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Dialogue, recorded narration, music and sound effects are described in words. Learners name each element and say what it adds to a clip, video or slide show.
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A school video about a fish market has calm guitar music, a boy's recorded voice reading facts, gulls crying and water splashing, and two vendors talking. What do the sound effects add?
A radio ad for a bakery plays soft music, a baker greeting a customer, a recorded voice giving the shop address, and bread crust crackling. Why did the makers add the crackling sound effect?
In a cartoon, two children argue about which street to search for their lost puppy. Sad piano music plays, rain patters on a roof, and a recorded voice says the puppy ran away at noon. What does the dialogue add?
A film shows the Banaue rice terraces. A recorded voice explains how farmers cut the steps long ago. Flutes play softly, water trickles, and two farmers greet each other. What does the recorded narration add?
In a film, a fishing boat sails toward a storm. Low drums play as the sky darkens, waves crash, the crew shout orders, and a recorded voice names the sea they cross. Why did the maker choose the low drum music?
A museum slide show displays old clay jars. A recorded voice names each jar, quiet strings play, pots clink softly, and a guide answers a boy's question. Why did the makers add recorded narration?
A road safety video shows a busy street. A recorded voice lists three rules, drums beat fast, a siren wails, and a girl warns her brother to wait. Why did the makers add the siren sound effect?
A basketball highlight clip shows fast play. Quick drum music runs under it, shoes squeak on the floor, a recorded voice gives the final score, and two players shout to each other. What does the music add?
In an animated folktale, a farmer tells his neighbor he will not share his water. Sad strings play, crickets chirp, and a recorded voice says the dry season lasted months. What does the dialogue show?
In a cooking clip, a recorded voice explains each step while two hands work. Cheerful music plays, oil sizzles in a pan, and a cook thanks her helper. What does the recorded narration add?
A slide show about a bird sanctuary shows still photos. Soft flutes play, a recorded voice names each bird, wings flap and water laps, and a ranger answers a visitor. What do the sound effects add?
A toy advertisement shows children playing. Bright, bouncy music plays, blocks clatter, a recorded voice gives the price, and a girl asks her friend to join her. Why did the makers choose bouncy music?
A group is building a jungle scene for their video. They want viewers to feel they are standing inside the jungle, and no one may speak in the scene. Which audio element fits that purpose?
A group wants viewers to feel excited during a running race clip. No one will speak in the clip, and no facts will be given. Which audio element fits their purpose?
A group wants viewers to learn how two friends ended their quarrel, told in the friends' own voices as it happened. Which audio element should carry that?
A group's slide show teaches younger pupils how to plant a seed. The pictures show each step, and the young pupils cannot read quickly. Which audio element should explain the steps?
A class video of a school fiesta has drums and singing under the pictures, dancers calling to the crowd, a recorded voice naming each dance, and firecrackers popping. What would be lost if the music were cut?
In a news clip, a recorded voice says the flood began on Tuesday. Music plays low, rain pounds on roofs, and a mother tells her son to hurry. Which element gives the viewer the day the flood started?
In a film, the words that the characters speak to one another are called ___.
A voice taped before a slide show and played over the pictures is called recorded ___.
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