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H/T: Emily Friedman

The audience hears violins sawing tensely as they watch a man scream on screen; only, he is mute.  He moves his mouth, but we only learn his words through intertitles:  “I won’t talk!  I won’t say a word!!!”  So opens the 2011 Academy Award-winning film The Artist.

The latest Currents CFP says that "Currents invites—along with traditional academic submissions—audio essays, podcasts, oral histories, interviews, and other audio recorded genres, as well as webpages, videos, animations, slide presentations, etc.,that address sound-related issues." What does it mean to have a piece that theoretically and practically advances ideas about sound, retaining a focus on the auditory sense, while incorporating video or imagery? Some pieces to inspire you follow after the break. The deadline for the CFP is January 10, 2011.

Here’s an interesting ad campaign that attempts to connect the visible, the tangible, and the audible: