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Quick questions on Sound design and music explained: H2 Theatre Studies and Drama
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What is the functions of sound?Show answer
Sound in the theatre does several jobs: it establishes location and time (birdsong for morning, traffic for a city), builds atmosphere and mood, signals or intensifies emotion, drives action (a phone that must be answered, a gunshot), and can comment on or counterpoint what is seen. Because hearing is closely tied to feeling and is hard to "switch off", sound frequently shapes the audience's emotional state without their conscious notice, which is part of its distinctive power.
What is q1?Show answer
Name four functions that sound can perform in a production. [4 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound, with an example of each. [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Why can silence be considered a powerful sound choice? [3 marks]
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