Foley sounds are sound effects which are edited into a film after all the filming has been done. Foley sounds include footsteps, doors opening and closing, in other words, its most diagetic sounds rerecorded and added to the film. The boom operators job is to record only the dialogue as during filming other sounds may be recorded too which can be annoying so its best to record afterwards, Foley sounds allow total control over all sounds such as breathing or clothes rustling, you don't want to hear them type of sounds all the time because you'll only end up getting distracted, Foley allows the volume of the sounds to be controlled so the intensity of the sounds can be increased and decreased depending on the intensity of the situation.
How is it done?
Foley sounds are recorded by a Foley artist in a studio specialised for recording these types of sound, also some Foley sounds are stored electronic, for example on the program we used to add music to our Arlington Road title sequence and our prelim, Soundtrack, there was an instrumental option called Foley and it included a whole variety of Foley effects from breathing to glass breaking.
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| Couple of Foley artists recording Foley Sounds. |
Why is it done?
Its done because if there is no Foley sounds the film becomes a great big mess because the audience is spending so much time figuring out what the actors are saying because their speech is being drowned out by other surrounding sound, the audience wont be able to fully concentrate on the plot of the movie.
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