Deck 7: Sound in the Cinema

Question 1

In a modern film,how many separate tracks may be layered into the mix at any given moment?

A)One
B)A dozen or more
C)Hundreds
D)At least five

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Sounds perform many functions in film including

A)prodding the audience to form expectations.
B)giving new value to silence.
C)steering the viewer's attention within an image.
D)All the answers are correct.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

How are speech,music,and sound effects captured?

A)By recording dubbed dialogue
B)By recording music
C)By recording Foley sound effects
D)All of the answers are correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The scene of the cavalry rescue in John Ford's Stagecoach

A)demonstrates how sound can call our attention to events happening offscreen,such as when the bugle call signaled the pending rescue.
B)shows that manipulation of a sound's fidelity can be used to create a striking transition,such as when the gunshots were manipulated to sound like horse hooves.
C)greatly exaggerates the volume of the rifle shots to convey the characters' subjective reactions.
D)is an unusual case of a major action sequence being played with no music at all.

Question 5

Film sound can include any mixture of

A)speech,music,and noise.
B)pitch,image,and loudness.
C)volume,text,and dialogue.

Question 6

The term dialogue overlap means

A)mixing sounds so that two or more characters speak at the same time.
B)creating realism by having one actor start to speak just before another finishes a line.
C)continuing a line of dialogue over cuts during shot/reverse shot.
D)a type of sound bridge that links one scene with the next.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major perceptual properties of film sound?

A)Volume
B)Pitch
C)Timbre
D)Texture

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT affect sound perspective in a theater space?

A)Timbre
B)Volume
C)Multichannel recording
D)Synchronization

Question 9

The angels in Wings of Desire violate the rule that one character cannot

A)hear the off-screen dialogue of another.
B)hear another's internal thoughts.
C)hear both on-screen and off-screen sound simultaneously.
D)speak while simultaneously listening.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about diegetic sound is NOT true?

A)It can come from an off-screen source within the world of the film.
B)It can come from a time later or earlier than the events occurring on the screen.
C)It can come from a source inside or outside the world of the film.
D)It can be manipulated to lack fidelity to its source in the film.

Question 11

The prologue of Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons

A)contains a rare example of characters seeming to hear a nondiegetic narrator.
B)contains a rare example of a nondiegetic on-screen narrator.
C)consists of a lengthy soliloquy using internal diegetic sound.
D)includes a scene where violins are used to simulate a woman's screams.

Question 12

Ambient sounds are the sounds that

A)are added to the mix in post.
B)are added to dialogue scenes to make them more crisp.
C)the natural sounds in the background of a scene when it's recorded.
D)are mistakes made by the musicians while recording the soundtrack.

Question 13

In film sound,"fidelity" refers to

A)the sound that comes from within the diegetic space of the story.
B)the dialogue actually spoken by the actors during shooting.
C)sound that seems appropriate to its source in the film.
D)lip synchronization that has been done correctly.

Question 14

A sound bridge is

A)a lightweight frame for quickly moving a microphone above the action while filming on location.
B)overlapping the sound of one scene into the next.
C)boosting the volume of the music to make it more prominent than the voices or sound effects.
D)transferring a sound from one channel to another in multichannel recording.

Question 15

The pitch,or frequency,of a sound affects the

A)perceived color of the sound.
B)perceived loudness of the sound.
C)perceived texture of the sound.
D)perceived highness or lowness of the sound.

Question 16

The term Mickey Mousing refers to

A)the use of fast,cheerful music to accompany comic action.
B)the post-dubbing of sound effects created in a special studio.
C)tightly matching movement to music on the screen.
D)redubbing objectionable language in preparing a film for television broadcast.

Question 17

Sound that represents a character's thoughts without the character speaking aloud is called

A)mental sound.
B)internal diegetic sound.
C)cognitive sound.
D)off-screen sound.

Question 18

A dry recording is a recording

A)made in a nonreflective space so that it's "clean" and can be manipulated electronically later to yield the desired effects.
B)of music as heard through a sheet to fuse the timbre.
C)heavily digitally manipulated sound effects.
D)of dialogue by two different characters to emphasize conflict.

