Foley Documentary Script
“How Foley has evolved and why the practical elements are
still effective today”
Audio Visuals
Music: “no copyright music jazz
beat “bread”” - YouTube Stock Drone footage of nature to
use for introduction to the
Voice Over: Documentary. (SwaggyReak Playlist
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importance in the Film Industry, Text comes up on screen of question
what is it? It is undeniable that “what is it?”
Foley has been a key part of
bringing Films to life over the
previous decades. Foley involves Switch to footage of a Foley Artist
recording custom sounds from at work. (Convert TY Videos using
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Films and TV Shows. Foley is
recorded by specialist artists in
the industry whilst using
specialist equipment to achieve the
best sound possible from a wide
variety of objects and props.
Before we look into the History and
Evolution of Foley, it is important
to recognise the man who initially
brought Foley to life. Jack Foley,
born on April 12th 1891, was an Fade in an image on screen of Jack
American Sound Effects artist who Foley.
was credited for developing a new Text comes up on screen of date of
and unique way of performing sound birth.
effects. This discovery which
started as performing these sounds Switch to old footage of Radio in
live eventually developed over time 1920s
into the Foley that we recognise
today.
Let’s take a look at the History of
Foley and how it has evolved. As
mentioned previously, Foley was
first used during live broadcasts
during the 1920s. Rather than using
a phonograph which was considered
unreliable, sound artists were
hired to create the sound effects Slow zoom image of a phonograph
on cue. The most recognisable was a Switch back to old footage of Radio
man who we discussed previously, in 1920s.
Jack Foley. Jack Foley started Switch to image of Jack Foley.
working with Universal Studios in
1914 during the silent film era. Show clip of universals “The Jazz
Singer”
Interview Questions:
“How do you feel Foley impacted the
Silent Film Era?”
Voice Over:
That brings the question, how was
Foley Sound made? Originally, when
Foley Artist first started working
on Films, they recorded the sound
in one long take due to their lack
of capabilities with the limited Show clip of “Show Boat”
technology to help them with this
process.
Technology has improved this
however by applying modern film
editing techniques. The advancement
of technology over time has allowed Show clips of more modern films
Foley Artists to focus on with good Foley such as “Star Wars”
individual sounds whilst undergoing and “Avatar”
multiple takes. Not only has
technology improved the process of
recording foley, but the
significant advancement in
technology over the decades has
allowed the effects and sounds to
be further edited and enhanced in Show Logos of Sound Software e.g.
Sound Software. “Garageband” and “Logic Pro x”
Key Techniques were also displayed
when using Foley in Film. A good
example to look at that used a good
use of Foley is Star Wars.
Cleverly, Ben Burtt came up with
the idea of using wire to create a Show Clip of Blaster scene in “Star
tanging sound which eventually Wars”
evolved into the iconic blaster
sound in Star Wars.
There are various key people who
additionally made an impact on the
Show image of Ben Burtt.
industry, such as Dennie Thorpe who
also worked on Star Wars by
creating the Sky Walker Sound.
I decided that for me to talk about
the topic of Foley, it was
important that I tried it for
myself. Although this footage
doesn’t represent how proper films
make Foley, it shows a basic
understanding behind how it is
created and what basic equipment Showcase footage of me practising
can be used to do so. using Foley by importing my own
footage.
Interview Questions:
“How important Is the use
of Foley in films?”
“What Films have stood out to
you that have used Foley?”
Voice Over:
It is clear that Foley has become
more effective as technology has
improved, however the core values
still remain. Foley involves
creating unique sounds that can be
near impossible to re-create
digitally, reinforcing the fact
that Foley still remains an
invaluable part of Sound Design in
Films and Production to this day, Switch to footage of Foley Artist
despite the significant at work
advancements in technology from all
those decades ago.
Interview Questions:
“How would you describe the change
from Foley back then to now?” Swap between old and new film
footage to show comparison.
Although Foley is still used
similarly to decades ago, it is
also undeniable that technology has
evolved foley to become more
effective and allow for more unique
sounds following the introduction
of new and improved technology
along with Sound Software.
