Year 9

To understand the role of a DAW in music creation, and the difference between foley and sound effects

Year 9

To understand the role of a DAW in music creation, and the difference between foley and sound effects

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the fascinating world of music in post production, how important a man called Jack Foley is to music in films, and look at how to create sounds for films using a DAW.

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6 Questions

Q1.
How can a film be affected if the timing of sound is not correct?
Correct answer: The action will be out of sync.
The audience won't like the music.
The cartoon dialogue won't make sense.
Q2.
What is an underscore?
A score written out by the composer.
Correct answer: Music that creates a mood or theme of the film.
Music that is louder than the dialogue.
Q3.
What is a silent movie?
It is a film that only has sound in the action scenes.
It is a film with no sound at all.
Correct answer: It is a film with no synchronised sound.
Q4.
What instrument was often played over a silent film?
Harp
Correct answer: Piano
Trumpet
Q5.
What is sonority?
A general term for a collection of pitches.
The different sounds a computer can make.
Correct answer: The different sounds we, or an instrument, can make.
Q6.
What would be an effective sonority to choose for a scary monster walking across a room?
A bright melody on a flute.
Correct answer: Bowed string sonority with low pitches that ascend.
Lots of rapid, punchy, loud drum beats.

6 Questions

Q1.
What is post production?
Correct answer: Stages of production that come after filming or recording.
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.
Correct answer: The technique of recording everyday sounds to enhance the audio quality of a film.
The technique of transposing parts in the middle of a song.
Q3.
Who created the foley technique?
Correct answer: Jack Donovan Foley
James Nick Foley
John Foley
Q4.
What is a DAW?
Digital Accented Waves
Correct answer: Digital Audio Workstation
Digital Automation Wing
Q5.
Which one of these sounds would be created through the foley technique?
Dog bark
Correct answer: Footsteps
Laser beam
Q6.
Which one of these sounds would be created by adding a sound effect?
Dog bark
Footsteps
Correct answer: Laser beam