Sound Department

Careers

100

This person is responsible for the placement of all microphones including the boom mic.

Who is boom operator?

200

This person is responsible for making all of the sound effects needed to tell the story.

Who is a foley artist?

300

This person is responsible for the quality of the sound recording during the shooting on location.

Who is the location sound editor?

400

This person is responsible for writing and directing the instrumental music used in film.

Who is the composer?

500

This person is responsible for getting the rights and licenses to use music that has been created by other artists and fall under copyright protection.

Who is the music supervisor?

Sound Terminology

100

This is everyday sounds like footsteps and doors closing that are recorded in a studio and added in post-production.

What is foley?

200

This is the rerecording of lines of dialogue that were unclear on the day of shooting.

What is ADR?

300

This is the ambient noise of a location.

What is room tone?

400

These are sounds that are recorded independent of a moving images that can support the story of the scene.

What are wild tracks?

500

This is the technique for mimicking the sounds of a crowd of people talking.

What is walla?

Microphones

100

The pickup pattern of this microphone is long and narrow in front of the mic.

What is a shotgun mic?

200

This microphone records in a heart shaped pattern.

What is a cardioid mic?

300

This microphone records sound from all directions.

What is a omnidirectional mic?

400

A shotgun mic is usually attached to one of these.

What is a boom pole?

500

This is the slang terminology for the fuzzy wind screen attached to a microphone to reduce wind noise.

What is a dead cat?