Foleying

Foley is a term that describes the process of live recording of sound effects that are created by a Foley artist, which are added in post-production to enhance the quality of audio for films, television,etc...

SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker - Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

Here is an example of the foleying method used for films such as Robin Hood, which describes how the technique is used and, therefore, demonstrated. It includes carrying a variant amount of props or tools that will perform the relating sounds necessary. This is proved to be an amazing tool at a filmmaker's arson. I believe that foleying is the absolute method to master a film's expression and/or tone. It especially is suited well to providing realism to films such as; This is England and The Dark Knight. Also being very useful to massive mainstream companies like Sony Pictures (as shown in the clip). Foleying seems to be easy, but is described: difficult; through timing and choosing the correct objects to begin a sound's interpretation. I feel that this use of sound designing will prove to be most effective, to provide the realism within my opening title sequence. My consideration for linking this to my ideas has greatly affected my initial thoughts. The expanded vision of inputting foley sounds, I believe, would transform the OTS to a substantial piece from what began as an idea from scratch. I'm ecstatic to begin foleying with my own interpretation of sound designing.