"Listening to the eye. A journey through sound and cinema" is a book by Marina Hervás that analyzes cinema from the point of view and the ears. It is a journey that aims to question the subsidiary role of listening and show how precisely, in the sound construction of the audiovisual, some pre-interpretations or ideological constructions sneak in, our emotional reaction is directed or the reading of the substrate is limited. narrative.
“Wait, wait, you haven't heard anything yet!”: that's the phrase with which Jackie Rabinowitz —already turned into Jack Robin— (Al Jolson), in The Jazz Singer (Alan Crosland, 1927) , was preparing the audience for the next song in his show : “Toot, toot, tootsie Goodbye”. It is considered the founding moment of synchronized sound in cinema, despite the fact that it was not the first attempt. Yes, it was, yes, the first to be successful and well received: so much so that it changed cinema forever. Who would have guessed that, in that sentence, a good part of the problems and challenges of the relationship between sound and cinema would be condensed. In this book, he obediently invites us to listen to the cinema again .
Author: Marina Hervas
Format: 13 x 19 cm
Binding: Rustic with flaps
Pages: 214
Spanish Language
