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With a PhD in Media Arts and a dissertation entitled "SOUND DESIGN FOR FILM: LIBERATING FROM IMAGE, SEDUCING SURRENDER", Dr. Novack is a specialist in film sound theory with strong interests in the areas of phenomenology, embodied cognition and neurocinematics. His content study was the first to elaborate on desired outcomes of sound design with qualitative and quantitative empirical evidence. Dr. Novack is also a documentary filmmaker, a film sound mixer with dozens of film in his credits, and sound designer for a variety of applications. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught film sound for nine years, before joining Lusofona University in Portugal in 2018. Dr. Novack also hold a certificate in music production and engineering from Berklee College of Music.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
David Novack

Citation names

  • Novack, David

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0B1E-21AA-03B8
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1630-2591

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies
  • Humanities - Arts - Studies on Film, Radio and Television
  • Humanities - Arts - Studies on Film, Radio and Television
  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/07
Concluded
 Arte dos Media (associação) (Doutoramento)
Major in Media Arts / Sound Studies
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
"Sound Design for Film: Liberating from Image, Seducing Surrender" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1987/01/15 - 1988/08/10
Concluded
 Music Production and Engineering (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Music Production and Engineering
Berklee College Of Music, United States
1982/09/01 - 1986/05/31
Concluded
 Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Bachelor)
Major in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania Department of Bioengineering, United States
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09/10 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Comunicação Aplicada Cultura e Novas Tecnologias, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2018/05/31 Lecturer (University Teacher) University of Pennsylvania, United States

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Organic Unit Sub-director Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Departamento de Produção e Tecnologias do Som, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/10/01 - Current Wire FilmEU
HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03
Researcher
FilmEU European University, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - Current FILMEU_RIT H2020
101035820
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
FilmEU European University, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2018/09/02 - Current Kino-Eyes - The European Movie Master - ERASMUS+
619799-EPP-1-2020-1-PT-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB
Academic Board and Program Coordinator for Sound
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2023/11/01 - 2028/10/31 FilmEU+ European University
101124314
Researcher
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2023/05/01 - 2024/01/31 ReSound Design Measures
EDU-2023-EMJM-DESIGN 10108194
Technical development
FilmEU European University, Portugal
 Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2019/11/01 - 2023/10/31 FilmEU European University
101004047
Researcher
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
 European Union
Concluded
2019/02/01 - 2020/02/15 Film Terms: Film Art Term Base
018-1-EE01-KA203-0471302018-2020
Researcher
Tallinna Ülikool, Estonia
 European Union
Concluded
2019 - 2020 Measuring the impact of sound effects and ambiances on audiences in certain key paradigms
COFAC/ILIND/CICANT/4/2019
 ILIND - Instituto Lusófono de Investigação e Desenvolvimento
2012/04/01 - 2012/04/08 Community Fillmmaking For High School Students
CommunityFilmmaking
Invited teacher and arts professional
Coral Shores High School, United States
 Florida Keys Council of the Arts
Concluded
2007/08/03 - 2008/11/03 Finding Babel Post-Production for Documentary Film
BurningTheFuture
Filmmaker
Odessa Films, United States
 Civil Society Institute
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Novack, David. "Sound Aesthetics in Cinema: a rupture with diegetic theory". In A Experiência Sonora - Da Linearidade à Circularidade, edited by Luís Cláudio Ribeira. Lisbon, Portugal: Sistema Solar CRL (Documenta), 2023.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Novack, David. "Climate Chess: Chronicling the Copenhagen Convention". Documentary Magazine (2010):
Magazine article
  1. David Novack; Dylan Hansen-Fleidner. "Finding Babel: Fiction and Non-fiction Blend in Documentary Film", 2015, https://www.cleavermagazine.com/finding-babel-by-david-novack-and-dylan-hansen-fliedner/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Novack, David William. "Sound design for film: liberating from image, seducing surrender". PhD, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/13253.

Artistic / Performance

Artistic performance
  1. 2023. All Static & Noise / Documentary Film.
  2. 2016. Finding Babel / Documentary Film Director.
  3. 2009. Kimjongilia / Documentary Film Producer.
  4. 2008. Burning The Future: Coal in America / Documentary Film Director.
Sound design
  1. Pedro Serrazina; Novack, David; Tarun Madupu; Pedro Serrazina (Writer / Producer). 2023. Shadows of Ourselves / Animated Film Sound Design.
  2. 2021. Space Messengers 360^ / SOUND DESIGN.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/03/03 International MAs: Experience from Both Sides Transnationalising the Classroom
UCD School of English, Drama and Film (Dublin, Ireland)
2021/06/23 Measuring the Impact of Cinema Sound Effects on Audience in Certain Key Paradigms FILMEU FUTURE VISIONS - CIIA PRE-CONGRESS
LUCA School of Arts (Gent, Belgium)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2010/11/04 - Current University of Pennsylvania Alumni Film Festival Founder and Coordinator (2010/11/04 - 2015/11/12)
Festival (Co-organisor)
 University of Pennsylvania Department of Cinema and Media Studies, United States

