Question 1

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe what off-screen sound is and two...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It can come from an off-screen or an on-screen source. 
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 narrative. 
D)  It can be manipulated to lack fidelity to its source in the film.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sound effects are the most common kind of nondiegetic sound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of different images to accompany the same sound. 
B)  the use of very precise, rhythmic synchronization. 
C)  the use of different sounds to accompany the same images. 
D)  the use of multiple-track sound.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  off-screen restricted sound 
B)  on-screen restricted sound 
C)  off-screen voiceover 
D)  on-screen voiceover

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  nondiegetic soundtracks 
B)  restricted narration 
C)  sonic flashbacks 
D)  internal diegetic sound

Exam 7: Sound in the cinema

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.