Theories of Sonic Immersion and Space

Define sonic immersion in cinema and distinguish it from related concepts like presence and envelopment.

Analyze how surround sound and spatial audio technologies are used to create immersive film experiences.

Describe the role of ambient sound, room tone, and silence in constructing a sense of place and immersion.

Explain key phenomenological concepts (e.g., embodied perception) relevant to analyzing sensory experience in cinema, drawing on Merleau-Ponty.

Describe how Vivian Sobchack applies a phenomenological framework to analyze the viewer's carnal experience of cinema.

Synthesize a phenomenological framework, drawing on Sobchack, to analyze how a film's soundscape produces or disrupts a sense of immersion.