the sound design of spring breakers

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

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

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)

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.

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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“SPRING BREAK. SPRING BREAK FOREVER”