Stand-Out Shorts

Chapter | Twenty-Four

 

 

Foley

 

 

 

OVERVIEW

Sound effects – or Foley – are a great way to make your movie more real, and to make up for a lack of budget.

 

Foley is the process of getting additional sound effects to add extra quality to images – anything from footsteps to dismembered heads.

These real-life sound effects have a huge impact on your movie. They bring it to life, just like the focus on a camera lens throws sharpness and clarity into the frame. Although most filmmakers want things to look natural in their films, to achieve this natural effect you have to use artificial means. Recording sounds as they were on location isn’t quite enough to enable them to conjure up that location. They need a little help, just like a coat of varnish ...