CINESONIC 2nd International Conference on Film Scores & Sound Design "Cinema & The Sound of Music" Last year saw the world's first international conference on Film Scores & Sound Design held in Melbourne: C I N E S O N I C. International guests were Howard Shore, Carter Burwell & Yasunori Honda, plus speakers from around the world including Rick Altman, Royal S. Brown, Liz Weis, Caryl Flinn, Will Straw, Alan Williams, Sarah Kozloff, Adrian Martin & Philip Brophy. This year's C I N E S O N I C will be even better! International guests confirmed confired so far: Randy Thom (renowned surround-sound designer from Skywalker Sound, LA, who sound-designed COLORS, THE RIGHT STUFF, CONTACT, etc.); Francois Musy (mixer of Jean Luc Godard's movies since the mid-80s, including PASSION and HAIL MARY); and to be confirmed, Stewart Copeland (ex-percissionist THE POLICE, composer RUMBLEFISH etc). International speakers will include Claudia Gorbman (author of UNHEARD MELODIES); Joseph Lanza (author of ELEVATOR MUSIC); Evan Eisenberg (author of THE RECORDING ANGEL); Kojo Eshun (author of MORE BRILLIANT THAN THE SUN); Francois Thomas (author of CITIZEN KANE) & more. A Special Australian Industry Day will present panel discussions by the directors, composer, sound designers and mixers from two recent Australian films with innovative soundtracks. WHEN July 8th - 11th 1999 3 nights and 4 days of high-key exposure to Cinema and the Sound of Music WHERE Storey Hall, RMIT University, Swanston St. Melbourne In the heart of the city, complete with state-of-the-art surround-sound playback CONTACT Cinesonic Office - (613) 9925 2193 ENQUIRIES [log in to unmask] REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW!! ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu