VIDEO SOUND

Interactive Notebook Page 54

TEKS (Biii) Explain how various

styles of music can create a

specific emotional impact.

Video: Communication & Production (2002)Chapters 2 & 7

Good Quality Audio

Three simple tips for recording better-

sounding audio:

1. Stay close to the subject.

2. Minimize background noise.

3. Direct silently.

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.

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.

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.

Audio

Audio: The sound components of an

audiovisual program.

Sound

Sound: The noises recorded as audio.

Sound Effects

Sound effects: (SFX) Specific noises

added to a sound track.

Dialogue

Dialogue: Speech by performers on-

screen.

Voiceover

Voiceover: Narration or dialogue

recorded independently and then

paired with related video.

Equalization

Equalization: The adjustment of the

volume levels of various sound

frequencies to balance the overall

mixture of sounds.

Mixing

Mixing: The blending together of

separate audio tracks, either in a

computer or through a sound mixing

board.

Production Track

Production track: The “live” sound

recorded with the video.

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.

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.