Sound design

Sound design lesson W/ quiz

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19. What is Transition music?

• Music played between scenes

• Music played during a scene

• Music played as audience enters or leaves

• Sounds such as glass shattering or a doorbell

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17. What is Underscoring?

• A painted floor

• A rolling set piece

• Music played between scenes

• Music or sound played during a scene

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2. What is reverb?

• Stretching of the end of a sound

• It creates an echo

• A type of microphone

• A type of wavelength

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6. Which of the following is the job of a sound designer?

• Look for paces in the script when sound would enhance the production, but isn’t directly mentioned in the script.

• Set up all the equipment prior to the performance.

  Set Levels

• Be prepared with extra batteries and back ups of the sound effects and music.

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6. Which of the following is one of the jobs of a sound engineer?

• Look for paces in the script when sound would enhance the production, but isn’t directly mentioned in the script.

• Be prepared with extra batteries and back ups of the sound effects and music.

• Set up all the equipment prior to the performance.

  Set Levels

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1. Which of the following does sound NOT do to a play?

• Helps to set the mood

• Makes the play seem more realistic

• Helps the audience understand the plot

• Helps the actors cue their lines

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3. Why are wireless microphones more difficult than wired microphones?

• Wireless microphones are harder to sound check.

• You can have interference with wireless signals.

• Wireless microphones are louder

• Wireless microphones are more sensitive than wired

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4. Who creates and plans the sounds for plays?

• Sound Designers

• Actors

• The Director

• The Technical Director

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5. Where are the sound cues first written?

• In the Script

• On the Cue sheet

• On the instrument schedule

• On the Master cue Sheet

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7. Which of the following is a job of a sound board operator?

• Decides how each sound “special” should be created – electronic sound board, sound effects CD, live backstage, etc.

• Decide where sound effects should be played

• Test all equipment prior to a performance

• Create Cue Sheet and the sound cues during the performance

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8. Which of the following is NOT the job of a sound designer?

• Select music that complements the mood and theme of the play.

• Look for paces in the script when sound would enhance the production, but isn’t directly mentioned in the script.

• At the end of the performance, make sure that all equipment is turned off and unplugged.

• Read script and list all cues in script