Auditory Techiques Level 1

Question 1

Diegetic

Answer 1

Sound whose source is on screen or implied to be present on the screen.

Question 2

Music

Answer 2

Vocal or instrumental sounds.

Question 3

Non-diegetic

Answer 3

Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action:
narrator’s commentary
sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect
mood music

Question 4

Pace

Answer 4

The speed of music, speech or other sound.

Question 5

Silence

Answer 5

The lack of any sound.

Question 6

Tone

Answer 6

The attitude or mood expressed in a sound.

Question 7

Volume

Answer 7

How loud or soft a sound is.