Sound Effects – Film Production Exam
The key terms of Film Production Exam include, Sound Effects, Production, Audition, Film.
source sound
sound that appears to come from an object onscreen, such as radio or television, animal or actors
point of audition
sound as it might be heard by a character within a film
synchronous
refers to “visible” sounds; means that the sound and image match
nonsynchronous
refers to “invisible” sound; sound is detached from its source
diegetic
sounds the characters can hear
nondiegetic
sounds the characters cannot hear, for example the musical score
foley
sounds effects technique for synchronous effects or live effects in which foley artists match live sound effects with the action of the picture
Frame
single still image (letter)
Shot
single continuous recording made by a camera (word)
Scene
a series of related shots (sentence)
Sequence
a series of scenes which together tell a major part of the story (paragraph)
dubbing
adding dialogue and sound effects after filming is completed, in post production
synchronization
correctly aligning the visual and audio portions of a film so that the omage and sound are heard and seen simultaneously
talkies
the nickname given to the earliest sound films because the actors spoke out loud rather than acting without sound as they had done in the movies of the “silent” era
dialogue
all the words spoken in a film, offscreen and onscreen, whether by the characters or by a narrator
narration
a technique for conveying story information that is not part of the dialogue
post-production
any part of the filmmaking process that occurs after filming has been completed
soundstage
a large, soundproofed room in which a film set is built
wildsound
sound recorded on the set but not in synchronization with the camera
offscreen
anything that takes place where the audience cannot see it
melody
a linear sequence of notes that make up the most recognizable part of a piece of music
pitch
the relative highness pr lowness of a musical note
mixing
the process of setting levels of dialogue, music and sound effects and combining them into one continuous whole
rhythm
a regular, repeated pattern formed by a series of notes of differing duration and stress which gives music its character
source sound
sound that appears to come from an object onscreen, such as radio or television, animal or actors
point of audition
sound as it might be heard by a character within a film
synchronous
refers to “visible” sounds; means that the sound and image match
nonsynchronous
refers to “invisible” sound; sound is detached from its source
diegetic
sounds the characters can hear
nondiegetic
sounds the characters cannot hear, for example the musical score
foley
sounds effects technique for synchronous effects or live effects in which foley artists match live sound effects with the action of the picture