Acousmatic motion

Motion from the visualised to the non visualised field and vice versa

Characteristics:

  • Generate an active state of attention in the viewer.
  • Often used in the thriller and horror films
  • If used too much, this can become a cliché.

Related effects: Offscreen
Related induced effect: Acousmatisation; De-acousmatisation

(Chion, 1994)

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