Foley Artist Quiz

What is a person who records sound effects called?

• Sound Engineer

• Foley Artist

• Recording Artist

• Sound Technician

The term “Foley sound” takes its name from what sound editor at Universal Studios?

• Clifford Harris

• Rick James

• Jack Foley

• Mike Foley

What are Voiceovers in film?

• When special effects are added to the vocals of an actor.

• When a narrator or a character is heard talking over the images you see on the screen.

• When an actor repeats a line in a script.

• None of the above.

What is Dialogue in film?

• Words spoken by characters within the scene.

• The conversation between the director and actor on set of a scene.

• The sound effects you here in a scene.

• None of the above.

The absence of sound in a scene can be impactful.

• True

• False

What are Sound Effects (FX)?

• Sound that is loud and noticeable in a performance.

• Sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a film.

• Sounds that add to the ambience of an environment.

• All of the above.

What is sound?

• Sound that matches the mood or tone of the sequence.

• Sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a film.

• Sound that is external (outside) to the film world, which characters within the film world cannot hear.

• Sound is everything that can be heard in a scene.

When should you begin the mixing process?

• When all audio and film is complete

• When the film is complete but the audio is unfinished

• When the audio is complete but the film is unfinished

• At the start of the recording process

A Foley sound is...

• A recorded sound effect added to a piece of film in post production.

• A sound whose source is visible or implied to be present on screen during a piece of film

• The sound of a given location, also known as ambience.

• The sound of something happening on the screen

Copyright free sampled sound effects can be used...

• As a temporary alternative to Foley recordings.

• As Atmosphere sounds.

• As a way to layer sounds.

• For on set film dialogue