Sound in Indian Film and Audiovisual Media

Introduction

This book is the first ever systematic attempt to study film sound in the Indian subcontinent by artistic research.

Objectives

The book aims to fill the scholarly void on the issues of sound and listening in the Global Souths’ cultures.

Content

It develops a comprehensive understanding of the unique sound world of Indian film and audiovisual media through the examination of historical developments of sound from early optical recordings to contemporary digital audio technologies.

Methodology

The book is enriched with a practice-based methodology informed by the author’s own practice and based on extensive conversations with leading sound practitioners in the Indian subcontinent.

Themes

The book locates an emerging social and spatial awareness in Indian film and media production aided by a creative practice of sound, occurring alongside the traditionally transcendental, oral, and pluriversal approach to listening.

Conclusion

By tracing this confluence of tradition and modernity, the book makes valuable contributions to the fields of film history, sound, and media studies.