A Foley artist is a person who creates sound effects that will be added to a film during post production. They include sounds such as footsteps, paper folding and doors opening and closing. These sounds are avoided when in the filming process and are added in afterward in the editing stage. This is so that the sound can be controlled more and used as effectively as possible.
Foley artists are needed so that the sounds can be matched up to the picture and will not sound computer made and fake. Because this sound is recorded separately it is easier to control and can be manipulated, for example the volume can be made loader or muted for added effect.
Jack Foley was the developer of many sound effect techniques within the filmmaking industry. His most famous method of creating false sound was to do it live into a microphone, while the artists watch what the director has filmed. Thy create the sound to be as close as possible to the sound the actors would have made. To do this they will smash glass and take footsteps, sometimes even punch hanging meat in order to create a punching sound. Individuals within this industry are called 'Foley Artists'.
Nowadays, many simple sound effects are done without Foley Artists. They can be stored electronically and placed into the picture by the sound editing crew on an engineer keyboard. Done wrong and this type of Foley sound will be boring and repetitive as the audience will hear the same sounds over and over again. However this is a much more cheaper alternative to hiring Foley Artists.
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