Listening to the headphones, hearing the city: towards an audio-visual representation of the local musicking

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2021.176158

Keywords:

Local musicking, Documentary, Riders, Collective production, Audiovisual narrative

Abstract

This essay discusses the use of audio-visual to represent the characteristics and possibilities of local musicking. When observing the process of creating the documentary Um ouvido no fone e o outro na cidade, the authors reflect on the uses and functions of music, as well as on the musical engagement and listening relationship of the riders – food deliverers by apps. These professionals are Brazilians who live in Dublin and who have music as an essential part of their work routine. In this sense, our question is: how to represent the diversity and contradictions of this local musicking? We argue that, through the collective stages of development and creation of this documentary, the directors express not only the engagement of the riders with the music, but also build a sensory representation of the music that runs through the relationships of work, affection and locality.

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Author Biographies

  • Renan Moretti Bertho, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    RENAN MORETTI BERTHO is a PhD student at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) - with a research internship at the School of Music of the University College Dublin (UCD / Ireland). He holds a master's degree in Music (with an emphasis on ethnomusicology) from Unicamp (2015) and a degree in Music Education from the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar, 2008). Since 2007 he is a flute player in choro and samba groups. He is interested in the following themes: ethnomusicology, popular music and visual anthropology. E-mail: renanbertho@gmail.com.

  • Alexsânder Nakaóka Elias, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    ALEXSÂNDER NAKAÓKA ELIAS is a postdoctoral student in Social Anthropology at UFRGS. He holds a doctorate in Anthropology and a Master in Multimedia, Photography and Cinema by Unicamp. His researches topics are related to art, image, audio-visual anthropology, rituals, narratives and Japanese culture. Currently, his focus is on the relationships between the “experience” and “experimentation” and on the reflections on the potential of “montage” as a methodology in the making of anthropological knowledge. He is a member of the Núcleo de Antropologia Visual (Visual Anthropology Center - NAVISUAL / UFRGS), of the Laboratório Antropológico de Grafia e Imagem (Anthropological Lab of Spelling and Image - LA'GRIMA / UNICAMP) and the Laboratório de Ensino, Pesquisa e Produção em Antropologia da Imagem e do Som (Lab of Teaching, Research and Production on Sound and Image Anthropology - LEPPAIS / UFPel). E-mail: alexdefabri@yahoo.com.br.

  • Brenno Brandalise Demarchi , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

    BRENNO BRANDALISE DEMARCHI holds a Bachelor and Licenciate Degree in Social Sciences (UNESP-FFC) and is member of the Research Group Urban Commons in Latin America (CUAL / UFPR), and in the Grupo de Estudos em Imagem, Fotografia e Cinema (Study Group Image, Photography and Film - GEI / UNESP) and in the Study Group in Psychology and Genetic Epistemology and Education (GEPEGE / UNESP). He is also a producer, editor and host of the Podcast de Marte ("Podcast on Mars"). E-mail: brennodemarchi@gmail.com.

  • Anna Flávia Guimarães Hartmann, Universidade de São Paulo

    ANNA HARTMANN has a master's degree in Sociology from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and is graduated in Social Sciences at the same institution. She is a member of the Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Sociologia do Espaço e do Tempo (Center for Studies and Research in Sociology of Space and Time - NEPSESTE) of the Sociology Department of USP and the Núcleo de Produção e Pesquisa em Audio-visual ( Audiovisual Production and Research Center - NUPEPA / ImaRgens - ICNOVA / LAPS). E-mail: annamtrah@gmail.com.

  • Arthur Silva Barbosa, Universidade de Brasília

    ARTHUR SILVA BARBOSA holds a graduate degree in Visual Arts at the Universidade de Brasilia. Member of the Núcleo de Produção e Pesquisa em Audiovisual/ Imargens (Audio-visual Production and Research Nucleus - NUPEPA), he is a Professor of Art on a temporary contract at the Education Department of the Federal District, audio-visual editor and visual artist. He is interested in research on Cinema, Aesthetics, Contemporary Art and Visual Narratives. E-mail: arthur980@gmail.com.

  • Luiz Henrique Campos Pereira , Universidade Estadual Paulista

    LUIZ HENRIQUE CAMPOS PEREIRA is a master's student in Social Sciences at UNESP-FFC. He is graduated in Social Sciences (Bachelor and Licentiate) at UNESP-FFC and in Social Communication at Faculdade Cásper Líbero. Professor at Senac in São José do Rio Preto / SP, member of the editorial board of Revista Medalhão Persa VIP and academic journal Revista Aurora. He is a member of the Grupo de Estudos em Imagem, Fotografia e Cinema (Study Group on Image, Photography and Cinema - GEI / UNESP) and is interested in research related to the following topics: Everyday Life; Recreation; Tourism; Visual Anthropology. E-mail: pereiralhc@hotmail.com.

  • Noelle Rodrigues Ventura , Universidade São Judas

    NOELLE RODRIGUES VENTURA is an actress, writer, playwright and audio-visual producer, graduated in Performing Arts, Film and Audio-visual at Universidade São Judas. She is a member of the  Núcleo de Produção e Pesquisa em Audiovisual (Audio-visual Production and Research Nucleus - NUPEPA / ImaRgens - ICNOVA / LAPS). She wrote the play “The Horses-of-Przewalski”, an adaptation of the eponymous book of her own, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Samir Yazbek. E-mail: venturanoelle@gmail.com.

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AUDIOVISUAL

Elias, Alexsânder Nakaóka, Anna Flávia Guimarães Hartmann, Arthur Silva Barbosa, Brenno Brandalise Demarchi, Luiz Henrique Campos Pereira, Noelle Rodrigues Ventura e Renan Moretti Bertho. 2020. Um fone no ouvido e o outro na cidade. Cor filmada: colorida, duração: 8m16s, país e local de produção: Irlanda e Brasil, idioma: Português. Disponível em: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8w5tb4R1hc>. Acesso em 03 out. 2020.

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2021-06-01

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021)

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Dossier Local Musicking

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Bertho, Renan Moretti, Alexsânder Nakaóka Elias, Brenno Brandalise Demarchi, Anna Flávia Guimarães Hartmann, Arthur Silva Barbosa, Luiz Henrique Campos Pereira, and Noelle Rodrigues Ventura. 2021. “Listening to the Headphones, Hearing the City: Towards an Audio-Visual Representation of the Local Musicking”. GIS - Gesture, Image and Sound - Anthropology Journal 6 (1): e-176158. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2021.176158.