A) Diegetic sound is offscreen; nondiegetic sound can be on-screen or offscreen.
B) Diegetic sound provides no relevant spatial or temporal dimensions; nondiegetic sound provides an awareness of where the sound emanates.
C) Diegetic sound is recorded during postproduction; nondiegetic sound is recorded during production.
D) Diegetic sound originates from a source within a film's world; nondiegetic sound comes from outside that world.
E) Diegetic sound is assumed to be inaudible to the on-screen characters; nondiegetic sound accompanies action and speech depicted on-screen.
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A) It intentionally thwarts the audience's spatial and temporal expectations.
B) It answers fundamental questions about the narrative.
C) It helps the audience distinguish the individual sounds and understand how they are arranged in relation to one another.
D) The audio mise-en-scène emphasizes the camaraderie of three desperadoes.
E) The various nondiegetic sounds help us understand Harmonica's point of view.
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A) on the set.
B) while location scouting.
C) during postproduction.
D) during sound design.
E) in preproduction.
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A) dialogue
B) narration
C) sound effects
D) a director's rehearsal notes
E) music
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A) the whoosh of an arrow
B) a knife stabbing a watermelon
C) a fist hitting a side of a car
D) the cries of an infant
E) train whistles
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A) Traditional sound effects are unique; Foley sounds can be taken from a prerecorded library.
B) Traditional sound effects are created and recorded "wild"; Foley sounds are recorded in sync with the picture.
C) Traditional sound effects call attention to their own artificiality; Foley sounds enhance verisimilitude.
D) Traditional sound effects rely on a variety of props to simulate everyday sounds; Foley sounds are recorded from the natural sounds of real things.
E) Traditional sound effects exaggerate reality; Foley sounds are naturalistic.
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A) by the frequency (or speed) with which it is produced
B) by its amplitude (or degree of motion within the sound wave)
C) by its harmonic content
D) by its timbre and texture
E) by its volume or intensity
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A) It underscores the theme of freedom.
B) It foreshadows an upbeat denouement.
C) It provides us with clear clues about the characters' location.
D) The music signals that things will not end well for these characters.
E) It suggests temporal continuity.
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A) to help sort through outtakes
B) to rerecord sound originally recorded on the set or in a foreign language
C) to put film sound on a medium separate from the picture
D) to help transition to the digital format
E) to add dialogue when screening the dailies
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A) ADR.
B) double-system recording.
C) outtakes.
D) mixing.
E) dailies.
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A) The high intensity of the wind suggests a tornado is coming, and we fear for Tom's safety.
B) The low sound of the wind underscores Tom's loneliness and isolation.
C) The squealing of the wind suggests rising tension between Tom and his family.
D) The light breeze of the wind suggests a peaceful reunion.
E) The high frequency of the wind highlights how unnerved Tom is to return.
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A) Horses whinny when a character's name is mentioned in Young Frankenstein (1974) .
B) Quint draws his fingernails across a chalkboard in Jaws (1975) .
C) A Javanese gamelan orchestra plays when Lester fantasizes about escaping to a better world in American Beauty (1999) .
D) A woman opens her mouth to scream and instead we hear a train whistle in The 39 Steps (1935) .
E) Bernstein sings as if he is having a good time in Citizen Kane (1943) .
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A) mise-en-scène
B) coverage
C) editing
D) effecting
E) framing
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A) not faithful to its source.
B) diegetic.
C) low-pitched.
D) complex in quality.
E) simultaneous.
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A) The offscreen sounds of daily life represent the world outside the prison, and therefore, freedom.
B) The offscreen sounds of other prisoners wailing suggest the tyranny of the Nazis.
C) The offscreen sounds of rain, thunder, and lightning represent the power of nature.
D) The offscreen sounds of cell doors and keys clanking suggest the gears of justice are in motion.
E) The offscreen sounds of gunshots suggest he may soon be liberated.
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