Notes+on+Sound

-Every Foley career began with Jack Foley, a sound editor who got tired of editing in footsteps so he began to perform them himself. -Jack Foley, born in Long Island, New York, started as a local community theatre, eventually started working for movies. -Made the first ever Foley sound on the movie //Showboat//, a musical that was first planned to be shown as silent. -Foley continued to perform sounds for film, setting a path as an expert in this new field of film making. -Eventually Jack started to play with various strange gadgets around his house just to hear how they sounded, something that all foley artists pretty much now do. -If Jack Foley was the grandfather of foley sounds, Bob Mott would be the father. -Mutt started to use foley sounds in television, which eventually caused both mediums to influence each other.
 * The Evolution of a Craft**

**Sound As a Whole** -Many films are lauded as having great sounds however those sounds are often very different from the real life sound, a good Foley artists learn to be discriminating about what should be heard and what should be ignored. -The ear can only discern a limited number of sounds, it is better strategy to make specific decisions regarding what sounds should be heard rather then make noise for everything that moves. -Many films nowadays has a very effective use of Foley, they know what to make a sound, however that depends on the genre, style, and intention if the director.