Functions of Film Sound

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 20 min
  • Premiere: 2013. March 26.

This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's book "Film Art." The chapter analyzes the sound design of Bresson's masterpiece as a means of discussing the use of sound in film.

Discover

Dan Stewart

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Stéphane Pecharman

Quality Control Supervisor

Lee Kline

Technical Supervisor

Editing

Giles Sherwood

Online Editor

Production

Angie Bucknell

Production Director

Kate Elmore

Producer

Peter Becker

Executive Producer

Fumiko Takagi

Executive Producer

Jonathan Turell

Executive Producer

Kim Hendrickson

Executive Producer

Alexandre Mabilon

Researcher

Sound

Ryan Hullings

Sound Supervisor

Christopher Ayoub

Sound Mixer

Ian Cozier

Sound Engineer

Writing

Crew

Stéphane Pecharman

Quality Control Supervisor

Lee Kline

Technical Supervisor

Editing

Giles Sherwood

Online Editor

Production

Angie Bucknell

Production Director

Kate Elmore

Producer

Peter Becker

Executive Producer

Fumiko Takagi

Executive Producer

Jonathan Turell

Executive Producer

Kim Hendrickson

Executive Producer

Alexandre Mabilon

Researcher

Sound

Ryan Hullings

Sound Supervisor

Christopher Ayoub

Sound Mixer

Ian Cozier

Sound Engineer

Writing