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CAS112

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plot
the storyline; events that make up a story
conflict
the crux of any story
tone
overall feeling that a story imparts
juxtaposition
putting something side by side for comparison or contrast
tonality
overall arrangement and relation of the tones, or the lightness/darkness
frequency
number of cycles of compression and rarefaction per second, measured in hertz (Hz)
amplitude
the height of a sound wave, which determines its loudness
timbre
the attribute of sound that distinguishes specific sounds from each other
attack
the speed at which a sound reaches full volume
decay
how quickly a sound drops back down
stereo
sound which is transmitted by 2 speakers
phase
ime relationship between two or more sound waves at a given point in the cycle
inverse square law of sound
intensity varies with the square of the distance. This implies: 1. get the mic as close as possible 2. Moving a mic a little makes a big difference
ambience
pervading atmosphere of a space, sometimes a psychological feeling
signal to noise ratio
a comparison between the strength of "signal" (the electrical strength) to the "noise" (noise present in the electronic system)
direct sound
sound directly from the source
indirect sound
direct sound bounced off a surface
reverberation
the collection of reflected sounds from surfaces in an environment
melody
a sequence of notes of differing durations
harmony
simultaneous sounding of two or more tones; can be consonant or dissonant
consonance
complementary harmony
dissonance
uncomplementary tones
texture
the interweaving of melody, timbre, and harmony
dynamic range
the range between the soft and loud parts of a musical piece
crescendo
going from soft to loud
diminuendo
going from loud to oft
pick-up
a pattern of a microphone's sensitivity from different directions: Types include Omni-directional, Bi-Directional or Figure of Eight, Cardoid, Hyper Cardioid, and Super Cardioid
transducer
generally, something that converts one form of energy into another
diagetic sound
sound that is logically heard during a scene, including dialogue, music and sound effects corresponding to what we see on screen
non-diagetic sound
sound that is not logically heard during the scene
proximity effect
a principle of sound that tells the listener psychologically how far away a sound is
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