‘A Swarm of Sound’ : Audiovisual Immersion in Björk’s VR Video ‘Family’
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Bresler, Z. & Hawkins, S. (2022). ‘A Swarm of Sound’ : Audiovisual Immersion in Björk’s VR Video ‘Family’. Music, Sound, and the Moving Image, 16(1), 29-52. https://doi.org/10.3828/msmi.2022.2Abstract
This article explores the idea of audiovisual immersion through the portal of the virtual reality music video. Our focus falls on a close reading of Björk’s video, ‘Family’, which addresses questions of immersion in relation to user-experience, staging, and technological innovation. This article draws on the authors’ responses to the video by considering the implications of VR immersion in a new generation of music video productions. As part of the methodology on offer, a model for music analysis is devised for conceptualising virtual audiovisual space (VAVS) and the inextricable relationships between production and compositional design.
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