A representação da música e da paisagem sonora no cinema potiguar(a): um estudo de caso sobre documentários indígenas

Abstract

The representation of indigenous peoples in audiovisuals is an issue that has been debated since the emergence of a more critical view of the way these populations are portrayed by the hegemonic media. From a sound perspective, this research seeks to investigate the possibility of a credible representation based on music and the soundscape in documentary productions with indigenous themes. The study focuses on the Indigenous Community of Catu dos Eleotérios, in the municipality of Canguaretama, Rio Grande do Norte, analyzing how such sound aspects are used in documentary productions set in this same community. To this end, a discussion is raised about the possibility of representation through sound in cinematographic productions through its relationship with the image, bringing in authors who debate themes such as audio-vision, the role of music in films and representation through sound, in order to subsidize the discussion of this monograph and the process of gathering data for the analyses. The methodological work developed here mixes two methodologies: ethnomusicology, based on field research, and film analysis, based on a sound decoupage process. The results indicate the possibility of a credible geographical representation, as well as the importance of sounds for a filmic atmosphere and a narrative development that can privilege contemporary indigenous themes.