Which term represents external audio recordings used in post-production?

• A. Wild
• B. Telecine
• C. Tail Pop
• D. Main Clock

Answer: (A)

External audio recorded separately from the picture is called wild sound (or wild tracks). These recordings are captured independently—often on location or in a separate session—and then brought into post to be synced with the footage or used to replace problematic on-set audio. Wild sound provides editors with flexibility to improve dialogue clarity, add ambience, or insert room tone and effects after the fact. The other terms don’t describe external, non-sync audio: telecine is the process of transferring film to video, tail pop is a short cue used to mark the end of a take, and main clock refers to the master timing reference for timecode—none of which denote external post-production audio recordings.