Question | Answer |
What 3 things does a production sound team record? | Dialog
Background
Walla |
What is walla? | Crowd chatter |
What is used to enable sync of audio to picture? | SMPTE Time Code |
Name 2 common production sound recorders? | Nagra (analog reel to reel)
DAT (with time code) |
What device shows the scene and take number on camera? | Slate |
What device on slate is used to profide a sync point for picture and sound? | Clapper or Sticks |
What do we call the ambient sound of a room? | Room Tone |
What do we call finding the time code locations where dialog, effects or music will be placed? | Spotting |
Who is in charge of all aspects of audio post? | Supervising Sound Editor |
What is re-recording dialog called? | Looping or ADR |
What are reasons why dialog may be replaced (7 reasons)? | Background noise too high/actor too soft,
drastic changes in background noise,
room reverb undesirable,
different emotions desired,
director didn't like voice,
script changes,
clean version for TV/airlines |
What do we call it when production dialog of several actors is separated to different tracks? | Split tracks |
What do we call brief segments of background noise left before and after each line of production dialog? | Handles |
What are the 3 phases in the making of a film? | Pre production,
Production,
and Post-production |
Who are the primary members of the audio production team? | Sound Mixer,
Boom Operator |
What kind of mic is used most often in production sound? | Shotgun (a specialized condenser) |
What minimizes pickup of wind noise? | A windscreen |
What is audio Post? | Replacement of, additions to and changes to production sound |
What are the 2 worst problems in production sound? | Rumble
and wind noise |
What do we call sound effects performed while watching film? | Foley |
What are the surfaces for walking in a Foley studio called? | Foley pits |
Who performs the Foley? | Foley walker
or Foley artist |
What are the purposes for sound effects? | Simulate reality,
create illusion,
set mood |
Who may create the effects? | A Sound Designer |
Who places effects in their sync position? | A Sound Editor |
What do we call non-foley'ed sound effects? | Cut effects
or hard effects |
Where do sound effects come from when we don't have the budget to create custom ones? | A sound effects library |
What is the difference between score and a source cue? | Source cue is a previously recorded source,
Score is written for and timed to the picture. |
What is a punch? | A white flash used to indicate music start, stop or tempo change |
What is a streamer? | A moving bar used to indicate a punch is about to occur |
Who oversees all aspects of the music? | Music supervisor |
Who places music in proper sync position, shortens or lengthens a cue and docuemnts start/stop points of music? | Music Editor |
Who writes the score? | Composer |
What do we call music used for an unfinised film before the score is written? | Temp Score
or Temp Tracks |
What do we use when there is no budget for a composer or licensicng source cues? | A Production Music Library |
What do we call a movie preview? | A Trailer |
Who does the final mix of a film? | Re-recording Mixers |
What is another name for mixing? | Dubbing |
What is M&E? | Music and Effects mixed seperately from dialog |
What is the transfer of the mix tback to the master video called? | Layback |
Waht do we call the sub mixes of similar sounds, created to make the final mix simpler? | Pre-mixes or stems |
True or False: Film mixes are intended to be as close to reality as possible. | False |