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Creating story worlds through sound design in selected South African films from 2014 TO 2024.
Gorlt, Chante
Gorlt, Chante
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Abstract
Sound has been a part of the motion picture industry since its earliest beginnings. Although the use of music during the silent film era did not necessarily originate from its artistic applications, but rather as a method of drowning out the noise from the early film projectors, the effect that music had on the audience’s reaction to the film was noticed early on. Similarly, as scholar David Sonnenschein states, modern sound
designers have the same responsibility of enhancing the experience of the viewers and enrapturing them in the story world (in terms of time, place and space). Yet, no academic research has been published on South African sound design. In this study, I investigated how South African sound design artists use sound design to craft effective story worlds in their films. This research uses a case study approach to investigate and analyse examples of effective and ineffective story world creation through sound design. After sampling a number of South African feature films from the decade between 2014 and 2024, I selected and analysed two South African feature films within the genres of drama, thriller/horror, and romance. I used Álvaro Barbosa’s Film Sound Analysis Framework (FSAF) to conduct my analysis and to explain why I argued that these films used sound design efficiently or poorly in creating story worlds. Finally, based on this research, I give guidelines to sound designers in the South
African context on how to design effective story world(s) for films. The dissertation ends with recommendations for the education and training of student sound designers.
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Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree, Master of education in the department of visual communication, Faculty of Arts and design at the Tshwane University of Technology.
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2025-07-01
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Tshwane University of Technology
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Sound Design, Audio Editing, Post Production, Sound, South Africa, Feature Film, Movie