What is Foley Effect?

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What is Foley Effect?
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Index

1. What is Foley Effect?
2. Why is it called Foley?
3. Use of Foley Technique
4. Common Tricks Use to Create Sound Effect
5. Best Audio Editing Software

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What is Foley Effect?

• Foley is creating and recording 'live' sound
  effects to be added to a film, video and other
  media program in the post-production stage,
  providing a controllable background layer of
  sound that produces a rich and realistic audio
  environment.

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• These reproduced sounds can be of anything from
  the clothes rustling, breaking glass and
  footsteps to squeaky doors.
• The real Foley art is so well integrated into a
  film that it goes unrecognized by the viewers.
• It basically helps to generate a real sense of
  reality within a scene.
• Without these crucial background noises, films
  feel unnaturally quiet and awkward.

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Why is it called Foley?

• This technique is named after Jack Foley, who
  created the basic modern techniques which is
  still used.
• Like most terms that are named in honour of a
  person, it is common to spell Foley with a
  capital "F".

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Use of Foley Technique

1. Films
2. Animation
3. TV Advertisement
4. TV Series
5. Gaming

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• Most of a productions soundtrack is added in
  post-production for several reasons
• Some time situation is faked during filming.
• Some situations just dont really exist.
• Sounds will not register adequately on
  microphones.
• Additional sounds to be added to create mood and
  atmosphere.
• Some action must be silent during filming to keep
  the original soundtrack clean for editing.

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Common Tricks Use to Create Sound Effect

• Corn starch in a leather pouch creates the sound
  of snow crunching.
• A pair of gloves sounds like bird feathers
  flapping.
• A thin stick or arrow makes a sound of whoosh.

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• An old chair makes a controllable creaking sound.
• Cellophane creates crackling fire effects sound.
• Walnuts are used in place of ice cubes in a glass
  of water because they don't melt.
• Large and thin metal plates, when bent that
  produces the sound of thunder

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Best Audio Editing Software

1. Adobe Audition
2. Avid Pro Tools
3. Image-Line FL Studio
4. Steinberg Cubase Pro
5. Ableton Live

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1. PreSonus Studio One
2. Propellerhead Reason
3. Cockos Reaper
4. Apple Logic Pro X
5. Audacity

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