Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films

Submarine films can be regarded as a genre with a specific semantic and syntactical structure that heavily depends on the acoustemological nature of submarine warfare. The sound design in submarine films therefore has decisive dramatic and emotive functions. The article presents the sound effects mo...

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Main Author: Linda Maria Koldau
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Sammenslutningen af Medieforskere i Danmark (SMID) 2010-05-01
Series:MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/mediekultur/article/view/2117
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spelling doaj-4e1ae711cf5540ebbbffb229ff044f7a2020-11-24T22:27:20ZdanSammenslutningen af Medieforskere i Danmark (SMID)MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research0900-96711901-97262010-05-01264810.7146/mediekultur.v26i48.21171927Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine filmsLinda Maria Koldau0Århus UniversitetSubmarine films can be regarded as a genre with a specific semantic and syntactical structure that heavily depends on the acoustemological nature of submarine warfare. The sound design in submarine films therefore has decisive dramatic and emotive functions. The article presents the sound effects most specific to submarine films and discusses the creative potential they offer both as diegetic sounds bound to submarine existence and as emotive cues with an immediate effect on the audience.https://tidsskrift.dk/mediekultur/article/view/2117submarinessound designDas BootHunt for Red OctoberHostile Waters
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Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research
submarines
sound design
Das Boot
Hunt for Red October
Hostile Waters
author_facet Linda Maria Koldau
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title Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
title_short Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
title_full Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
title_fullStr Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
title_full_unstemmed Sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
title_sort sound effects as a genre-defining factor in submarine films
publisher Sammenslutningen af Medieforskere i Danmark (SMID)
series MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research
issn 0900-9671
1901-9726
publishDate 2010-05-01
description Submarine films can be regarded as a genre with a specific semantic and syntactical structure that heavily depends on the acoustemological nature of submarine warfare. The sound design in submarine films therefore has decisive dramatic and emotive functions. The article presents the sound effects most specific to submarine films and discusses the creative potential they offer both as diegetic sounds bound to submarine existence and as emotive cues with an immediate effect on the audience.
topic submarines
sound design
Das Boot
Hunt for Red October
Hostile Waters
url https://tidsskrift.dk/mediekultur/article/view/2117
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