The overlapping of sound and the narrative structure of the audiovisual message

Authors

  • Luis Fernando Morales Morante Autonomous University of Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-63-2008-790-400-408

Keywords:

Overlapping, Synchrony, Mounting, Editing, Postproduction, Perform, Video, Stimulation, Perception, Attention, Encoding, Understanding, Memory, Message, Complexity, Processing, Information, Consistency, Expression, Effectiveness, Excitement, Language, Grammar, Shot, Scene, Sequence

Abstract

The delete in sound with respect to the image (overlapping) is an expressive resource of the audiovisual editing that is frequently used by directors to introduce a new or relevant action into the story being told. Nevertheless, there are no empirical studies that state this effect as a consequence of the overlapping. In this article, we carry out a qualitative study of 235 overlappings from sequences of films, news and TV commercials, retrieved in the Internet. As a result, we note a use of the overlapping as a coherent semantic structure defining this sort of messages, and a casual relation between variation of  intensity of sound and emotional responses such as surprise. This conclusion can be very useful for the development of a method of analysis and the improvement of the audiovisual discourses efficacy based upon emotional stimuli; likewise, this can be very handful for the design of efficient postproduction systems of sound and video.

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Author Biography

Luis Fernando Morales Morante, Autonomous University of Barcelona

ACADEMIC TRAINING

2008 - PhD candidate of the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising - Autonomous University of Barcelona.

2005 - Diploma of Advanced Studies (Research Proficiency) Doctoral Program in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising - Autonomous University of Barcelona.

2005 - Master in Initiation to research PhD Program in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising - Autonomous University of Barcelona.

2003 - Diploma of Specialized Studies (DESE) PhD Program in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising - Autonomous University of Barcelona.

1999 - Degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Lima, Lima Peru.

TEACHING TRAJECTORY

2005- Professor of the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising - Autonomous University of Barcelona.

1998 - 2002 - Professor at the Faculty of Communication Sciences - San Martín de Porres University, Lima-Peru.

1998 - 2002 - Associate Professor of the Faculty of Communication Sciences - Federico Villarreal National University, Lima - Peru.

1998-99 - Professor and Teaching Assistant at the Center for Audiovisual Production (CEPROA). Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Private University, Lima-Peru.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2003- Member of the research group (LAICOM) Laboratory of Instrumental Analysis of Communication of the Autonomous University of Barcelona http://laicom.uab.es/

2003-2005 Member of the Grup de Recerca Eines project for the development of a multimedia application on Audiovisual Communication Theories. Financing of the UAB.

PUBLICATIONS

(2008): The comedy of situations in Peruvian television third part: new adaptations and hybridizations. Article published in Guiónactualidad (ISSN: 1885 5830), 01/22/2008

http://antalya.uab.es/guionactualidad/spip.php?article2957&var_recherche=fernando%20morales

(2008): The comedy of situations in Peruvian television second part: The own programs. Article published in Guiónactualidad (ISSN: 1885 5830), 01/14/2008

http://antalya.uab.es/guionactualidad/spip.php?article2934&var_recherche=fernando%20morales 2008):

The sitcom on Peruvian television: the origins. Article published in Guiónactualidad (ISSN: 1885 5830), 01/07/2008

http://antalya.uab.es/guionactualidad/spip.php?article2927 (2007): Fiction from Latin America and new market segments. Article published in Guiónactualidad (ISSN: 1885 5830), 10/16/2007 http://antalya.uab.es/guionactualidad/spip.php?article2781

(2005) The metric variations of the parallel montage and its relation with the emotional response of the spectator (stress). 12-credit research paper at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. HONOR ENROLLMENT Qualification.

http://ccuc.cbuc.es/cgi-bin/vtls.web.gateway?authority=6290-18880&conf=080000

(2000) Theory and Practice of Video Editing (ISBN: 9972-54-073-1) Book published by the University of San Martín de Porres, Lima, Peru. http://www.comunicaciones.usmp.edu.pe/comunicaciones/paginas/publicaciones_b.php?display=inline#tema6

(1999) The Edition of the telenovela: an overview from personal experience in Natacha 1992. Bachelor's thesis, Universidad de Lima - Peru.

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2008-08-08

How to Cite

Morales Morante, L. F. (2008). The overlapping of sound and the narrative structure of the audiovisual message. Revista Latina De Comunicación Social, (63), 400–408. https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-63-2008-790-400-408

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No. 63 (2008)

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Miscellaneous

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