COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Echoes of the metropolis: a sound design for Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal"
Creator:
Darko, Rowan Z.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Sound Design
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Sound Design
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
Sound
is
a
powerful
medium
for
expression.
Its
unique
abilities
to
support
transitions,
establish
setting,
signify
action,
and
even
to
subliminally
manipulate
the
audience’s
emotions
make
it
an
invaluable
aspect
of
any
theatrical
production.
Taking
inspiration
from
the
noisy
world
of
the
burgeoning
metropolis
around
them,
artists
of
late
19th
and
early
20th
century,
such
as
the
Futurists
of
Italy
and
the
Expressionists
in
Germany,
turned
to
noise
as
a
method
of
artistic
expression.
Sophie
Treadwell’s
Machinal
is
an
American
Expressionist
play
straight
out
of
the
noisy
streets
of
the
roaring
twenties.
Expressionist
theatre
makes
an
excellent
playground
for
the
sound
designer
because
they
strive
to
place
the
audience
within
the
minds
of
the
protagonist,
as
opposed
to
viewing
the
story
realistically
from
an
external
perspective.
Arguably
no
other
design
element
can
get
physically
into
the
mind
of
the
audience
like
that
of
sound
design
because
of
this
physical
and
psychological
effect
sound
that
has
on
an
audience.
Understanding
its
potential,
Treadwell
wrote
sound
in
to
be
a
significant
part
of
Machinal’s
mise
en
scène.
Following
my
design
for
the
Savannah
College
of
Art
and
Design’s
production
of
Machinal
from
conception
to
implementation,
this
paper
speaks
to
the
considerations
which
should
be
taken
when
approaching
a
theatrical
sound
design.
is
a
powerful
medium
for
expression.
Its
unique
abilities
to
support
transitions,
establish
setting,
signify
action,
and
even
to
subliminally
manipulate
the
audience’s
emotions
make
it
an
invaluable
aspect
of
any
theatrical
production.
Taking
inspiration
from
the
noisy
world
of
the
burgeoning
metropolis
around
them,
artists
of
late
19th
and
early
20th
century,
such
as
the
Futurists
of
Italy
and
the
Expressionists
in
Germany,
turned
to
noise
as
a
method
of
artistic
expression.
Sophie
Treadwell’s
Machinal
is
an
American
Expressionist
play
straight
out
of
the
noisy
streets
of
the
roaring
twenties.
Expressionist
theatre
makes
an
excellent
playground
for
the
sound
designer
because
they
strive
to
place
the
audience
within
the
minds
of
the
protagonist,
as
opposed
to
viewing
the
story
realistically
from
an
external
perspective.
Arguably
no
other
design
element
can
get
physically
into
the
mind
of
the
audience
like
that
of
sound
design
because
of
this
physical
and
psychological
effect
sound
that
has
on
an
audience.
Understanding
its
potential,
Treadwell
wrote
sound
in
to
be
a
significant
part
of
Machinal’s
mise
en
scène.
Following
my
design
for
the
Savannah
College
of
Art
and
Design’s
production
of
Machinal
from
conception
to
implementation,
this
paper
speaks
to
the
considerations
which
should
be
taken
when
approaching
a
theatrical
sound
design.
Abstract:
Keywords:
theatre,
performance,
design,
1920’s,
industrial
revolution,
theatrical
collaboration,
expressionism,
expressionist
theatre
theatre,
performance,
design,
1920’s,
industrial
revolution,
theatrical
collaboration,
expressionism,
expressionist
theatre
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-11
Format:
PDF: 58 p. : ill. (some col.)