GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-98-07
Title:
Design and Implementation of a Multimedia Opera
Authors:
James Oliverio
Jarrell Pair
Abstract:
While the traditional notion of "opera" describes a production that
incorporates musical elements with other art forms and media, the conceptual
and technical considerations required to mount an electronic multimedia opera
add significant layers of complexity. Design issues including projecting
visual media, the implementing of an immersive audio environment and
maintaining synchronization (between live singers and digital music, 3D
computer animation, stage lighting and projected imagery) add to the standard
list of compositional and production challenges. An overview of the design
and implementation of such a production, StarChild: The Opera, offers a
primer in the musical and extra-musical considerations that are required to
realize a large-scale composition in an electronic mixed media environment.
(This short paper was presented as a poster at the 1996 International
Computer Music Conference in Hong Kong. It is published in the proceedings.)
Keywords:
Data Sonification, Multimedia, Music, Opera, Immersive Audio
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