Joseph Sudlow

Through a PhD qualification (University of South Wales), my current research questions whether the inherent artifice of animation - where visuals depart from traditional documentary indicators - shifts the responsibility of ‘authenticity’ towards sound design and explores the limits of acceptable audio manipulation in documentary modes. The project aims to examine the tension between ethics and documentary whilst considering the impacts on the creative scope afforded to sound practitioners. Through development of an analaytical framework, the research works towards contributing new approaches to production methods which are mindful of authentic representation whilst expanding creative possibilities in documentary practice.