Foley Artists

FOLEY

Foley is sound effects made to enhance the diegetic sounds through the use of everyday objects, for example in Jurassic Park the sound of the cracking egg of the new born dinosaur is made by cracking an ice cream cone. It improves the quality of the sound making it sharper and making things seem more realistic. Here is a video on Foley Artists that I found quite interesting and informative.

Points from the Video:

- Microphones do not pick up all sounds so Foley Artists are there to recreate these sounds
- Jack Foley invented this idea
- It is useful in both films and video games

Key To Good Foley:
When the job is done well, you don’t know its been done!