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/03/14 - 2024/03/14 Music & Sound in Animated Film / Invited Speaker
Festival
 Presentation / Music & Sound in Animation
Monstra Festival of Animated Film, Portugal
2023/11/02 - 2023/11/05 Symposium: Eyes Everywhere: The Widening Net of Government Surveillance
Symposium
 Eyes Everywhere: The Widening Net of Government Surveillance
100Reporters, United States
2023/10/16 - 2023/10/24 Panelist in Checkpoints symposium on the Uyghur crisis
Round table
 Checkpoints Human Rights Sections - opening discussion on Uyghur Crisis
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway
2023/06/03 - 2023/06/03 Panelist: How Cancel Culture Affects the Arts
Conference
 Courageous Conversations at the Edge: Revolutionising Documentary
DocEdge Film Festival , New Zealand
2021/12/08 - 2021/12/08 Paper presentation, 8th International Congress / ULHT: Measuring the impact of cinema sound effects on audiences in certain key paradigms
Congress
 8th International Congress
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2021/11/10 - 2021/11/10 Invited Lecturer/Master Class
Workshop
 Masterclass in Sound Design
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola das Artes, Portugal
2021/07/11 - 2021/07/15 Paper presenter at IAMCR:
Conference
 IAMCR Nairobi 2021: Sound and Voice Imaginations
International Association for Media and Communication Research, United States
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/28 Paper presenter: O Design de Som Português no Cenário Global
Conference
 XIV Jornadas de Cinema em Português
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2019/11/15 - 2019/11/16 Conference Presentation
Congress
 XI Congresso SOPCOM / Comunicação, Turismo e Cultura
Associação Portuguesa de Ciências da Comunicação, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
1993/10/15 - Current Director and Producer of Documentary Films

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09/10 - Current Documentary Animation/Sound Annual Course - Re:Anima ERASMUS+ Master's Programme Re:Anima ERASMUS+ Masters (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/02/10 - Current Audiovisual Communication, for Animators Annual Course Digital Animation (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/09/10 - Current Film Sound Theory: in Sound Design for Film. Yearly instruction, 2nd year undergraduate sound students Ciências e tecnologias do som (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/09/10 - Current Sound Design for Film - Masters Level Yearly Fall Semester Produção e Tecnologias do Som (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/09/10 - Current Digital Audio - Cinema and Video Annual Practical Course in Audio for Image Ciência e Tecnologias do Som (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/09/03 - Current Methods of Creativity - Kino Eyes Movie Master Annual ERASMUS+: Kino-Eyes: The Movie Master (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/02/01 - Current Projeto Interdisciplinar Annual course in research methods Produção e Tecnologias do Som (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022/09/12 - 2022/09/12 Sound Design Theory for Film Masterclass Film Summer School: Sense, Adapt, Create (Bachelor) Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst Departement Sint-Lucas Beeldende Kunst Gent, Belgium
2019/02/10 - 2022/06/10 Narrativas Sonoras Annual class Animação Digital (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/09/10 - 2022/01/31 Sound Design Studio for Animators Annual course Digital Animation (Licenciatura) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2018/09/10 - 2022/01/29 Production Techniques and Creation Annual course Masters in Cinema (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2019/02/10 - 2021/06/10 Cinematic Techniques and Creativity Annual course with masters students in Cinema Cinema Masters (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2011/09/03 - 2018/05/15 Image & Sound Editing Course Annually Cinema and Media Studies (Bachelor) University of Pennsylvania Department of Cinema and Media Studies, United States
2011/09/05 - 2018/05/14 Film Sound: History, Aesthetics, Subversion Annual Course Cinema and Media Studies (Bachelor) University of Pennsylvania Department of Cinema and Media Studies, United States
2011/09/03 - 2018/05/14 Video 1 Annually Cinema and Media Studies (Bachelor) University of Pennsylvania Department of Cinema and Media Studies, United States

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/09/01 - 2023/11/01 Fulbright Scholar Evaluator / Poland
Evaluator
 Fulbright Poland, Poland

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/09/05 - Current Kino-Eyes Masters thesis tutoring - Annual, one or two students per year. Various, one or two per year

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/05/01 - Current Masters Thesis Jury for KINO-EYES, ERASMUS+ Masters in Film 24 Students annually Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2022/11/15 Jury Cinanima Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DE ANIMAÇÃO DE ESPINHO, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2022/10/22 Jury at "3 in 1" film festival 3 in 1 Film Festival, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best in Category Award, International Documentary Film / All Static & Noise
DocEdge Film Festival , New Zealand
2023 Best International Documentary / All Static & Noise
Muslim Film Festival, Australia
2016 Grand Prize / Documentary Film
Moscow Jewish Film Festival, Russia
2010 Grand Prize / Documentary Film
One World Human Rights Film Festival, Belgium
2009 Pare Lorentz Award / Social Issue Documentary Filmmaking
International Documentary Association, United States
2009 First Prize Excellence in Environmental Film/Video
Society for Environmental Journalism, United States
2009 Clarion Award for Excellence in. Visual Communications
Event & Visual Communications Association, United Kingdom