Public Research Seminar: Andrew Knight-Hill and Emma Margetson
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Workshop 2
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Free - booking required
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Public Research Seminar: Andrew Knight-Hill and Emma Margetson - Art of Sound: Creativity in Film Sound and Electroacoustic Music
How do sounds communicate, make us feel, and tell stories? Over the course of three years, Prof. Andrew Knight-Hill and Dr. Emma Margetson have been researching creative practice in sound, undertaking interviews and dialogues with Composers and Sound Designers from across European and Hollywood to understand how and why professionals make the decisions that they do.
From Game of Thrones, to The Revenant, from Normal People to soundscapes of the rainforest. We'll discuss how and why sounds are chosen by creatives and what their impact is upon us. This seminar will share the main findings of the book, and present “Our Map of Sonic Creativity” the cornerstone of the book’s analysis of creative sonic practices.
This work was undertaken with support of the AHRC through their Leadership Fellowship Scheme as part of the project "Audiovisual Space: Recontextualising Sound/Image Media".
Professor Andrew Knight-Hill is a composer and researcher creating works that explore the interface between music and sound practice. His works have been heard internationally in film festivals and contemporary music concerts.
He recently composed music and sound design for the immersive theatrical event Over Lunan, which was nominated for Outstanding Cultural Event as part of the 2022 Thistle Awards for Scottish Tourism.
He is Professor of Music and Sound Arts at the University of Greenwich; leader of the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre; co-director of the Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series; convenor of the annual SOUND/IMAGE festival and director of the Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies (SHIFT).
Dr. Emma Margetson is an acousmatic composer and sound artist. Her research interests include sound diffusion and spatialisation practices; site-specific works, sound walks and installations; audience development and engagement; and community music practice.
She has received a variety of awards and special mentions for her work, including first prize in the prestigious L’Espace du Son International Spatialisation Competition by INFLUX (Musiques & Recherches), klingt gut! Young Artist Award in 2018 and Ars Electronica Forum Wallis 2019.
She is Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound at the University of Greenwich, a Research Fellow for the AHRC project “Audiovisual Space: Recontextualising Sound-Image Media” and co-director of the Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series.
Running time approx. one hour and 30 minutes