Video Sound Powerpoint

1. Video: Communication & Production (2002)
Chapters 2 & 7
VIDEO SOUND
Interactive Notebook Page 54
TEKS (Biii) Explain how various
styles of music can create a
specific emotional impact.

2. Good Quality Audio
 Three simple tips for recording better-sounding
audio:
1. Stay close to the subject.
2. Minimize background noise.
3. Direct silently.

3. Stay Close to the Subject
 When using a camera’s build in
microphone (mike), stay as close as
possible to the subject.
 The farther away the microphone is,
the more interfering background noise
will be heard.

4. Minimize Background Noise
 Set up your shoot so that the camera
is aimed away from major noise
sources.
 Do not place talent in front of a busy
street because the mike will be
pointed directly at the traffic noise
behind them.
 Instead, position your subjects so that
the camera mike points away from the
traffic.

5. Direct Silently
 Do not give verbal instructions from
the camera position while recording.
Camera mikes pick up sounds to the
sides as well as in front.

6. Audio
 Audio: The sound components of an
audiovisual program.

7. Sound
 Sound: The noises recorded as audio.

8. Sound Effects
 Sound effects: (SFX) Specific noises
added to a sound track.

9. Dialogue
 Dialogue: Speech by performers on-screen.

10. Voiceover
 Voiceover: Narration or dialogue
recorded independently and then
paired with related video.

11. Equalization
 Equalization: The adjustment of the
volume levels of various sound
frequencies to balance the overall
mixture of sounds.

12. Mixing
 Mixing: The blending together of
separate audio tracks, either in a
computer or through a sound mixing
board.

13. Production Track
 Production track: The “live” sound
recorded with the video.

14. Straight Cut
 Straight cut: An edit in which audio
and video change simultaneously.
Also, an edit that does not include an
effect such as a fade or dissolve.

15. Split Edit
 Split edit: A cut in which audio and
video do not change together.
 When “audio leads” the sound with the
incoming video is heard over the end
of the outgoing video; when “video
leads” the sound with the outgoing
video continues over the incoming
video.