Midterm - Sound

Question 1

Soundtrack

Answer 1

All sounds that can be heard in a scene

Question 2

Score

Answer 2

Music over a scene that cannot be heard by characters

Question 3

Diegetic vs Non-Diegetic

Answer 3

In film, can be heard in film world; not in film world, cannot be heard by characters

Question 4

Foley

Answer 4

A special sound effect made in a sound booth

Question 5

Ambient sound

Answer 5

Background noise in a scene that makes it more convincing, not meant to be actively listened to

Question 6

Timbre

Answer 6

Sound quality, can be considered in tinniness, static, etc

Question 7

Amplitude

Answer 7

Volume

Question 8

Frequency

Answer 8

Pitch of a scene, high vs low

Question 9

Contrapuntal Music

Answer 9

Music that contrasts the tone of what’s on screen

Question 10

Voice-Over

Answer 10

Narration from a character not in the scene

Question 11

Voice-Off

Answer 11

Speaking from a character who is offscreen but in the scene, only before they make their first appearance on camera

Question 12

Sound Bridge

Answer 12

Sound that continues between scenes

Question 13

Overlapping Dialogue

Answer 13

Dialogue that continues between cuts

Question 14

Types of Sound in Cinema

Answer 14

Speech, music and noises/sound FX

Question 15

Dry Recording

Answer 15

Recording cleanly so that effects can be added

Question 16

Sound Mixing

Answer 16

Combinations of sounds

Question 17

Rhythm in Sound

Answer 17

The beat, tempo, and accents of the soundtrack; not just limited to music

Question 18

Fidelity

Answer 18

How accurate the sound is to its source

Question 19

Internal vs External Diegetic

Answer 19

External has source in the scene, internal is in character’s mind

Question 20

Sound Over

Answer 20

Non-diegetic and internal diegetic sounds; have no true source in scene

Question 21

Sound Perspective

Answer 21

Sense of distance and location suggested by sounds

Question 22

Synchronous/Asynchronous Sound

Answer 22

Sound that matches the image, or does not

Question 23

Stereophonic, Multichannel and Surround Tracks

Answer 23

Speakers spread around a theater that don’t all play the same sound; can be used to give direction and depth to sounds

Question 24

Simultaneous/Non-Simultaneous Sound

Answer 24

Sound that is occurring at the same time as what’s on screen; sound that is from a time not currently onscreen i;e a sonic flashback or narrator from after the main plot takes place

Question 25

Sonic Flashback

Answer 25

A sound from an earlier scene; i;e a sound memory