An Aromatic Life Scent in Cinema with Tammy Burnstock and Jas Brooks
#104: In this episode, Frauke sits down withIn-Glorious Smell-O-Vision co-director and producer Tammy Burnstock and historical scent technology aficionado Jas Brooks to discuss all things scent in cinema. Tammy and Jas share how they believe scent as a medium can convey messages and enhance cinematic experiences, and explain how you can make something as “uncontrollable” as scent actually work using a variety of different delivery systems. They also share examples of movies where scent was used to take the viewer to places they've never been, and explain why, if not done properly, that can become problematic. Jas takes Frauke through the start of scent in cinema and highlights examples of scent-filled movies that have been produced over the past 100 years. Tammy then takes Frauke through the making of her highly lauded scented documentary featureIn-Glorious Smell-O-Vision and shares fascinating stories about the making and premiering of the film. You'll learn about the, arguably, first celebrity fragrance, the ahead-of-its- time Smell Brain, and their optimistic view of what the future of scent in cinema holds. Tammy and Jas also share what exciting things they have in store for this year. This episode is filled with historical aromatic delights that will make you want your next movie experience to be scented for sure.
Note from the episode: the historical research on scented cinema that Jas mentions is currently under peer review (three different papers), so look out for the published papers hopefully later this year / early 2025.Visit Tammy's website:https://scentedstorytelling.com and https://inglorioussmellovision.com/
Visit Jas' website:https://jasbrooks.net
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Learn more about Tammy's documentaryInglorious Smell-O-Vision
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