Foley Practical

What I Used

• Camera
• Microphone
• Editing software
• Carrot
• Brush

What Did I Do?

• Using the idea of foley I recreated two noises which I could record the actions of but could record the sound separately
• I recreated a dogs tail on the floor and a hit

Dog's Tail

• The first one I did was of a dog's tail on the floor
• Having filmed this I uploaded it to the computer and then set up my computer webcam and external microphone to separately record the noise to make it more intense. 
• Before muting the original noise the original film sounded like the video above
• I then recreated the sound by brushing a paintbrush lightly over my work surface in time to the movement of the tail - this can be seen in the top right hand corner of the final video

The Hit

• Secondly I recreated a sound which is commonly recreated using foley, this was of a punch/hit
• The original is shown above before the addition of sound
• I then recreated the sound by snapping a chilled carrot in time to the video, portraying the impact of the 'hit'

Evaluation

• This is something that can be recreated in a small home studio, however larger more intricate sounds may prove harder to recreate and need additional support by other members of my group
• It is effective as sounds which otherwise could be lost can be emphasised and if needed in a scene this could be useful (for example in horror during a dramatic scene)
• Evaluating how to recreate the sounds is enjoyable, however is time consuming and, depending on what is used, could become costly if done incorrectly multiple times