Sound and Space in Film

Craft, Aesthetics, Theory

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Edited by Antoine Gaudin and David Roche

Type

Essays

Subject

Technique > Sound

Keywords

sound, theory

Publishing date

2025 (November 30, 2025)

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Collection

Music and the Moving Image

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 280 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-3995-4487-0

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Book Presentation:
Sound/Space in Film: Craft, Aesthetics, Theory brings together two expanding fields in contemporary film studies: soundtrack studies and studies of cinematic space. It takes stock of the interest in the craft and theory of sound space and soundscapes in artistic and academic circles by exploring the construction of sound space in a specific medium―film―from a variety of perspectives: artistic, technical, aesthetic and discursive.

​​​​​​​Building on seminal works in sound studies and film studies, it examines both the sonic characteristics of space and the spatial dimensions of sound. It explores the sound of places or setting but considers, more broadly, the experience of cinematic space in aural and visual terms. It follows contemporary trends in film history and production studies that value the craft and discourses of sound technicians and draws on contemporary theoretical frameworks that emphasize the corporeality of experience and/or consider the environment from an ecocritical perspective as alive with sounds.

About the authors:
Antoine Gaudin is Associate Professor at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. He is the author of L’Espace cinématographique: esthétique et dramaturgie (2015) and has co-edited an issue of the journal Théorème entitled Représentations-limites des corps sexuels dans le cinéma et l’audiovisuel contemporains (2018, with Martin Goutte and Barbara Laborde). He has published many articles on cinematic space and music and sound in film and is editor of the book review section of the academic website nonfiction.fr. He is currently writing a monograph on music videos.David Roche is Professor of Film Studies at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, a 2022-27 IUF member and President of SERCIA. His recent publications include the monographs Arrival (2024), Meta in Film and Television Series (2022). His articles have appeared in the journals Adaptation, Horror Studies, Journal of Film and Video, Miranda, Positif, Post-script and TV/Series among others. His current research focuses on the relationship between aesthetics and politics, with particular interest in the work of women directors in the scope of the FEMME ANR project.

Press Reviews:
This ambitious collection of essays offers significant insights into the crucial, often-overlooked relationships between sound and cinematic space. Bridging theory, aesthetics, and practice, the chapters compellingly explore how audiovisual space articulates with technology, sensoriality, politics, and ecocriticism. A major interdisciplinary contribution, this remarkable volume invites us to listen more closely. ― Chloé Huvet, Université Évry Paris-Saclay/IUF (Author of Composer pour l'image à l'ère numérique).

See the publisher website: Edinburgh University Press