Crash Course #5: Sound Production

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What is the primary role of a Sound Mixer on a film set according to the document?

Back

To supply and record all sounds on set

Front

According to the document, why might bad sound make a YouTube video frustrating?

Back

Because the sound may be garbled or unsynced

Front

What does successful sound production allow the audience to do, as mentioned in the document?

Back

Feel pulled into the story and world of the film

Front

What is the primary role of the boom operator on a film set?

Back

To capture sound from everyone and everything in each scene

Front

What is the purpose of room tone in a movie production?

Back

To make the world feel authentic and consistent

Front

Which type of microphone is mentioned as being almost always equipped with a windscreen?

Back

Lavalier mic

Front

What do dead cats refer to in the context of film production?

Back

Intense windscreens used outdoors

Front

Why might the sound department need to change microphones from scene to scene?

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To capture sound best suited for the scene's environment

Front

What type of microphone pattern is ideal for recording a conversation around a table where people are sitting all around?

Back

Omnidirectional

Front

Which microphone type is described as having a sensitivity pattern that looks like a figure 8?

Back

Bidirectional