Sound Design for Low & No Budget Films

Chapter 9 Foley

Who or What is Foley?

1. a. Foley History
2. b. Overview
3. c. Spotting and Cueing
4. d. Synchronized Recording
5. e. Microphones
6. f. Performance
7. g. Moves or Cloth
8. h. Specifics or Props
9. i. Pats and Grabs
10. j. Footsteps
11. k. Libraries
12. l. Editing
13. m. Sound Effect Resources
14. n. Exercise

Figure 9.1

Foley History

The history of Foley began with a man named Jack Foley who worked at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Talkies were making a big hit in cinemas in the late 1920s, so Universal decided to turn their silent movie, the musical, Show Boat, 1929, into a talkie. Yes, I’m not kidding, it was shot as a silent musical. The producers asked Jack Foley if ...