Midterm - Sound Flashcards
Soundtrack
All sounds that can be heard in a scene
Score
Music over a scene that cannot be heard by characters
Diegetic vs Non-Diegetic
In film, can be heard in film world; not in film world, cannot be heard by characters
Foley
A special sound effect made in a sound booth
Ambient sound
Background noise in a scene that makes it more convincing, not meant to be actively listened to
Timbre
Sound quality, can be considered in tinniness, static, etc
Amplitude
Volume
Frequency
Pitch of a scene, high vs low
Contrapuntal Music
Music that contrasts the tone of what’s on screen
Voice-Over
Narration from a character not in the scene
Voice-Off
Speaking from a character who is offscreen but in the scene, only before they make their first appearance on camera
Sound Bridge
Sound that continues between scenes
Overlapping Dialogue
Dialogue that continues between cuts
Types of Sound in Cinema
Speech, music and noises/sound FX
Dry Recording
Recording cleanly so that effects can be added
Sound Mixing
Combinations of sounds
Rhythm in Sound
The beat, tempo, and accents of the soundtrack; not just limited to music
Fidelity
How accurate the sound is to its source
Internal vs External Diegetic
External has source in the scene, internal is in character’s mind
Sound Over
Non-diegetic and internal diegetic sounds; have no true source in scene
Sound Perspective
Sense of distance and location suggested by sounds
Synchronous/Asynchronous Sound
Sound that matches the image, or does not
Stereophonic, Multichannel and Surround Tracks
Speakers spread around a theater that don’t all play the same sound; can be used to give direction and depth to sounds
Simultaneous/Non-Simultaneous Sound
Sound that is occurring at the same time as what’s on screen; sound that is from a time not currently onscreen i;e a sonic flashback or narrator from after the main plot takes place
Sonic Flashback
A sound from an earlier scene; i;e a sound memory
