Vocabulary
What does INT stand for?
Interior
What is ambience?
Sounds that are present in the environment.
Non-diegetic sound
What is a shotgun mic?
A shotgun microphone is a directional microphone that's designed to pick up sound from a specific direction.
What is a soundscape in film?
Combination of all sounds in a film including dialogue, music and sound effects.
What does EXT stand for?
Exterior
What is a voice over?
A piece of narration in a movie or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.
A family is eating dinner together; the background noise of other diners talking and cutlery clinking.
Diegetic sound
What is a stereo mic?
A stereo microphone is a device that has two built-in microphones that record sound in stereo.
A program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet, is a what?
a. Podcast
b. Logline
c. Pitch package
d. Target market
Podcast
What does ADR stand for?
Automated Dialogue Replacement
ADR happens when?
When the actors have to rerecord in a studio because the audio was lost.
In a horror film as the character makes their way to the haunted building an intense sounds of a heartbeat plays loudly through the speakers.
Non-diegetic sound
What is a wind protection for a microphone?
Audio accessories make sure voices are recorded without the unwanted howls and muffling.
A brief (usually one-sentence) summary of a television program, film, or book that states the central conflict of the story, is a ________.
a. Podcast
b. Logline
c. Pitch package
d. Target market
Logline
What does LCD stand for?
Liquid Crystal Display
Ambient sounds should establish the ___________?
Location
As a couple shares a tender moment, a swelling, uplifting musical score plays to emphasize the emotional weight of the scene.
Non-diegetic sound
What is a boom pole?
A boom pole is a long, extendable pole that holds a microphone. It's used to record audio for film, television, and broadcasting.
A particular group of consumers at which a product or service is aimed, is a _______.
a. Podcast
b. Logline
c. Pitch package
d. Target market
Target Market
What does XLR stand for?
External Line Return
What is a Zoom PodTrak?
A portable recording recorder.
The music playing through headphones.
Non-diegetic sound
or
Diegetic sound
A concise verbal (and sometimes visual) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series, is a _______.
a. Podcast
b. Logline
c. Pitch package
d. Target market
Pitch Package