LO2: Foley Report

 What is a Foley Artist? 

 

A Foley Artist is someone who create sound/ sound effects in order to create emotion or to add to a scene in a media product such as a film, TV show, or animation. They create said sound via random materials and objects from their surroundings often collected in a Foley Studio. It often takes a team between 2-3 people of Foley Artists to create the sound and then also 1-2 Mixers will record and mix the sound effects to incorporate them into the scene. The Mixer often presents the Foley Artist(s) with a clip of the aforementioned film without any sound at all in order for the Foley Artists to use their instincts and art of deduction to work out what sound effects are needed and at one point in the scene should they begin and end. An example of possibly the most famous Foley Artist in history would be the first Foley Artist ,who the role is named, after Jack Foley. Foley is credited as the founding father of Foley Artistry, creating a unique method of performing sound effects live and in sync with the picture during a film's post-production. His most famous films include Spartacus (1960), Dracula (1931) and The Phantom of Opera (1925.) The key tools for Foley are high quality microphones and isolated often dampened studios. 

For outdoor sound effects:

For outdoor sfx you'll either need a large-diaphragm condenser microphone or a shotgun microphone. 

Indoor sound effects:

When it comes to recording sound in an interior space. You need a condenser microphone. Examples of possible condenser microphones you could use include:

• Neumann KM185
• Oktava mk-012
• Audix SCX1/HC

Neumann KM185

Oktava mk-012

 Audix SCX1/HC