foley sounds in filmmaking

 In a film,  every aspect of the audiovisual experience is crafted to make the audience feel like they are part of the story and bring the film to life. Foley sounds refers to the reproduction of everyday sound effects added post-production to perfect the audio quality. Some examples of foley sounds are footsteps or rustling fabric. 

The foley sounds have to be made in advance because it sounds easy to do, but believe me, it's not. A couple weeks ago, at school, I had a foley sound project in where we had to create a 2 minute scene using our own sounds. Recording this sounds and making them actually sound accurate or real is soooooooo hard. I didn't do too well on my foley sound project, that's why for my film I better start practicing now. 

In the psychological thriller i'm creating the atmospheric environment is very quiet. I need to create or find the best foley/effect sounds to create suspense, tension and punctuate key moments in the film to evoke reactions from the viewers. The absence of sound can be just as powerful as its presence and in this film one of the best sound effects is the manipulation of silence. 

Here are some sounds I need for now to create or find for my project: 

(the sounds in cursive are the foley ones)

-Heartbeats

-TV sounds

-Phone ringing/vibrations

-Footsteps

-Tension sounds such as piano

-Door sounds

-Knocking 

-Background white noise for silence

-Computer Keyboard sound

-Paper