Creating Vocab

A person who creates or re-creates sounds for movies.

• Recording Equipment

• Sound Effects

• Foley Studio

• Foley Artist

The script, or written words, that actors/actresses study with all of the actions and sound or music cues.

• Muted

• Sound Cancelling Materials

• Dialogue

• Jack Foley

It is a quiet area or room that houses a recording studio, props, and storage. They have a viewing monitor in order to record sounds in sync with the movie.

• Overall Effect

• Foley Studio

• Pan In/Out

• Scene

It's used by Foley Artists in order to save sounds for later use while editing. Usually includes microphones, digital recorders, speakers, keyboards, etc.

• Recording Equipment

• Sound Effects

• Muted

• Scene

Special objects or materials that can dampen sounds. They make it easier to isolate a single sound without interference from other sound sources.

• Backing Track

• Sound Cancelling Materials.

• Pan In/Out

• Foley Artist

The man who is credited with inventing “the art of Foley.” He was a pioneer with sound effects in films.

• Overall Effect

• Sound Cancelling Materials

• Jack Foley

• Foley Studio

Quiet or soft, dampened, muffled quality.

• Sound Cancelling Materials

• Muted

• Dialogue

• Scene

Sounds that are not speech or music used in a movie or other production.

• Sound Effects (FX)

• Scene

• Pan In/Out

• Foley Artist

A sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, book, opera.

• Recording Equipment

• Scene

• Backing Track

• Jack Foley

The result of a combination of things such as music, scenery, acting, sounds, etc. and its impact on the observer, action, or scene.

• Backing Track

• Muted

• Scene

• Overall Effect