AUDIO JOBS

FOLEY

FOLEY is the technique of augmenting or replacing sounds and noises to enhance the visual illusion.  For example, in all of the “Dirty Harry” movies, Clint Eastwood’s gun fires with a stronger sound than the villain’s gun (even if it is the same).

Foley work used to be done exclusively in a studio that contained many devices for creating sound effects (such as various small creaky doors, boxes of broken glass to be dropped, etc).  These days many people use a library of sound effects instead.

Often there are multiple foley passes made that address footsteps of main and background characters, and also props such as swords. Processing and building up a bunch of small sounds can create innovative effects.

Foley can contribute to the illusion of a film by adding additional emphasis (such as creaking sounds adding a sense of heaviness).