Jack Foley
He was born in this year
1891
There are three purposes of sound in the theatre
A) Amplify the actors
B) Incidental music or underscoring (set the mood)
C) Special Effects
Three types of sound
A. Pre-recorded sound
B. Live created sound
C. Found sound
Headphones are used for these two reasons
A. Mixing sound
B. Communicating with other technicians (Stage Manager)
During World War I, and served his country as part of The American Defense Society, a group guarding this
What is the Los Angelas water supply
He dies this year
1967
Four components for every sound designer to consider
A. Study the script
B. Discuss with director
C. Research sound sources
D. Record sound cues
Feeds into a mixing board
A. Microphones
B. Instruments
C. CD’s / stereo
Three types of Sound cables
A. XLR 3 prong
B. XLR ¼ inch
C. RCA jacks
He used these to recreate slave chains
what are key chains
This is why he moved to California?
For the weather
file format is a simple audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems
.AU
3 Outputs of the mixing board
A. Amplifiers
B. Studio monitors
C. Stereo speakers
Equalizes low, medium, high frequencies for output
and Controls volume to speakers
What is the mixing board
He recreated a creaky step by do this this
recording a rocking chair
Jack Foley is best known for this sound effect
Recreating footsteps
Computer programs for sound design , Give me two
A. .AU
B. .RA
C. .WAV
D. .Mp3
Sound equipment used by sound designers
Name 3 out of 5
A. Mics
B. Cables
C. Mixers
D. Amplifiers
E. Speakers
This Powersthe speakers
Amplifiers
Foley helped actor Walter Brennan define his signature walk by do this
Telling him to put a rock in his shoe
This is the name of the silent film (Last of it kind) that Jack Foley was working on
What is Showboat
Hanging mics need to be this far from actor on stage
5.5 feet
Types of microphones... there are 4 of them
A. Corded mics
B. Wireless handheld
C. Wireless lavalier
D. Floor mics
3 Types of speakers
A. 15” with horns
B. 18” sub woofers
C. Monitors
He was a stilt walker at Coney Island when they met
who is Cary Grant