Acousmatic Foley: Staging sound fiction
This article proposes a narrative theory thought in terms that are specific to sound practice. It addresses two different fields Acousmatic Music and Foley Art as a possibility of understanding sound narration and conceptualising it around the idea of fiction. To this end, it begins from the concepts of sound motif, sound prop and sound actors, in order to propose a dramaturgic practice specific to sound terms. The theory of sound dramaturgy acquires a practical outline by making use of multichannel constellations as a composition strategy, with specific loudspeaker arrangements. The theory advocates loudspeakers as the mediators of the experience and the stage as part of the audience's assembly. This translates into a practice of staging sound fiction, which focuses on formulating a conjecture based on formal and factual structures, allowing for a direct relationship between the listener and the listening, between the sounds and their fictional location.
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