Sound

Question 1

leitmotif

Answer 1

A repeating melodic phrase in music that is used to represent a character, setting, emotion or theme e.g. the violin solo in ‘Schindler’s List’ or John Williams soundtrack phrase for the arrival of ‘Superman’

Question 2

Non Diabetic Sound

Answer 2

Sound which is not canonicly heard within the film

Question 3

Diagetic Sound

Answer 3

Sound which is heard within the filn

Question 4

Foley

Answer 4

Sounds made to replicate other sounds

Question 5

Paralel / Empathetic sound

Answer 5

Sound that fits and reflects the mood of the scene

Question 6

Contrapuntal/Anempathetic sound

Answer 6

Sounds that conttrast with whats happning on screen

Question 7

On screen sound

Answer 7

Sound that you can see where it’s coming from

Question 8

Off screen sound

Answer 8

You cannot tell where the sound is coming from

Question 9

Synchronous

Answer 9

Sound that lines up directly with the events on screen

Question 10

Asynchronous

Answer 10

Sound that doesn’t line up directly with the events on screen

Question 11

Sound bridge

Answer 11

The same sound bridges two scenes

Question 12

Sound effects

Answer 12

Sounds added in post production that are diagetic, used to replicate souudns

Question 13

Dialogue

Answer 13

The action of spoken word from a character

Question 14

Musical score

Answer 14

A set of songs used for a particular film to match a theme or trend

Question 15

Pleonastic sound

Answer 15

Exaggerated sound

Question 16

L-cut

Answer 16

When the sound from one scene continues onto the next

Question 17

J-cut

Answer 17

When the sound of the second shot begins to play before the next shot

Question 18

Ambient sound (atmos)

Answer 18

Backround sound that reflects the mood