Foley Basics
This is the name for the people who make sound effects for movies using props.
What is a Foley artist?
Foley artists sometimes use this metal kitchen item to make thunder sounds.
What is a sheet of aluminum or metal?
The sound of shoes on the ground is called this type of Foley sound.
What are footsteps?
Foley sounds help movies feel more like this, so the audience gets pulled into the story.
What is real life (or realistic)?
Foley artists use their _______ to come up with new ways to make sounds.
What is imagination?
Foley sounds are usually added to a movie at this time, after all the filming is done.
What is post-production?
To make the sound of rain, Foley artists might cook this breakfast food.
What is frying bacon?
The sound of clothes moving when people walk or dance is called this.
What is cloth movement?
Without Foley, movies would sound like this (hint: not interesting).
What is quiet, weird, or boring?
Foley sounds are supposed to blend in, so most people don’t even ______ them.
What is notice (or hear)?
The person who started Foley sound effects has this last name.
Who is Jack Foley?
To make the sound of someone walking through grass, you can shake this paper in a bag.
What is shredded newspaper?
Sounds like doors slamming or glass breaking are called this type of Foley sound.
What are specifics (or prop sounds)?
Foley artists sometimes use a plastic trash can to make this sound, which is important in scary movies.
What is a heartbeat?
Foley artists sometimes use bamboo to make the sound of this flying weapon.
What is an arrow?
Foley artists work in a special room that is made to be really quiet. What is this room called?
What is a Foley studio (or stage)?
Foley artists sometimes slap this on their arm to make a kissing sound.
What is their own arm?
The three main types of Foley sounds are footsteps, cloth movement, and this.
What are specifics (or prop sounds)?
To make the sound of fire, Foley artists crinkle this clear wrapper.
What is cellophane?
In scary movies, Foley artists crush walnuts to sound like this breaking.
What is a skull (or bones)?
Foley artists often watch the whole movie first and make a list of every sound they need to make. What is this list called?
What is a cue sheet or sound list?
To make the sound of a punch, Foley artists hit this old book or a piece of meat.
What is a phone book or slab of meat?
Foley artists making footsteps are sometimes called this.
What are Foley walkers or Foley steppers?
To make the sound of a body falling, Foley artists drop this rolled-up item.
What is a phone book?
Foley artists sometimes use rusty hinges to make the sound of this playground equipment.
What is a swing set?