You probably don't pay much attention to most of the sound around you. But if it all suddenly went away, it wouldn't take long for you to notice how weird the world just got. That's what a movie or TV show would be like without Foley artists.
What's a "Foley," you ask?
Actually, it's who. "Foley art" is named for Jack Foley, who worked in Hollywood in the 1950s. He was the first person to make movies seem real by adding everyday sounds.
When a film is shot, the actors' words are recorded, but other noises can get lost or seem wrong. Foley artists fill in those missing sounds.
In a movie with a sword fight, for instance, a Foley artist may add the sounds of footsteps on stone and swords clanging together. Why? Because the floor on the set may look like stone, but it's really painted plywood—and the swords are just made of plastic.
What's a "Foley," you ask?
Actually, it's who. "Foley art" is named for Jack Foley, who worked in Hollywood in the 1950s. He was the first person to make movies seem real by adding everyday sounds.
When a film is shot, the actors' words are recorded, but other noises can get lost or seem wrong. Foley artists fill in those missing sounds.
In a movie with a sword fight, for instance, a Foley artist may add the sounds of footsteps on stone and swords clanging together. Why? Because the floor on the set may look like stone, but it's really painted plywood—and the swords are just made of plastic.
I make armour for a foley artist. You have probably heard my armour, but not seen it!!! The fellow purchases armour based on how it sounds. I can't tell the difference between a chain mail coif falling on the floor and a sleeve the same size, but he can! Rusty old armour is the best (he says) because it creaks and groans when you move it! I think he made an episode of "how its made" a few months ago.
ReplyDeleteOn a more interesting note, Pee Ling has been feeling very unloved lately, and her sapphic poetry seems to be very pretty, at least to MY ear! (Big tough blacksmith! Sure I am!)
http://peebrain.blogspot.com/
And I see the Pembina River is about to crest! Glad I am not there or my back would be aching form filling sandbags.