Exam 7: Sound in the cinema

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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, and any film seen for this class.

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

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Question 42

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

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Question 43

In adjusting the rhythm of the editing in relation to the sound, the editor always tries to avoid "cutting against" the dialogue.

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Question 44

Sound effects are the most common kind of nondiegetic sound.

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Question 45

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

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Question 46

The example from Chris Marker's Letter from Siberia used in Film Art demonstrates

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Question 47

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

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Question 48

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

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Question 49

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

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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, and any film seen for this class.

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

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

In adjusting the rhythm of the editing in relation to the sound, the editor always tries to avoid "cutting against" the dialogue.

Sound effects are the most common kind of nondiegetic sound.

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

The example from Chris Marker's Letter from Siberia used in Film Art demonstrates

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

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

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

Film as art: creativity, technology, and business

The significance of film form

Narrative form

The shot: mise-en-scene

The shot: cinematography

The relation of shot to shot: editing

Summary: style as a formal system

Film genres

Documentary, experimental, and animated films

Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends

Filters