Who is Foley?

Jack Donovan Foley (1891-1967) began what is now known as Foley art in 1927. He had started working with Universal Studios in 1914 during the silent movie era.

Foley became part of the sound crew that turned the “silent” musical Show Boat into the musical that it is known as today.

The microphones could not pick up more than dialogue and so other sounds had to be added in post production. Foley and his small crew would project the film on a screen while recording a single track of audio that would capture their live sound effects in real time. Their timing had to be perfect so that footsteps and closing doors would sync with the actors' motions in the film. Jack Foley created sounds for films until his death in 1967.[3] His methods are still employed today.

Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in filmmaking. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNvKhe2npMM

The alternative to recording sound on location is:archived recordings of sound effects or music that can be added afterwards in the studio - sound effects and music specially created and recorded for the film.

Additional Dialogue Redub

When dialogue is overdubbed in the studio it is called ADR.

Why might we need to record ADR?

- There is too much background noise on location. - The shot does not allow for a boom to be on location.

Recording vocals in the studio means the audience are given a highly privileged position in which they are able to hear clearly everything that is being said.

This enhancement of the vocals can amount to a highly artificial experience. We are brought up with these film conventions, and since we are carried forward by the intensity of our desire to follow the story, we accept what is in reality a highly contrived clarity of sound.Explain this statement in your own words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSf8Er2gV_Q

Creating a world through sound:Disney sound designers

Task:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQjW0hI6EzU

Watch the 10 second animation and delete the audio track in Premiere and replace it with your own Foley.

Foley must include;

-Music-Dialogue-Sound effects

Work in pairsAll sound must be your original creation.