Kerala University 2005 B.A Mass Communication and Video Production SOUND RECORDING AND EDITING - exam paper

FOURTH SEMESTER B.A DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2005
(Vocational Course)
Branch : Mass Communication and Video Production
SOUND RECORDING AND EDITING

Time: 3 Hours . Maximum : 60 Marks

1. Write short notes on any ten of the following:-
1. The properties of sound.
2. Synchronous and non-synchronous recording.
3. Intensity of sound
4. Resonance
5. Acoustics
6. Single system and Double system sound
7. Nagra recorder
8. Directory of a microphone
9. Gun micro phone
10. Loud speakers
11. Condenser microphones
12. Frequency and pitch
13. Headphones
14. Speed of sound.

(10*2=20 marks)
II. 1 Briefly define the role of a sound Recordist in the various stages of a film/video production viz pre-shooting, shooting and post –shooting.
Or
Represent by means of a block diagram the machines used in a recording studio clearly indicating the signal path from the source to the destination.

2. Briefly define the differences ranging from Analogue Sound Recording and Digital Sound Recording . elaborate the tech. aspects which provide digital sound recording an advantage over analogue sound recording?
Or

Write short notes on the following:-
(i) Sensitivity of a microphone
(ii) Signal to noise ratio
(iii) Dynamic range
(iv) Magnetic Sound Recording and Optical Sound Recording.
(20+20=40 marks)

Earning:   Approval pending.