Dolby and the design of sound in contemporary cinema

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  • Jorge Ruiz Cantero Universitat de València

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https://doi.org/10.7203/eutopias.1.18438

Keywords:

Dolby, conception sonore, son cinematographique, Nouveau Hollywood, Walter Murch, Ben Burtt

Abstract

For film sound, the last forty years has been a landmark for continuous improvement. A progress manifested not only at the technical or aesthetic levels, but also patent when looking at the increasing importance nowadays of the soundtrack in the process of designing and producing a movie. This article analyzes the decisive role played by Dolby technologies in all these transformations, and also outlines some ideas about the future evolution of the issue

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2011-01-06

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Ruiz Cantero, J. (2011). Dolby and the design of sound in contemporary cinema. EU-topías. A Journal on Interculturality, Communication, and European Studies, 1, 39–48. https://doi.org/10.7203/eutopias.1.18438
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