Sound Effects

Sound effects are a massive part of sound for the moving image, without these the video, be it a film or whatever, will not go very far at all. Sound effects are usually used for two different things. The first is general sound for the whatever is happening. Now, although these sounds are actually happening whilst filming they are usually recorded separately using various equipment, this is because when filming there tends to be a lot of background noise and interference that effects the quality of the recording. This could be for things such as footsteps, doors opening or a sword clashing. To get a better quality sound, something called foly is used, this is where someone or a group of people create objects or use every day items to create the sound required, for example, two half coconuts clanking on a thin layer of sand could be used to mimic the sound of a horse prancing. The people doing this will be watching the recorded footage whilst creating these sounds to ensure that they are in time with the actions and to see if they sound right. Foly is also used sometimes for the second type of sound effect which is sound effects for things that do not exist. This tends to be things such as lazer beams and space ships. The same process applies for creating these sounds as well.