Question 19

In Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans,during the final combat scene,

A)traditional Magua tribal drumbeats punctuate the flying arrows.
B)the orchestral music is slow,deep,and foreboding to accentuate Magua fighters sneaking up on Chingachgook.
C)Scottish dance music synchronizes with visual rhythms.
D)there is no sound,only silence.

Question 20

A sound bridge is categorized as

A)simultaneous sound.
B)nondiegetic sound.
C)diegetic sound.
D)lacking fidelity.

Question 21

Diegetic sound must come from an on-screen source.

Question 22

The "Wilhelm" scream comes from a Foley sound library and has been used in only one full-length film,Psycho.

Question 23

A category of film that typically uses sonic flashbacks intercut with diegetic synchronous sound is

A)animation.
B)trial films.
C)Westerns.
D)romantic comedies.

Question 24

Foley sound effects are the most common kind of nondiegetic sound.

Question 25

The rhythm,melody,harmony,tempo,volume,and instrumentation of the music can all strongly affect a viewer's emotional reactions.

Question 26

When the king puts on headphones in The King's Speech,what kind of sound do we hear?

A)Off-screen restricted sound
B)On-screen restricted sound
C)Off-screen voiceover
D)On-screen voiceover

Question 27

Fidelity refers to the quality of recording.

Question 28

In musicals,the soundtrack is made before the image track.

Question 29

Jackie Brown repeats the same scene three times,using ______ in each version.

A)three very similar nondiegetic soundtracks
B)restricted narration and varying sound tracks
C)identical sonic flashbacks
D)varying internal diegetic sound and voiceover narration

Question 30

A dialogue overlap is when a line of dialogue continues across a cut.

Question 31

The final battle scene of Seven Samurai uses a dense mix of sound effects without music.

Question 32

In Citizen Kane,a sound motif is

A)the whirl of the wind outside Xanadu.
B)the click of tap-dancing heels.
C)the inability of Kane's wife,Susan,to sing pitches accurately.
D)All the answers are correct.

Question 33

Film sound can include any mixture of noise,music,and speech.

Question 34

To aid in synchronization,the soundtracks of animated films are recorded after all the images are completed.

Question 35

To create suspense,horror and mystery films often use

A)digitally recorded sound.
B)sonic flashbacks.
C)voiceover commentary.
D)sound from an unseen source.

Question 36

The loudness of sound in film can be measured precisely but is subjective for the listener.

Question 37

Volume,pitch,and timbre all contribute to the sonic texture of a film.

Question 38

In the scene when Virginia is on the beach in The Snake Pit,the crossing of internal and external diegetic sound borders accomplishes what narrative goal?

A)It gives the viewer a better sense of the spatial dimensions of the mise-en-scene.
B)It gives the viewer access to the larger political context of the story.
C)It confuses the viewer in order to then reveal Virginia's mental state.
D)It provides the viewer with an intimate understanding of the protagonist's sexuality.

Question 39

How would you describe Casablanca's soundtrack compared to film soundtracks of today?

A)Empty
B)Linear
C)Full
D)Noisy

Question 40

Rhythm involves what aspects?

A)Beat or pulse
B)Tempo or pace
C)Accents with patterns of stronger and weaker beats
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 41

Sound perspective gives a sense of spatial distance and location.

Question 42

Describe what off-screen sound is and two major ways it can be used.Illustrate your answer with specific examples from Film Art,the lectures,or any film seen for this class.

Question 43

Nondiegetic sound is the same as synchronous sound.

Question 44

Off-screen sound can provide a sense of how a scene will develop.

Question 45

How does on-screen and off-screen sound work with optical point-of-view cutting to illuminate character perspective in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown?

Question 46

An example of blending in The Exorcist is a single piercing scream repeated over and over again.

Question 47

The use of subjective sound can parallel that of optical point-of-view.

Question 48

Diegetic sound is defined as any sound that is realistic.