Sound 1

Question 1

1. Give 3 examples of what sound can be used to signify.
2. What are the 2 main types of sound?
   - What are the 6 other types of sound?

Answer 1

1. Place, things about a character, time period, genre, something is about to happen, mood/tone.
2. Diegetic and Non-diegetic sound.
   - Contrapuntal, Silence, Direct, Ambient, Foley & Parallel sound.

Question 2

1. What is Diegetic sound?
   - Give an example.
2. What is Non-diegetic sound?
   - Give an example.
3. Which sound creates ambience/atmosphere?
   - What 2 genres is this usually used in?
4. What is Foley Sound?
   - Which type of sound matches the visual? (Give an example).

Answer 2

1. Sound that can be heard by the characters.
   - Dialogue, wind.
2. Sound that cannot be heard by the characters.
   - Music, narration.
3. Ambient sound.
   - Horror or sci-fi.
4. Sounds created in a studio made to sound real.
   - Parallel sound, e.g. firing of a gun.

Question 3

1. Which sound is the opposite of parallel sound?
   - This means that the sound ________ match the visual.
   - What kind of audience reactions does this create?
2. What is direct sound?
   - Which sound is rare and can make the audience feel uneasy or scared?

Answer 3

1. Contrapuntal sound.
   - Doesn’t.
   - Extreme audience reactions.
2. Sound recorded live in a street e.g. during a doc.
   - Silence.