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SUMMARY:The Tip of the Iceberg: Sound Studies and the Future of Afrofuturism
DESCRIPTION:andré carrington\, Assistant Professor of African American Literature\, Drexel University\nIconic developments in the artistic and intellectual ethos known as Afrofuturism are closely linked to music: Sun Ra’s experimental jazz\, Parliament Funkadelic’s Mothership\, John Akomfrah’s film Last Angel of History. What else is on the soundtrack to a livable future? How do we pursue further innovation in the human sensorium without reproducing an “audiovisual litany” that conflates rationality with the colonial gaze and isolates Black creativity to moments of sonic disruption? andré carrington’s present research on the cultural politics of race in science fiction radio drama aims to expand the repertoire of literary adaptation studies by reintegrating critical perspectives from marginal and popular sectors of the media landscape into the advancing agendas of Afrofuturism and decolonization. \nandré carrington is a scholar of race\, gender\, and genre in Black and American cultural production. He is currently Assistant Professor of African American literature at Drexel University. His first book\, Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction (Minnesota\, 2016) interrogates the cultural politics of race in the fantastic genres through studies of science fiction fanzines\, comics\, film and television\, and other speculative fiction texts.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/andre-carrington-sound-studies-afrofuturism/
LOCATION:MIT Building 56\, Room 114\, Access via 21 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Sound\, the First Rule of Immersion
DESCRIPTION:Viktor Phoenix and Jean-Pascal Beaudoin\, Headspace Studio\nSome say sound is 50% of immersion in VR but also AR and XR. How does it translate to new platforms? How should we think of music\, sound\, audio and texture in immersive media productions? With its patented sound design\, HeadSpace Studio has been designing sound spaces and 360 environments for the pioneering experiences of Felix&Paul. \nJean-Pascal Beaudoin is a sound director\, immersive audio re-recording mixer\, and music score producer based in Montreal. He is Co-founder & President\, Headspace Studio and Head of Sound\, Headspace Studio Montreal. \nWith extensive experience in the world of audio post-production and driven by a combined passion for cinematic storytelling through sound and immersive audio technology\, he established himself as a key pioneer in the emerging field of 3D positional audio for cinematic 360 videos and virtual reality. \nAlong with long time collaborators Felix & Paul Studios\, a recognized creative and technology leader in cinematic VR\, he co-founded Headspace Studio\, the first sound studio entirely focused on virtual reality content. In 2018\, the studio expanded to Los Angeles. \nWith Headspace Studio\, Jean-Pascal has worked with important partners on projects such as the Daytime Emmy® Award-winning Cirque du Soleil’s Inside the Box of Kurios\, Jurassic World: Apatosaurus\, the Primetime Emmy® Award-winning The People’s House: Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama\, Space Explorers\, a VR series made in collaboration with NASA and SpaceX\, as well as Isle of Dogs: Behind the Scenes (in VR) in collaboration with Wes Anderson to be released early 2018. \nViktor Phoenix is a creative and technical audio director with expertise in interactive audio\, sound design\, and 3D positional audio for immersive media and a passion for non-linear and reactive storytelling. He is Partner & Head of Sound\, Headspace Studio Los Angeles. \nViktor has collaborated with talented partners at companies like MPC\, Sony Pictures\, The Mill\, MAP Design Lab\, Annapurna Pictures\, With.in\, The New York Times\, Kite & Lightning\, ETC@USC\, TNT\, Lionsgate\, Cloudhead Games\, and ThreeOneZero on a number of VR projects in recent years\, including Documentary Emmy®-nominated The Click Effect\, ADR1FT – winner of the 2016 award for Sound Mixing in VR from The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers\, and Insurgent – Shatter Reality VRE – nominated for Best Sound Design at the 2015 Proto Awards. \nPhoenix was previously Sound Supervisor for the Sound Lab at Technicolor and held senior positions at AAA game developers Pandemic Studios\, an Electronic Arts-owned developer\, and Turtle Rock Studios.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/sound-first-rule-immersion-viktor-phoenix-jean-pascal-beaudoin/
LOCATION:Open Doc Lab: MIT Building E15\, Room 318\, 20 Ames Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hacking VR Speaker Series
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