The Power of Sound

 Foley!

Foley is the creation of sound effects for films/shows, videos, and other kinds of media. It's used to make the video feel more whole since the cameras don't capture the sounds as well as adding those sounds in! For our film opening, we intend on creating some specific sounds, and of course I'll show you that process, as well as add in sounds from helpful sites like Pixabay and Bulletproof Bear. 

As you may or may not remember, we are behind in filming, so the sound effects I can fully edit in will be for two short clips. You'll of course see a better, more extensive use of sound effects in future blog posts, but I am currently doing as much as I can now. 

What I Did!

There will be music over this, but there still needs to be background noise to make this opening feel whole, so even if the noise is so quiet you can barely hear it, I want it there. I watched my 16-second video over and over again and placed sound that I thought should be there or envisioned to be there until the scene felt complete! I used Pixabay for all sound effects within this scene. I didn't feel the need to create foley for this scene since I was able to easily find everything. But not to worry, because I still want to create foley!

Creating Foley

For the major scene we plan to film, I do have some sounds I can create now for future use! These sounds are the sound of drawing, the chair creaking, and Atticus falling. So, here's a short montage of me creating those sounds!

I'm excited to place these with the shots I'm seeing in my mind, as well as finding new sound effects to put in. It's kind of fun if you ask me! And as always, I'll keep y'all updated!