What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
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- In this lesson, we will learn about the different sounds we hear in film music and their purpose. There are some sounds that only the audience hear, and we will explore why that is and explore composing our own.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is post production?
The process of making a film.
Where post is stored when it hasn't been delivered.
Q2.
What is foley?
The technique of adding automation to a sound.
The technique of transposing parts in the middle of a song.
Q3.
Who created the foley technique?
James Nick Foley
John Foley
Q4.
What is a DAW?
Digital Accented Waves
Digital Automation Wing
Q5.
Which one of these sounds would be created through the foley technique?
Dog bark
Laser beam
Q6.
Which one of these sounds would be created by adding a sound effect?
Dog bark
Footsteps
6 Questions
Q1.
What does diegetic sound mean?
Sounds which are added after filming and can only be heard by the audience.
Sounds which are created through recording using unusual objects.
Q2.
What does non-diegetic sound mean?
Sounds that can be heard by the audience and the characters in the film.
Sounds which are created through recording using unusual objects.
Q3.
True or false: the sound of a radio being turned on in a kitchen is non-diegetic.
Others
True
Q4.
True or false: the sound of a low pitch drone, played on strings, as a man approaches the bathroom door is non-diegetic.
False
Others
Q5.
What is audio mixing software?
A drum machine which a DJ uses live at a performance.
A midi keyboard which connects to a computer.
Q6.
How do you zoom and cut audio using software?
You choose a loop from a bank of sounds and drag it onto a track.
You click on the pencil tool to write in your own notes.