THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE ART OF FOLEY.

Jack Foley

Jack Foley: Background

(April 12, 1891 New York - November 9, 1967 California) Developer of sound effect techniques in filmmaking

Senior graphic designer at Boston Public Broadcaster WGBH

Foley editing: “A technical process by which sounds are created or altered for use in a film, video, or other electronically produced work.”

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/foley

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What is Foley?

Reproduction of sounds which are added in post production to enhance the quality of the audio

Foley Artist: “A person who recreates non-computerized sound effects for film, television or radio.”

http://www.folger.edu/documents/foleynew.pdf

Using Foley editing you can:Record own sound for a mute film/Enhance sounds of a piece of

footagehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHFMCFduZjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CK0HH6xBk

Where does Foley happen?

On a Foley Stage in a post production studio

3 specific typesMoves: The rustle of clothing when actors move, walk or runFeet: FootstepsSpecifics: Anything an actor touches

Recreating sounds

- Manipulated burp in post production = Comical motor sound- Rocking chair = Creaking floorboards- Heavy staple gun combined with other small metal sounds = Gun

noises- Corn starch in a leather pouch = Snow crunching- Frozen lettuce = Bone or head injury noises- Coconut shells cut in half and stuffed with padding = Horse hooves- Heavy phone book = Body punching sound

What does the sound you hear sound like?

Rubber gloves = Birds wings flapping

Thank you for listening

Webography http://www.thefreedictionary.com/foley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Foley_(sound_effects) http://www.folger.edu/documents/foleynew.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CK0HH6xBk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHFMCFduZjo) http://www.marblehead.net/foley/jack.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(filmmaking)