Foley

Jack Foley – Creator and developer of sound effect techniques used in film making through a performance method to record audio. These are recorded live and in post-production are synced to a film or moving image.

He work on films such as:

• The Phantom of the Opera ( 1925 )
• Dracula ( 1931 )
• Spartacus ( 1960 )

What is Foley?

Foley artists match live sound effects with the action of the picture. The sound effects are laid “manually” and not cut in with film. Foley is an excellent means of supplying the subtle sounds that production mikes often miss. The rustling of clothing and squeak of a saddle when a rider mounts his horse give a scene a touch of realism that is difficult to provide using other effects methods.

Started with radio drama > then moved to live > at last, sound was recorded separately then added to the film.

Different Floor sounds.

• wood
• gravel
• carpet
• tiles
• running
• walking etc..

• riding a bike
• some car sounds
• key jangling
• knives
• eating

Recording your own sound

You should try and position your microphone / recorder about 1 foot away from the subject. Think outside the box, sometimes you can create sounds using different objects.

Microphones – your microphone should usually be pointing at the source of the sound.

Noise – Try to record your sounds with little to no background noise, as any processing done to these clips will effect background noise too.

Timeout – Control your own breathing. If you need a break indicate the operator, simply give few seconds after making the sound to take a break.

We have a little task to try and recreate Foley effects, Faith and I managed to get 7. As i cannot put the video files.