Properties of sound
The number of times a sound vibrates per second is measured in
Hz (Hertz)
What is channel 1
Always wrap sound cables in this way.
What is over-under
An audition session file is the equivalent to this kind of file in premiere.
What is a project file
When you use background ambience to make it sound like your actors are really in a cafe.
What is realism
Bit-depth refers to the ability to record this property of sound well.
What is volume
You want to record levels of dialogue around these levels on set.
What are peaks around -12 (when the mixer goes into yellow)
When you boom mic from above, you want to be this far away from a person's forehead/between their eyebrows
The kind of file you need to submit for someone to hear your finished sound, uncompressed.
What is a wav or aif file.
When you use a bunch of different sounds back to back to create an sound design effect.
What is montage
These patterns tell you where a mic will pick up sound well or poorly
If you want to sync sound and video using timecode, use this mode on camera.
What is free run
When you use a countryman lav, make sure this is on the mic when you put it away.
What is the black frequency response cap
The first step in post sound mix is always
Importing and organizing
When you strip out all the sounds but one that the actor is focusing on.
What is surrealism.
If a recorder can record a sample rate of 48kHz, what is the maximum pitch it can record?
What is 24 kHz
The zoom H4 Essentials always records this bit-depth of audio
What is 32-bit float
When someone is sweaty, use this clip for a mic.
Vampire clip
You must properly license these for your intended distribution destination
What are all music, effects, and added sound
When you get into the head of a character with sound design, but it is not an extreme effect.
Hyper-reality
A boom mic has this kind of polar pattern.
What is hyperdirectional
Single-system sound is when you record in this way.
What is with sound straight to camera.
You must use phantom power (or a battery in the mic) on these kinds of mics
Boom mics
In a traditional narrative film, always focus first on this element on your post sound mix.
What is dialogue
What is stretched reality.