Exam 8: Sound

Describe two characteristics of sound effects at the foundry.

Which of the following sentences is describing a vocal tic?

________ refers to the degree to which a sound effect is "true to life," or realistic.

The use of Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries" during a helicopter attack on a Vietnamese village in Apocalypse Now is an intertextual reference to ________.

The title for No Country for Old Men is an intertextual reference to ___________________.

Whereas a sound bridge allows a sound to extend beyond a scene,a ________ emphasizes sonic parallels in adjacent scenes. For example,in itizen KaneC,the sound of Charle Kane applauding Susan's musical performance gives way to a crowd applauding at a political rally.

What happens to the score at the climax of Taxi Driver to suggest that Travis Bickle's romantic chivalry and his seething anger are complementary mindsets?

The arrival of pre-recorded,synchronized sound in 1927 allowed filmmakers at last to begin making cinema into a highly sophisticated visual medium.

A sound's ________ refers to its frequency,or its position on a musical scale.

In Days of Heaven,sound effects help establish for the audience the pleasure the main character takes escaping the bustling world of Chicago for the tranquility of the Southwest.

The score of Taxi Driver emphasizes that Travis Bickle's romantic longing for Betsy,hatred for the city and desire to rescue Iris are all contradictory aspects of a fractured personality that are unable to coalesce.

In No Country for Old Men,the sound effects that typically connote modern urban spaces__________________.

What sound in this sequence becomes a motif that reveals how these characters will be unable to escape their working class status? Be sure to explain how the motif establishes this point.

Music specifically composed or arranged to accompany a film is called a ________.

The sound of the adding machine in Days of Heaven disrupting the farmer's relaxation shows that,despite their class differences,the farmer is just as overwhelmed by the industrial system that engulfs the main characters,Abbey and Bill.

Identify three common ways sound may differ from the imagery onscreen.

Which of the following developments in film sound technology arrived in the 1930s and consequently freed cinema from the idea that "everything seen on the screen must be heard on the soundtrack"?

Identify one example from your textbook or in-class screenings of how music can shape space.

Identify two common functions of sound effects.

Identify two common functions of film music.