California Career and Technical Education Standards

• AME.A.A1.4.4.1 Advanced - Describe the relationship involving the art maker (artist), the makin...
• AME.A.A2.1 Analyze the way in which technical design (e.g., color theory, lighting, graphic...
• AME.A.A2.2 Know the component steps and skills required to design, edit, and produce a prod...
• AME.A.A2.3 Use technology to create a variety of audio, visual, written, and electronic pro...
• AME.A.A2.4 Know the features and uses of current and emerging technology related to computi...
• AME.B.B1.2.1.1 Read a full instrument or vocal score and describe how the elements of music are...
• AME.B.B1.2.1.5 Analyze and describe the use of musical elements in a given work that makes it u...

California Academic Content Standards (Reinforced)

• ELA.11-12.LS.2.4a Deliver multimedia presentations that combine text, images, and sound by incorpo...

• The Hook - Hooks / Set

  Teacher asks the students the following question,

  "What sound does a laser blast, or laser gun make?"

  (teacher waits for the students to stop making creative laser sounds)

  The teacher then says, "Lasers are actually silent...  light has no sound, yet we all think of lasers as having sound.  Why do you think we all have a sound in our heads for lasers?"

  Answer:  Because of movies, and specifically, FOLEY ARTISTS.

  (teacher then plays the video, "Laser Blast Foley")

  • -Laser Blast Foley [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ]
• Lecture / View videos / Discussion - Lecture

  Focus Lesson:

  After viewing the video "Laser Blast Foley", the teacher explains that the video demonstrated the process called Foley Art.  The man in the video used a Slinky to create Foley to used as laser blasts and explosions.

  The definition of Foley:

   

  Foley – is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in filmmaking. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. The best Foley art is so well integrated into a film that it goes unnoticed by the audience  It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.

  Foley artists look to recreate the realistic ambient sounds that the film portrays. The props and sets of a film do not react the same way acoustically as their real life counterparts.  Foley sounds are used to enhance the auditory experience of the movie. Foley can also be used to cover up unwanted sounds captured on the set of a movie during filming that might take away from the scene at hand, such as overflying airplanes or passing traffic.

  (NEXT- Play 2 videos, "Foley Sound" and "The Sound  of Avatar."

  • -Foley Sound in film [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ]
  • -The Sound of Avatar [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ]
• Handout and Guided discussion

  Teacher hands-out, or posts the pdf document, " SOUND FOR FILM TERMS"

  Through guided instruction, and class discussion, ask the students to get into pairs, and find examples of the terms in the handout that they heard in one of  the three videos viewed for this lesson.  Ask each pair to site three examples from the handout, and share with the class.

  EXAMPLE :  The foley Artist for AVATAR created his own AMBIENCE for the forest world of Pandora.

  Relating the handout to the videos helps the students make connections and see examples of the terms.  This also allows the teacher opportunities for Formative assessment through observation and participation in class/group discussions.

  FORMATIVE QUIZ:

  The teacher plays each of the four audio file examples provided - one at a time, and asks the students to identify what kind of sound it is.

  • Sound for Film Handout [ Download ]
  • Walla [ Download ] Audio file #1 for Formative Quiz
  • Drone [ Download ] Audio File #2 for Formative Quiz
  • Restaurant Ambience [ Download ] Audio FiIe #3 for Formative Quiz
  • Nature Ambience [ Download ] Audio FIle #4 for Formative Quiz
• Group Foley Project Assignment - Projects

  FOLEY ASSIGNMENT:

  Objective: Students will create Foley sounds to enhance the video clip provided.  The teacher will provide student groups with a silent video.  Each student group will create a soundtrack for the video using a variety of tools and strategies.

  Step 1:  The teacher will play the video, “Metropolis_silent”

  Then the teacher places the students into groups of 3-4.  The teacher explains the purpose of the project assignment is to create the sounds, to become Foley Artists, and audio editors/mixers to produce a soundtrack for the silent video.

  The teacher then plays the video, "Metropolis Video With Foley Example" – this is a student example of the completed project.

  Step 2:  The Project

  *Depending on the software and equipment available to the teacher and students, this assignment can be done many ways. 

              • One way is to have the students go out and physically record real sounds with audio recording equipment or video cameras, and then edit those sounds into the video clip. 

              • Another possibility, is to use a software like GarageBand, or Soundbooth, or Soundtrack Pro to search, and save Foley sounds, and other various sound effects.

              • There are several Internet sites with free audio files as well:

                          http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/            

                          http://soundbible.com/royalty-free-sounds-1.html

                          http://www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons

                          http://www.sounddogs.com/catsearch.asp?Type=1

  The students are to edit the audio files created for the Foley Assignment into the silent video and create their own story and soundtrack as a result.

  • -Metropolis Silent [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ]
  • -Metropolis Video With Foley Example [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ]