Sound

Question 1

Synchronous sound

Answer 1

Sound with a visible onscreen source.

Question 2

Asynchronous sound

Answer 2

Sound without a visible onscreen source.

Question 3

Parallel sound

Answer 3

Reinforces the image onscreen.

Question 4

Contrapuntal sound

Answer 4

Contrasts with the image onscreen.

Question 5

Diegetic sound

Answer 5

Sound originating within the world of the film.

Question 6

Nondiegetic sound

Answer 6

Sound not originating within the world of the film.

Question 7

Voice

Answer 7

of shape our perception of the characters and their stories.

Question 8

Voice-off

Answer 8

from an offscreen character.

Question 9

Voice-over

Answer 9

Not on screen but not implied to be offscreen (nondiegetic)

Question 10

Score

Answer 10

music composed for the film, typically meant to influence our emotional response, or reinforce story information.

Question 11

Aural Cues

Answer 11

(signals)

Question 12

Stingers

Answer 12

(heightened, discordant sound meant to draw attention)

Question 13

themes

Answer 13

(music assigned to particular characters)

Question 14

Pre recorded music

Answer 14

Are classical or (more often) popular music pieces used to shape meaning and response through their sound as well as their cultural associations.

Question 15

Sound Continuity

Answer 15

Works to create an “invisible” meaning aural experience.