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A Level Media Studies - Mr Beynon > Sound > Flashcards

Sound Flashcards

1
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What are the 6 types of sound?

A 
Diegetic sound 
Non diegetic sound 
Contrapuntal sound 
Parallel sound 
On screen sound 
Off screen sound
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What is diegetic sound?

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Anything that characters can hear & belongs in the diegesis

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What is the diegesis?

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A world created by text (Albert square in Eastenders)

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Can diegetic sound be edited in?

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Yes

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What is non diegetic sound?

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Sound that doesn’t belong & is not generated inside the diegesis

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What is an example of non diegetic sound?

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Music & voice overs

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What is contrapuntal sound?

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Sound which does not fit the mood, look or the content of the visuals

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What is an example of contrapuntal sound?

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Jaws - happy music on beach when a shark is coming

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What is parallel sound?

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Sound that fits the mood, look & content of the visuals

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What is an example of parallel sound?

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Happy music at a fun fair

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What is on screen sound?

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Sound that you can see being generated on the screen

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What is on screen sound always?

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Diegetic

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What is an example of on screen sound?

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A robin tweeting with visual

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What is off screen sound?

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Sound that you can’t see being generated but you can hear it

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What is an example of off screen sound?

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A door slamming upstairs

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What is wild tracking?

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Sound recorded separately/ independently to the film or video shoot by a foley artist

17
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What is a foley artist?

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Someone who creates the sound which will later be edited into a scene

18
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What is a sound bridge?

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Where a noise or sound continues over a transition/ change from one shot to another

19
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What is an example of a sound bridge?

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The sound of the sea running over many scenes in the women in black, as Daniel Radcliffe walks through the women in blacks garden

20
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What does a sound bridge do?

A

Helps engage viewers

21
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Why are sound bridges used?

A

They make separate scenes into a show, which runs smoothly

A Level Media Studies - Mr Beynon (5 decks)

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