What is a Foley artist?
In filmmaking, Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to films, videos, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality.
What are examples of sounds that Foley artists would have to make?
A lot of everyday sounds like footsteps, doors opening, wind blowing and glass breaking and other ambient noises.
some sounds that could be created by a Foley artist is walking, the swoosh of a bat or creek of a floorboard. Also a foley artist could use musical intruments for the sound track.
For example in the film ‘school of rock’ a Foley artist could’ve played the musical instruments instead of the student as they were young and may not have acquired the correct amount of skill yet.
Diegetic sound is sound that comes from the setting of the film. Non-diegetic sound is sound that comes from our world that the characters cant hear, such as the soundtrack or scoring.
Diegetic sound could include the voices of characters, utensils clattering in the background, or music coming from a piano being played on-screen.
Diegetic sounds are sounds that can be heard in the universe of the film, most dialogue is diegetic as well as sound effects like footsteps and doors opening.
Non Diegetic sounds are things that the audience can hear that cannot be heard by the characters, this can include things like narration and an underscore. These are often used to emphasise certain concepts with something outside of the things that may be seen on screen.
leitmotif
/ˈlʌɪtməʊˌtiːf/
noun