Research into Foley and Sound Effects:

Foley Sounds:

A Foley artist is somebody who adds the sounds to TV, films and video games. They recreate all the sounds that is lost during filming. They create sounds such as kisses, skin touches and the sounds of different animals. Foley artists are needed so that the sounds in films can be enhanced to make the film better. They are also needed because when the sound is lost during filming the foley artist can recreate the sounds that should be there.

To start with the foley artist starts with the footsteps of the leading characters. They then move onto the background footsteps which is then followed by a 'prop pass' which provides the sound for anything that moves on screen.

A foley artist needs to be good with their timing. For example, if they are watching a clip that they need to add sounds to they need to get the timing of their foley sounds one hundred percent correct. The artist also needs to have a creative mind as they have to think up ways of how to create way to recreate the sounds. The sounds will need to sound realistic without the audience knowing that the sounds are not the real thing.



Using real sounds can fool the audience into thinking that they have heard the sound before and using the real sounds can be easier to fake. The real sound will sound more accurate when it goes behind the filming. If you were using a library of sounds the sounds may not be exactly how you want them to be and ma not be the length that you want them. Also the sounds from a library may not be as convincing as the sounds that are real and you make yourself.

When watching the clip from the Robin Hood film I saw that they created the sound of the sounds being drawn out across a piece of metal. They also created the sound of the horses hooves that ha been layered with some metal chains. The foley artist was making the horse noises with his mouth and by breathing strangely. When all the sounds came together the sound mix did sound realistic and like a horse galloping away. All of the sounds created were made with items that could be found around the house. There were chains clanging about, stomping on some sand and some horse hooves to get the sounds of the horse.