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30 Cards in this Set
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What SFX category best describes production specific sounds?
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Principal
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Who coined the phrase "sound designer?"
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Walter Murch
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Which of the following terms describes the category of effects involving everyday sounds?
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Editorial
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What is "room tone?"
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general ambience of a location
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What does "suspension" mean in sound design?
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The selective elimination of sound
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What are archetypal sounds?
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Sound referenced we identify with an almost universal level.
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What is Foley?
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The art of creating SFX live to a picture.
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What is a stinger?
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Short elements added to ambience tracks at specific points in order to spice things up.
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What is dead air?
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Silent airwaves
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A very special scream sound has been used in moies since the 1950's. What is the name used to describe this special scream?
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Wilhelm scream
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During production recording, usual sounds may be heard on set or nearby on location. These may often be recorded for later use. WHat type of sounds does this describe?
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Wild Track Recordings
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What emotion or idea do lion roars commonly convey?
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Power
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What does the sound of running water commonly convey?
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clensing, or rebirth
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What are ambiences and backgrounds?
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designed to set mood+location
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What is musically used to reprsent the production setting or location found in a story?
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Musical phases and themes
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Which musical key is often thought of as the "sad key?"
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Minor
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What is a motif?
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Music that identifies a characters presence.
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A radio is playing in the background of a movie scene. The music the radio is playing is a good example of what type of music?
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Source+Incedental
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Music is often licensed for use in a specific project. What is the name we use to refer to this music?
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Source Music
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In a soundtrack, which type of music is designed to prvide the basic emotional context for the audience?
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Underscore
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In the movie Saying Anything, John Cusack plays the Peter Gabriel song "In Your Eyes" to loneSkye on a boombox. Which music type best describes "In your Eyes?"
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Incidental
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What are the individual pieces of music created for a project called?
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Cues
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In movies and video games, music often is synchronized to specific visual events. What are these called?
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Hits
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What type of music involves clearly telling a specific story?
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Programmatic
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One effective methid of scoring involves contrasting the music with the visuals. Which type of music may this describe
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Juxtaposition
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Which musical key or is often thought of as the "happy chord?"
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Major
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Which musical key or chord is often thought of as the "surprised" key?
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Augmented
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Which musical key or chord is often thought of as the "evil or sinister" key?
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Diminished
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What is the musical equivalent of a character?
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Non-programmatic
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What is anempathetic music?
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Does not decribe what is occuring visually.
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