LESSON 7HISTORY AND FUNCTIONS OF SFX AND FOLEY EFECTS
- 1. HISTORY & FUNCTIONS OF SFX & FOLEY EFFECTS
- 2. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) • subdivided into a variety of elements (units), including hard effects, soft effects, Foley, and ambience.
- 3. What is Sound Design? - Episode 6: Sound Effects - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KGgEhToLs0
- 4. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) • narrative sounds that are synced to on-screen objects or • Editorial actions. effects are literal sounds added to on events such as doors opening or drive-bys • Design effects are created to cover objects or events requiring nonliteral sound treatment HARD EFFECTS
- 5. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) FOLEY • recorded to the on-screen image or with a specific on- screen image in mind, adding performance value to sound props or footsteps
- 6. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) FOLEY JACK FOLEY • developed a unique method for performing sound effects live and in synchrony with the picture during a film's post-production
- 7. FOLEY • FOLEY WALKERS SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) Foley artists are sometimes called Foley walkers because they are often asked to cover walk cycles FOLEY PITS • studios fitted with specialized recording spaces for Foley artists
- 8. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) FOLEY FOLEY WALKERS • Foley artists are sometimes called Foley walkers because they are often asked to cover walk cycles FOLEY PITS • recording studios fitted with Foley Walker
- 9. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) FOLEY FOLEY WALKERS • Foley artists are sometimes called Foley walkers because they are often asked to cover walk cycles FOLEY PITS • recording studios fitted with Foley Pit
- 10. What is Sound Design? - Episode 7: Foley and Hard Effects - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=411 PWrO0U
- 11. SOUND EFFECTS (SFX) AMBIENCE (BACKGROUND) • nonsynchronous sound used to define the environment in which the animation takes place; an example of ambience would be the sounds of the city coming through the window of a hotel room.
- 12. What is Sound Design? - Episode 3: Expression and Ambience - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKRa70Jueec
- 13. SFX SPOTTING SESSION • sessions can occur at various times throughout the production
- 14. SFX SPOTTING SESSION • director and supervising sound editor view the project to determine the types of sounds needed, editing considerations, and placement within the timeline
- 15. SFX SPOTTING SESSION • Careful notes (see SFX Spotting log) are taken at the spotting session to generate a SFX cue sheet • The cue sheet guides future sound effects development, editing, and synchronization efforts and promotes continuity throughout the soundtrack
- 16. SFX VOCABULAR Y Categories Busted effects Explosions Whooshes Foley Guns/weapons/ action Animals/nature Sports Speeches/events War Impact s Gadget s Machines Vehicles Musical effects Crowds/Walla/ reactions Specifics Size Material s Action Location / geograp hy Mechanical Weight Perspectiv e Ethnicity Gender Motion Age Strengt h Speed Make and model Duration Antonyms (Opposites) Inflating/deflating Acoustic/electronic Interior/exterior Organic/synthetic Open/closed Power up/ power down Hollow/dense Accelerate/decelerat e Ascend/descend Forward/reverse Loud/soft Fast/slow Close/distant Manual/automatic Long/short Single/multiple Random/repetitive Modern/historical Wet (reverberant)/dry
- 17. FIELD RECORDIN • allows the recordist to capture sound in its narrative environment as experienced by a character on-screen
- 19. FIELD RECORDE R • Multichannel recorders used in conjunction with six or more different microphones placed at various points to capture an object or event from a multiple- microphone perspective
- 20. FIELD MICROPHONE S • Microphones are to a recordist what lenses are to a photographer
- 21. FIELD ACCESSORIE S • assist the recordist in overcoming many of problems connected to unwanted extraneous sound
- 22. FIELD ACCESSORIE S WINDSOCK • improves the quality of the signal by slowing down air movement near the capsule, reducing distortion causes by wind.
- 23. FIELD ACCESSORIE S PISTOL GRIP & SHOCK MOUNT • used to isolate the microphone from unwanted vibrations caused by movement or handling
- 24. FIELD ACCESSORIE S BOOM POLES • thin and lightweight and can be varied in length to extend the recordist’s reach. They allow the recordist to follow the movements of a sound object without changing perspective
- 26. DISNEY SOUND EFFECTS IN EARLY MOVIES - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVcMWuEeQ0M
- 27. The Magic of Making Sound - https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO3N_PRIgX0
- 28. How the Sounds From Your Favorite Movies Are Made | WIRED - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GPGfDCZ1EE