1. Foley and Sound Research
By Jakob Margetts, Daniel Alaka and George Trusler
Foley sound: Foley sound is the process used by film makers where sound
effects are added to the film in post production to enhance the quality of the
audio in films, television, radio and video games. The person who is in charge
of creating these sounds is the Foley artist. Some of the main components of
Foley sound are: foot steps which is the reproduction of all the footsteps in the
specific scene, The moves are a simply a track recorded to represent the
clothing worn by each character in the picture, The spot effects are all the other
sounds that are recorded to replicate sounds or complement events on screen
for example: telephones being picked up and chairs being moved and finally
the soundscapes which is made up of one or several different sounds in
order to create a natural environment. We will include Foley sound in our film
because it is a good technique to use to add certain films that may be difficult to
film or record. Another reason why we will use it is because we will be able to
create a specific atmosphere that we want to achieve, for example if we want to
make the scene emotional then we can manipulate the sound to make it
emotional.
Sound research: Sound is very important to the film industry and to our film
because with the sound we can create an effect that will show and potrtay the
specific atmosphere that we want to create and show to the audience what this
film is all about. If we did not include sound then the film would become a silent
film and it becomes more difficult to show what a film is about in the opening title
sequence.