Beck, Jay, 1966-

Designing sound : audiovisual aesthetics in 1970s American cinema / Jay Beck. - New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2016] - viii, 262 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm. - Techniques of the moving image . - Techniques of the moving image. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Offering detailed case studies of key films and filmmakers, Jay Beck explores how sound design was central to the 1960s and 1970s era of experimentation with new modes of cinematic storytelling. He demonstrates how sound was key to many directors' signature aesthetics. Yet the book also examines sound design as a collaborative process.

9780813564135 (pbk.) : £26.95


Sound motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Production and direction--History--United States--20th century.
Performing Arts.

PN1995.7 / .B43 2016

791.43 BEC