Foley

Foley

What is foley?

foley is when a few people collect sounds that are lost during the recording of a film or video. during the the recording small sounds like a pencil being drooped on the floor is too quiet for the boom mic to pick up. foley is also used to record sounds that didn't exist during the filming.  several famous examples would be the sound of the t-rex in Jurassic park. 

in many tv shows Foyle is very important, shows like the walking dead need folly to make the sounds of limbs being cut off and heads being smashed. to make a head smashing sound Foyle artists would crush a  wet ball of cabbage.

History of foley
in 1922 sound was introduced to cinema without this groundbreaking invention foley would not exist. Foley was ivented by a man called Jack 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. When Warner studios released its first film to include sound, the jazz singer , Universal knew it needed to get on the bandwagon and called for any employees who had radio experience to come forward. Foley became part of the sound crew that would turn Universal’s then upcoming “silent” musical show boat into the musical that it is known as today. Because the microphones used for filming could not pick up more than dialog, other sounds had to be added in after the film was shot.

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.  His methods are still employed today.

Why is foley used?

foley is used to create sounds that where lost during filming of a scene or to create sounds that didn't exist. this is done as without sound the film wouldn't be as enjoyable as without sound the film wouldent feel complete, even before 1922 (the year the first film with sound was released) cinemas had someone playing the piano or presenting a live commentary of the film.