directors. In t
