Defence in the field of film and television: Lic.A. (Theatre and drama) Ari Koivumäki

2018-06-07 11:00:00 2018-06-07 13:00:00 Europe/Helsinki Defence in the field of film and television: Lic.A. (Theatre and drama) Ari Koivumäki How to record a soundscape and the ways of using that sonic material in practice: How to benefit from soundscape studies for sound design? http://old.elo.aalto.fi/en/midcom-permalink-1e857608dda03de576011e88a70e97df0c387268726 Kanavakatu 12, 00160, Helsinki

How to record a soundscape and the ways of using that sonic material in practice: How to benefit from soundscape studies for sound design?

07.06.2018 / 11:00 - 13:00

Lic. A. (Theatre and Drama) Ari Koivumäki will defence his dissertation Maiseman äänittäminen. Äänimaisematutkimus äänisuunnittelun tukena on Thursday 7 June 2018.

Location; Kino K-13, The Finnish Film Foundation, Kanavakatu 12, 00160 Helsinki

Opponent: Helmi Järviluoma-Mäkelä, Itä-Suomen yliopisto
Custos: prof. Susanna Helke, Aalto University Department of Film, Television and Scenography

The discussion will be in Finnish.

More information:

Sounds are interpreted, constructed, and understood by individuals in communities. Accordingly, local knowledge about cultural and social meanings related to sounds should be taken into consideration. The material for this study was collected during the One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes research project. Analyzing the data, different descriptions was found from sonic phenomena like wind, rain, thunder and habitats. The subjective perception defines the experience, not just the acoustic quality of the sound source - as there is a difference between wind, sea breeze, airstream or zephyr, as well as between gust and a whirlwind. The sense to define hues is important for a sound designer in editing process.

This study consists of two productions: The first one is a representation of the historical soundscape of Viipuri in 1939. The theoretical part of the study sets forth the use of the characteristics of the sounds of a place. The other case is Hyperkuulo - a mobile radio play. During the soundwalk the participant is able to listen to soundscapes from the past, present and future. With a story, virtual and real places could be combined. The study concludes that gaining soundscape competence a sound designer gets a wider scope to edit his material, create different moods for atmospheres, transitions and acoustic spaces.

The dissertation notice and the published dissertation are placed for public display at the Harald Herlin Learning Center (Otaniementie 9, 2nd floor), at latest 10 days before the defence date.