Deck 5: Do You Hear That Voice in My Head?

Question 1

How would you describe narrative voice-over?

A) Character clips that tell you how you are doing in the game
B) Gives instructions within a game
C) Includes more involved communication, such as between two characters on the screen
D) Time out instructions

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How would you describe feedback voice-over?

A) Character clips that tell you how you are doing in the game
B) Gives instructions within a game
C) Includes more involved communication, such as between two characters on the screen
D) Short burst of dialogue that gives the player context

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How would you describe dialogue voice-over?

A) Character clips that tell you how you are doing in the game
B) Gives instructions within a game
C) Includes more involved communication, such as between two characters on the screen
D) Time out instructions

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is one responsibility of a voice-over producer?

A) Imagining the lines that the actors will perform
B) Making the project work
C) Negotiating the fee terms
D) Negotiating the contract terms

Question 5

What is one responsibility of a voice-over talent agent?

A) Imagining the lines that the actors will perform
B) Making the project work
C) Coordinating all parties involved
D) Negotiating the contract terms

Question 6

What is one responsibility of a voice-over writer?

A) Imagining the lines that the actors will perform
B) Making the project work
C) Coordinating all parties involved
D) Negotiating the contract terms

Question 7

What does a voice-over actor do?

A) Works directly with the talent in the recording studio
B) Runs all necessary hardware and software in the studio
C) Like a virtuoso instrumentalist they use all the techniques to pull off amazing performances
D) Ensures script is professionally performed and well recorded

Question 8

What does a voice-over director do?

A) Works directly with the talent in the recording studio
B) Runs all necessary hardware and software in the studio
C) Like a virtuoso instrumentalist they use all the techniques to pull off amazing performances
D) Ensures script is professionally performed and well recorded

Question 9

What does a voice-over recording engineer do?

A) Works directly with the talent in the recording studio
B) Runs all necessary hardware and software in the studio
C) Like a virtuoso instrumentalist they use all the techniques to pull off amazing performances
D) Ensures script is professionally performed and well recorded

Question 10

How could a dynamic microphone be described?

A) A device that changes sound into an electrical signal
B) They do not evenly cover the entire frequency spectrum of sound so are used in specialized applications in a studio setting and have different strengths and weaknesses
C) Commonly used for professional voice recording
D) They require external power to work, either in the form of a battery, or phantom power

Question 11

How could a microphone be described?

A) A device that changes sound into an electrical signal
B) They do not evenly cover the entire frequency spectrum of sound so are used in specialized applications in a studio setting and have different strengths and weaknesses
C) Commonly used for professional voice recording
D) They require external power to work, either in the form of a battery, or phantom power

Question 12

How could a condenser microphone be described?

A) A device that changes sound into an electrical signal
B) They do not evenly cover the entire frequency spectrum of sound so are used in specialized applications in a studio setting and have different strengths and weaknesses
C) Commonly used for professional voice recording
D) Use signals that are generally very low in terms of audio level

Question 13

What is a unidirectional microphone?

A) One that will pick up everything from the room
B) One that is sensitive to sounds from only one direction
C) One that is considered the "purest" in terms of low coloration
D) One that responds much less to wind noise

Question 14

What is an omnidirectional microphone?

A) One that picks up sound to the left and right about 180 degrees
B) One that focuses on things directly in front of it
C) One that is considered the "purest" in terms of low coloration
D) One that responds much less to wind noise

Question 15

What does an editing engineer do?

A) Takes the raw voice-over session and cuts it up line by line, creating unique files
B) Runs all necessary hardware and software in the studio
C) Like a virtuoso instrumentalist they use all the techniques to pull off amazing performances
D) Ensures script is professionally performed and well recorded

Question 16

What does a programmer/integrator do?

A) Takes the raw voice-over session and cuts it up line by line, creating unique files
B) Runs all necessary hardware and software in the studio
C) Inserts each file into the game engine
D) Ensures script is professionally performed and well recorded

Question 17

What is one result of using a non-union actor?

A) Demands considerably more paperwork
B) Allows for a certain amount of flexibility in negotiating rates and availability
C) Has many restrictions about numbers of characters
D) Has limitations on maximum consecutive house the actor can work

Question 18

What is not one result of using a union actor?

A) Demands considerably more paperwork
B) Allows for a certain amount of flexibility in negotiating rates and availability
C) Has many restrictions about numbers of characters
D) Has limitations on maximum consecutive house the actor can work