The Sound Design of Spring Breakers

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THE SOUND DESIGN OF IN RELATION TO FANTASY AND CULTURAL HEDONISM BRIT FRYER | WINTER 2014 | CAMS 320: SOUND STUDIES SEMINAR

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This presentation was created for CAMS 320: Sound Design Seminar. The presentation used elements from the film to create a similar feel of the film.

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T H E S O U N D D E S I G N O F !

I N R E L AT I O N T O FA N TA S Y A N D C U LT U R A L H E D O N I S M B R I T F R Y E R | W I N T E R 2 0 1 4 | C A M S 3 2 0 : S O U N D S T U D I E S S E M I N A R

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T H E S O U N D D E S I G N O F S P R I N G B R E A K E R S C A L L S AT T E N T I O N T O K O R I N E ’ S C O N S T R U C T I O N O F M U LT I P L E FA N TA S I E S T H AT E X I S T W I T H O U T A N Y S E N S E O F R E A L I T Y. K O R I N E P R E S E N T S T H E S E M U LT I P L E FA N TA S I E S T O S H O W T H E D A N G E R S O F H E D O N I S M . K O R I N E , I ’ D A R G U E , WA N T S Y O U T O D I S G U S T E D B Y Y O U R P L E A S U R E S . S O U N D I S T H E M A I N T O O L T H AT K O R I N E U S E S T O E X P L A I N T H I S I D E A .

T H E S I S

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C O N S T R U C T I O N O F M U LT I P L E FA N TA S I E S V I A S O U N D

GUNSHOT MOTIF ON TRANSITIONS AND IN DIEGESIS

BLENDING OF THE DIEGETIC WITH THE NON-DIEGETIC WORLDS

BLENDING OF THE SOUND OF THE FANTASY (DUBSTEP) WITH THE REALITY (CLIFF MARTINEZ’S SCORE)

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H E D O N I S M I N T H E T H R E E FA N TA S Y W O R L D S

IN THE SCHOOL WORLD, THE GIRLS DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY FOR PLEASURE

IN ST. PETERSBURG, THEY ARE THRIVING OFF MAX PLEASURE

IN ALIEN’S WORLD, THEY ARE INTRODUCED TO OTHERS WHO LIVE IN THE HEDONISTIC FASHION.

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K O R I N E ’ S TA K E O N H E D O N I S M

THE USE OF POPULAR MUSIC AS A SIGNIFIER FOR HEDONISM AND HOW IT GETS JUXTAPOSES AGAINST VIOLENT AND UPSETTING IMAGES

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- A L I E N

“SPRING BREAK. SPRING BREAK FOREVER”