Objectives:

  • Explore and Identify the Uses of Sound in Film

Notebook Film Sound Assignment



This assignment covers chapter 4 in your textbook. As you read the chapter, answer the following questions in the right side of your notebook:

  1. Explain the difference between dialogue, music, and sound effects in film.

  2. What is meant by "overlapping" dialogue?

  3. What is a sound dissolve?

  4. Explain the purpose of dialogue. What does it do for the movie?

  5. What is the job of a Foley artist?

  6. Explain the importance of ambient sound.

  7. What is asynchronous sound? Provide an example from a film you have seen.

  8. Study the example on pages 160-161 of your book entitled, Vocals, Sound Effects, and Music in an Excerpt from Psycho.

    Your assignment is to find a one to two minute section from a movie and perform a sound analysis on the section. Play the section several times to yourself and then analyze it in regard to the following categories: visuals, vocals, sound effects, and music. Download the following Word document as an example:

    visual vocal example sheet

  9. Include at least a 100 word analysis of your observations with your list of specific observations recorded on the chart.

  10. Check out the website Filmsound.org and pick one area mentioned in the website that you find interesting. Write a summary (at least 150 words) of the section of the website that you have read and investigated.

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