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Intro to Media Arts
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Graduate
06/06/2011

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Arranging is...
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writing instrument parts as notation or simple charts and is usually the Producer’s responsibility.
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Song Sctructure: The Intro...
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Introduces the melody or feel
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Song Sctructure: The Verse...
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Usually has the same as melody and chords as intro and lyrics change from verse to verse.
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Song Sctructure: The Chorus...
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Has reoccuring music and lyrics.
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Song Sctructure: The Bridge...
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Contrasts in rhythm to rest of song.
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Song Sctructure: The Solo...
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 Higlights an instrument A.K.A. the break.
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Song Sctructure: The Outro...
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May have unique ending or fade away.
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What is a "Demo"?
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The Demonstration Recording is used to sell the music or artist to a recording company or publisher and is expected to be studio quality and copyrighted
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1 page of a script is worth...
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1 minute of screen time.
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Storyline Structure is...
Definition
the 3 Act paradigm
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Act 1 is consisted of 3 parts...
Definition
The hook, the exposition & plot point one.
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The hook...
Definition
grabs the audience's attention
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The exposition is...
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what tells us the who, what, when, and where.
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The Plot point one is...
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the major event that moves us into Act 2
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Act 2 is consisted of 2 parts...
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The midpoint and the climax.
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The midpoint is...
Definition
the halfway point in 2nd act (AKA point of no return)
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The climax is...
Definition
the point of highest dramactic tension
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Act 3 is considered as...
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The resolution
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There are 2 types of characters in a film...
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The Protagonist & the Antagonist
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What is a storyboard?
Definition
A colletion of images of film set up shot-by-shot in comic book fashion.
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Storyboards help determine...
Definition
Camera angles, lighting, what to construct, special effects
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What is sound?
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It is a disturbance in atmospheric pressure to which our ears respond.
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Compression is...
Definition
an area of higher-than-normal air presure. (pushes)
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Rarefaction is...
Definition
an area of lower-than-normal air pressure.(pulls)
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Wavelength is...
Definition
The distance from start to finish.
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Amplitude is...
Definition
the strength of wave(height).
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What is the speed of sound?
Definition
770 MPH/1130FPS (feet per second) in air
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What is frequency?
Definition
Number of cycles per second
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What is frequency measured in?
Definition
Hertz(Hz)
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What is the human hearing range (Frequency)?
Definition
20Hz - 20,000Hz
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Frequency is the same as...
Definition
Pitch
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Amplitude is the same as...
Definition
Loudness
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What is the human hearing range (Amplitude)?
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-1/4dB - 140dB
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Every 3dB...
Definition
...is doubled power.
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Every 10dB...
Definition
...is 10X power.
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How many times more powerful is 120dB than 80db?
Definition
10,000 times
(120 - 80 = 40)
"4 zeros after a 1"
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SPL (Sound Pressure Level) meter measures?
Definition
Amplitude(dB)
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RTA (Real Time Analyzer) measures?
Definition
Frequencies(Hz)
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Whate are the 2 forms of waves?
Definition
Simple waves (Synthetic) & Complex waves
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What are the 4 simple waves?
Definition
Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth & Square.
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Complex waves are...
Definition
Real world sounds
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What is a Phase and what is it measured in?
Definition
It's a timing difference between 2 waves (wave interferance) and it is measured in degrees?
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What is a Node?
Definition
It is when 2 identical waves are 180o out of phase and cancels out each other.
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What is a Anti-Node?

 

Definition
It is when 2 identical waves are in phase and reinforces each other
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How does sound transmission occur?
Definition
When sound puts a barrier into motion?
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What is diffraction?
Definition
It is when sound bends around obstacles.
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What is Reverberation?
Definition
It is when there are multiple reflections from many boundaries.
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What are the two types of hearing loss?
Definition
Temporary Threshold shift & Permanent Threshold shift.
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What is Temporary threshold shift?
Definition
Noise in ears after loud event.
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What is Permanent Threshold Shift?
Definition
Loss of frequency response in hearing.
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What is Tinnitus?
Definition
It is a permanent ringing/noise in the ear.
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What is Light?
Definition

It is when stray energy particles are absorbed by an Atom after which it expands then compresses and expels photons.

 

 

Term
What was Olaf Romer best known for?
Definition
I was the first to closely calculate the speed of light in 1676
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How did Olaf Romer come close to calculating the speed of light?
Definition
By watching the moons of jupiter.
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What is the speed of light?
Definition
Light travels at 186,000 MPS (miles per second)
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What did Nikola Tesla predict?
Definition
Wireless communication
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What happened to Tesla's prototype and when?
Definition
It was destroyed in a fire in 1895
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Who is Guglielmo Marconi?
Definition
He patented wireless communication on 1896
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What is KDKA?
Definition
It became the first commecial radio station in 1920
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What are the 2 different types of Radio Broadcast?
Definition
AM (amplitude modulation) and FM (frequency modulation)
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What is characteristic of AM Radio?
Definition
It has thousands of cycles (i.e. 580KHz).
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What is a characteristic of FM Radio?
Definition
It has millions of cycles (i.e. 95MHz)
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