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Another common use for FoleY Foley to your film. Sure, your average the sword is made of Plastic, the
sound replacement is adding it to audience member may not know marble floor is painted PlYwood.
documentary footage. Old historical the meaning of the term "FoleY", Foley replaces or enhances that live
film seems lifeless when it is screened but they will notice an indefinable sound; the result is a sword that rings
without sound, and adding foley to it realism and professionalism to your like metal and floors that echo like
helps bring those long dead images film/documentary that sets it apart marble!
to life. Next time you watch a history from the others During filming, the location sound
documentary that uses silent archival A Foley Artist 'recreates' sound recordist tries to capture only the
footage, listen closely and you should effects for film, television and radio dialogue. Microphones are keenlY
hear at least minimal FoleY sound productions on a Foley Stage in a Post positioned on set to record even an
fx, mostly footsteps, behind the Production Studio. actors slightest whisper without the
na rration. Using many different kinds of background noises from camera and
Foley can also be used to enhance shoes and lots of props - car fenders, crew. Foley helps to add back in that
comedy or action scenes. Watch most plates, glasses, chairs, and just about layer of sound to produce a rich and
comedy films and you'll notice that anything I find at the side of the road realistic track.
many of the sounds are enhanced - the Foley Artist can replace original But despite the recordists best
for comic effect, and sometimes the sound completely or augment efforts, the modern world has a
Foley sound is the joke. As for action, existing sounds to create a richer tendency to be loud - Planes, trains
most fist fights do not involve the track. and automobiles are all around us
actors really hitting each other, and and you can't stoP the world just
even if they did we would not be able because you're making a movie!
to record a satisfying punch sound. Noises on location often mask the
By punching and variously molesting dialogue which must be replaced in a
such objects as cabbages, celery and recording studio later - an actor may
sides of beef, Foley artists can record have to replace an entire scene or
unique and much more 'realistic' just one word !
action sounds.
An ADR Booth
Yeah, hut why is it called FoleYP This process is called LooPing or
The technique is named after Automated Dialogue RePlacement
(ADR.) The Dialogue Editor then
Jack Foley, who established the basic
modern techniques still used today. conforms the 'Production Audio'
Like most terms that are named in (the live sound) and the ADR into a
honour of a person, it is customary to The Sta$e Is Set complete track.
spell Foley with a capital "F". Almost every motion Picture and Howeve6 the ADR segments are
television show you have ever seen clean and free of noise - it doesn't
Surely Foley is only for Maior contains a Foley track! sound natural when combined with
StudiosP The Stage After A Fight Scene Production. And the footsteps are
No. Adding even basic FoleY sound "Don't they record the sound when missing, as well as any other action
effects, such as footstePs, clothes they film?" on screen. Foley fills in the gaPs
rustling, and prop handling is within Sure, but there are manY reasons between the live recording and studio
the reach of even the low-budget why Foley is an intricate Part of a ADR, smoothing out the sound and
film maker. Even if you have to be soundtrack. creating new sounds where theY are
your own Foley performer; trY to add On a film set nothing is real - missing.

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