midterm

Question 1

narrative

Answer 1

a specific telling of a story (in our case it is a film)

Question 2

high angle shot

Answer 2

the position of the frame in relation to the subject of the frame. the camera is high, meaning the subject is lower.

Question 3

audiovisual contract

Answer 3

synthesis, forging of an immediate and necessary relationship between something one sees and something one hears at the same time. Forced marriage and audiovisual contract

Question 4

sync-point

Question 5

mise-en-bande

Answer 5

(set in the tape)
the integrated soundtrack. all the elements of the soundtrack set in place in the recording as a whole, like a complex composition

Question 6

theme

Answer 6

a complete melodic or harmonic idea that recurs throughout a film

Question 7

digetic sound

Answer 7

any voice, musical passage, or sound effect presented as originating from a source within the story world

Question 8

non-diegetic sound

Answer 8

sound that does not originate from a source within the story world

Question 9

homophonic

Answer 9

one melodic line with harmonic material that supports the melodic line

Question 10

low key lighting

Answer 10

strong contrast between light and dark areas of the shot=deep shadows

Question 11

texture

Answer 11

the thickness or thinness of a musical passage as well as the melodic and harmonic configuration

Question 12

motif

Answer 12

a short melodic fragment, rhythm, or harmony that recurs throughout a film

Question 13

mise-en-scene

Answer 13

all the elements placed in front of the camera to be photographed: setting, props, lighting, costumes, and makeup, and actors.

Question 14

sound effect

Answer 14

a sound other than speech or music

Question 15

soundtrack

Answer 15

the recorded sounds that are designed to accompany a film. they include dialogue, music, sound effects, ambient sound, silence

Question 16

vococentricity

Answer 16

priority is given to the sound of the voice over other elements of the soundtrack

Question 17

verbocentricity

Answer 17

priority is given to the sound of the voice over other elements of the soundtrack

Question 18

mickey mousing

Answer 18

on screen actions are synchronized with the music. An unexpectedly high level of synchronicity between image and music.

Question 19

negative sound

Answer 19

an image calls for a sound but the film does not produce it
- examples: footfalls without sound

Question 20

negative image

Answer 20

a sound calls for an image but the film does not produce it.