Deck 2: Sound Design Theory

Question 1

Sound that is literal and directly associated with an on-screen subject or action is referred to as…

A) Causal
B) Semantic
C) Reduced
D) Hard effect
E) Both a and d

Answer 1

Causal

Question 2

Which of the following are examples of semantic sound?

A) Dialogue
B) Narration
C) Radio or television addresses
D) Morse code
E) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

When referring to a music cue, the term source music is generally substituted for diegetic sound.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Another term for off-screen sounds is synchronous sound.

Question 5

SFX are panned or positioned literally to the on-screen placement of a character or action.

Question 6

Which of the following are examples of an isomorphic cue?

A) Music hitting with an eye blink
B) The sound of a ceiling fan morphing to a helicopter blade
C) Sneak steps
D) Both a and c

Question 7

Which of the following are diegetic.

A) Principle dialogue
B) Hard effects
C) Source music
D) BGs
E) All of the above

Question 8

Guided perception is the concept of using sound design to influence the audience's perception of a scene.

Question 9

A character speaking direct to camera is an example of diegetic sound.

Question 10

The concept of playing through a scene implies that the music does not hit with specific actions.

Question 11

When panning the sound of a moving object, it is important to observe the line, even when the sound continues off-screen.

Question 12

We don't always have to hear what we see, but we have to see what we hear.

Question 13

A pre-lap is a sound edit designed to draw the audience into the next scene.