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Sound Terminology

Authored by Stephen RatcliffeJones

Arts

12th Grade

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Sound Terminology
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Diegetic sound is...

Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

Sound which the actors can both see and hear

Sound that matches the action on screen and the actors can hear it

Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

__________ sound is audio which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Synchronous sound is...

Sound that matches the action on screen and the actors can hear it

Sound which the actors can both see and hear

Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ______ _____ is a sound used to transition one clip to the next – usually a change of scene – which helps keep continuity.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ___________ is a sudden drop in sound, used to indicate that something important is about to happen

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Contrapuntal sounds are...

Sound which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

Sounds that don't seem to fit with the genre/image. For example in a fight scene in a film you would not expect to hear classical music

Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Non-diegetic sounds are...

Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

Sounds used to transition one clip to the next – usually a change of scene – which helps keep continuity.

Sound which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

Sound that matches the action on screen and the actors can hear it

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