CINE 202 FINAL SFSU ANALYST EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS (A+ GRADE ACED)

CINE 202 FINAL SFSU ANALYST EXAM QUESTIONS &
DETAILED ANSWERS (A+ GRADE ACED)


How much sound is recorded on-set? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>-dialogue

-room tone

-specific FX (if the environment is quiet)



What are examples of sound that can be recorded/created in post? (5) - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>-Score

-Sound FX

-Foley

-Ambience

-ADR



This comes AFTER sound design; the adjusting and coloring of sound qualities/levels so that
they create a compelling audioscape - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sound Mix



What is a useful analogy for Sound Design vs. Sound Mix? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Sound
Design - picking recipe/ingredients; Sound Mix - cooking



This person is the head of the sound department. They record dialogue/diegetic sound/room
tone/ambience/sound effects. They are responsible for monitoring all recordings. They advise
the Director about the quality of sound recordings on-set. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Production
Sound Mixer




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,This person is the assistant to the Production Sound Mixer. They are responsible for microphone
placement, most commonly with a boom pole and boom mic - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Boom
Operator



This person is the assistant to the PSM and the Boom Op. They wrangle cables, set up
equipment and act as a 2nd sound mixer/boom op when needed - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Utility Sound Technician



What are the possible sounds that are recorded on-set/on-location? (5) - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>-sync sound

-wild sound

-dialogue

-ambient sound/room tone

-clean recordings



This is sound that recorded in conjunction with the picture; the picture and the sound
correspond - CORRECT ANSWER >>>sync sound



This is sound recorded on location but not in sync with the picture - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Wild
Sound



This the term for when picture is filmed without sound recording; the sound will be
built/designed in post - CORRECT ANSWER >>>MOS



This sound system is when sound is recorded on a separate device from the camera to be
synced up in post. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Double-System Sound



This is when sound is recorded directly onto video media via the on-board camera mic/external
mic plugged into camera - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Single-System Sound

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, Which is preferred by professionals? Double-System Sound or Single-System Sound? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Double-System Sound



This tool identifies production and shot information for the editor; it is used for syncing
doublesystem sound - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The Slate



This term is for how often sound waves occur - cycles per second. It is measured in hertz (Hz). -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>Frequency



Bass/low sound occurs with this type of frequency. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Less frequency



Treble/high sound occurs with this type of frequency. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>More frequency



This is the term for the "loudness" of sound. It is measured in decibels (dB). - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Amplitude (higher=louder)



Human hearing range in dB. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>0-120



This is the term for the unique quality of a sound irrespective of frequency and amplitude. The
"color" of the sound. (For instance, how we distinguish different instruments playing the same
note) - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Timbre/Tone



This is the number of times sound is sampled/measured per second. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Sample rate



This is how precise each sample is (measured in bits). - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Bit depth


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