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What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?

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Key learning points

  1. 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?
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

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Q1.
What does diegetic sound mean?
Correct answer: Sounds that can be heard by the audience and the characters in the film.
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.
Correct answer: Sounds which are added after filming and can only be heard by the audience.
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.
Correct answer: False
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
Correct answer: True
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.
Correct answer: A music programme that allows you to record, edit and save audio files.
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.
Correct answer: You click on the magnifying glass with a + sign and then right click to 'slice' the part you want to edit.
You click on the pencil tool to write in your own notes.