Chapter 22

Question 1

Sound design

Answer 1

the final form of a movie’s total aural impression

Question 2

Sync audio

Answer 2

has a frame accurate, direct correspondence with the image and appears to be generated from what we are watching like a character speaking lines of dialogue or the sound that accompanies the image of a car starting up and driving off

Question 3

Direct sound

Answer 3

sync sound that is recorded on location and in sync with the image

Question 4

Nonsync audio:

Answer 4

asynchronous sound; audio is not in line with the picture; no corresponding image

Question 5

Pfx

Answer 5

sound effects recorded on location (production sound effects)

Question 6

Wild sound

Answer 6

better recording in the field which is later timed up with the picture

Question 7

Prerecorded sound effect library

Answer 7

think of this as a free website where you can get sound effects

Question 8

Postsynchronous sounds

Answer 8

when the sounds synchronous relationship to the picture is accomplished in postproduction rather than in the shooting

Question 9

On screen

Answer 9

source in the frame

Question 10

Offscreen

Answer 10

source outside the frame

Question 11

Diegetic sound

Answer 11

sounds that take place in the world of the movie (characters can hear)

Question 12

Nondiegetic sound

Answer 12

sounds that don’t come from anything in the would of the film (soundtracks added later)

Question 13

Off-screen dialogue

Answer 13

person is assumed to be in the time and space of the film, but is simply off frame

Question 14

Voice over narration

Answer 14

nonsync sound; has no direct visual sync reference in the frame, however it differs from off-screen sound in that it is understood by the audience the the voice cannot be heard by the people in the scene

Question 15

ADR (automatic dialogue replacement)

Answer 15

the rerecording of sync dialogue in a studio in cases where the production sound is not usable (also called looping)

Question 16

Hard effects

Answer 16

sound effects that are essentially gathered as a non-sync sound and then inserted into the sound designed either as post-synchronous sound or as an asynchronous sound effect

• Shattering glass
• Dog barks

Question 17

Guide tracks

Answer 17

in ADR when the actor watching the scene listens to the field recording of their performance

Question 18

Musical score

Answer 18

non-sync and non-diegetic music that generally accompanies action or dialogue to underscore the events of a scene with a tone, mood, or musical commentary

Question 19

Musical motifs

Answer 19

smaller musical phrases which can be easily combined, elongated, and rearranged in the editing process to fit the temporal dimensions of the sequences

Question 20

Copyright clearance

Answer 20

you have been given, or have purchased, the rights to use specific music in your film

Question 21

Direct sound

Answer 21

the use of sounds recorded at the actual location (usually in sync)

Question 22

Added value sound

Answer 22

using a sound that enriches the image and adds an expressive or emotional feel to the action which it emanates from