Monday, October 31, 2016

Foley: What Is It

For my minor project i will use sound (Foley) as my primary basis meaning Foley work will act as my foundation for my project and will make up all of my example for the project.

So what is Foley:

Foley is the recreation of sound effects that are added into film, video, and other media during post-production to enhance audio quality. These sounds range from squeaky doors and breaking glass to the swishing of clothing or people's foot steps. It is stated that the best foley art should go unnoticed by the audience as it helps create reality within a scene, mainly due to without these background noises the films will feel unnatural and quiet.

Foley Artists are also responsible with creating ambient sounds as most props and sets in film usually do not sound anywhere close to how they should in real life.Foley sounds are used to enhance the auditory experience of the movie. 

Another use of Foley is it's use of covering up unwanted sounds that are made on set of the film such as Airplanes and unwanted traffic.

The term "Foley" is also used to describe a place, such as Foley-stage or Foley-studio, where the Foley process takes place.



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