PT Journal
AU Bilik, P
   Faja, F
TI A Sharp Interview with the Medium: On the Audiovisual Essay about the film Protector
SO ArteActa
PY 2024
BP 25
EP 34
VL 7
IS 1
DI 10.62804/aa.2024.003
DE Protector; sound design; historical film; authenticity; stylization; video essay; Protectorate
AB What roles can cinematic sound take on when composed in a highly elaborate relation to visual leitmotifs? What layers of meaning can the interaction of film components evoke if the sound layer itself is conceived as a complex syntactic construct with a range of symbolic meanings? How does the perception of sound shift when it has the character of a documentary testimony evoking a specific historical stage and its everyday and dramatic moments, and when it is fully intertwined with the image?  The research statement describes the basic axes of the approach to the investigation of the material and the genesis of the video essay itself
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