Foley effects are sound effects that are added to a film after shooting the footage. This includes sounds such as footsteps, clothes rustling, doors opening etc.
The boom operator's job is to clearly record only the dialogue, as from not adding the sounds in actual production, but after, you have more control over the timing and quality of the note effects to make them more accurate and more effective as within shooting, other sounds may counteract certain noises meaning they are lost in the film.
Foley is usually preformed on a foley stage, which is an area with a variety of different surfaces and props in a foley studio. The artists watch a screen which has the media on it and they preform their sound effects whilst watching the video. This includes walking and breaking objects such as glass. they also can use their voices to add to the effects. As well as this, sound effects can also be stored electronically therefore some sound effects are done digitally instead of by a human. Although, this is not as affective as an actual person creating the sound effects directly for the film.
Without foley, films would be empty and hollow, as sound would be lost or overshadowed by other sounds or surround sounds that are present when filming, such as wind or moving traffic. Using foley helps to identify sounds that you need in particular and manipulate how you use the sounds, making the outcome much more effective and powerful.
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