Exploring Sound worksheet (U5, LO1: AC 1.

1)

*Remember to use CMD+K to add links to the definition text you put in the boxes below*

You are required to complete the tasks on this sheet and place the content in your Weebly Research section calling it EXPLORING
SOUND. You will be required to answer a series of questions in order to pass. They are in RED on this document. You can answer
these questions using examples from TV, film, animation or gaming but will need to provide links so make sure you can do this
when choosing them!

Wherever you use a quote from any other source, please say where you got it from or it could result in a PLAGIARISM mark
which would automatically fail the unit.

Task 1/6: Diegesis and Non-Diegesis

You are required to give…

 An existing definition of both diegetic and non-diegetic sound. Say where you got them from.
 Rewrite each definition in your own words to show you understand what they mean.
 Provide an example of each of these. This could be a Youtube link (timecoded please!) with a very short description.
Existing Your understanding Example(s) with description
Name Definition with
link
Sound that originates An example of a diegetic sound would be
https:// from within the video or entering a room and filming the natural
www.adobe.com film’s world is termed sounds that are occurring in that room.
/creativecloud/ diegetic sound. It can come
video/hub/
either from on-screen or off-
ideas/diegetic-vs-
non-diegetic- screen but it always happens
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Sometimes called
https:// commentary or non-literal An example of a non-diegetic sound would
www.adobe.com sound, non-diegetic sound is
be someone doing a narration over a film
/creativecloud/ any type of sound that does
or video, such as Morgan freeman in the
video/hub/ not specifically exist within
ideas/what-is- the world of the film itself. Shawshank Redemption.
Non-
Diegesis non-diegetic- In other words, it’s the type
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Task 2/6: Background Music

You are required to give…

 An existing definition of both soundtrack music and score music. Say where you got them from.
 Rewrite each definition in your own words to show you understand what they mean.
  Provide an example of each of these. This could be a Youtube link (timecoded please!) with a very short description.

Existing Definition with link Your understanding Example(s) with

Name
A soundtrack is
something that already
Soundtrac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=441Vy8BBnIc exists and is used in the
k
film.
A score is something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkcBJawiIHA written specifically for
Score
a film.
description
For example, the
soundtrack from Forrest
Gump as its full of songs
from that specific time
period.
For example, the piece of
music “Brooks was here”
from the Shawshank
redemption.

Task 3/6: Ambience

You are required to give…

 An existing definition of ambient sound. Say where you got it from.

 Rewrite the definition in your own words to show you understand what it means.
 Provide at least one example of this. It could be a Youtube link (timecoded please!) with a very short description.

Existing Definition with link Your Example(s) with description

Name
understanding
My 1.
understanding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOd
In filmmaking, ambience (also known is that This an example from the film Dunkirk.
as atmosphere, atmos, or background) consists 2.
ambient
of the sounds of a given location or space.[1] It is the
opposite of "silence". Ambience is similar sound is a
3.
to presence, but is distinguished by the existence of piece of
Ambient explicit background noise in ambience recordings, natural sound
Sound as opposed to the perceived "silence" of presence that accrue in
recordings. the
background of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambience_(sound_recording
videos and
isn’t part of
the main
audio.

Task 4/6: Foley

You are required to give…

 An existing definition of foley sound. Say where you got it from.

 Rewrite the definition in your own words to show you understand what it means.
 Provide at least one example of each this. It could be a Youtube link (timecoded please!) with a very short
description.

Name Existing Definition with link
In filmmaking, Foley[1] is
the reproduction of
Foley everyday sound
Sound effects that are added to
films, videos, and other
media in post-
Your understanding Example(s) with description
A foley sound Foley 1. An example of a foley sound
sound effects could be as simple as setting
down a cup of tea on the table
are custom sounds
or even the sounds of
made in post- footsteps.
production. Every sound
 production to enhance made in movies, TV 2.
audio quality. These shows, and even some
reproduced sounds, video games — from 3.
named after sound-
effects artist Jack Foley,
zipping jackets to setting
can be anything from the down coffee mugs.
swishing of clothing and
footsteps to squeaky
doors and breaking
glass.

Task 5/6: Recording apparatus

You are required to list as many ways as possible that you could personally record sound for your work. Think about
hardware and software, so for example if you want to use your phone, talk about what type it is and as a result what
software or app you may choose. Talk about other methods you may be able to use, perhaps equipment which can be
booked from the college?

Name/type of hardware/software Advantage Disadvantage

Easy to access and quite simple Could run out of charge and may lack
H/ware to navigate. internet.
Samsung galaxy 14.
1:

H/ware Good quality and easy to Not always accessible.

Mac book.
2: navigate.
S/ware You get good quality audio. Can be difficult to navigate.
Adobe premiere.
1:
S/ware You get good quality audio. It’s hard to record in the classroom.
Adobe after effects.
2: And can be difficult to navigate.

Task 6/6: Handling noise and other unwanted sounds (usually WIND)
You are required to give…

 Existing definitions of handling noise, distortion/clipping and gain as they relate to audio recording, microphone use,
etc. Say where you got them from.
 Rewrite the definitions in your own words to show you understand what they mean.

Existing Your
Name Definition with understanding Example with link
link of cause
Handling When the https://www.ccisolutions.com/StoreFront/category/how-to-handle-a-handheld-m
noise” is mic is being %E2%80%9D%20is%20the%20rumbling,amplified%20in%20the%20sound%20syst
the rumbling or
static noise rubbed
generated against or
when the when an
handle of a mic object is
is bumped, passed from
rubbed, or
passed from one hand to
hand to hand. another.
Handling noise All of these
actions create
noise that can
be picked up
by the
microphone
and are
amplified in the
sound system.

Distortion When your https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distortion

Distortion/clipping
refers to the voice is
 altering or changed
deformation when you
of an audio speak close
signal's to the
original microphone.
waveform.
Gain in audio Gain is when https://blog.landr.com/what-is-gain/
is a term for the
the mic
amount of
amplification can’t pick up
applied to a a sound
signal by any because it is
process that
increases its to loud.
strength. It's
measured in
decibels, or dB
Gain
for short. A
good way to
think about gain
is as the
difference in
signal strength
between the
input and the
output of an
audio system or
processor.