1. I think we use sound effects in TV and Film productions because it emphasizes the sound that should be there, such as, a car heavily breaking. If you used the sound that the mic picked up on it wouldn't be as shocking as you want the audience to think so you add in a sound effect of a car screeching.
2. The advantages of using sound effects in TV and Film are it makes the audience believe the scene more and they can help tell the story.
They add to the over all production a great story because the sound effects affect the target audience so they not only believe it better but also can understand it.
3. The disadvantages of using sound effects in TV and Film productions are that sometimes the sounds can be too much so it instantly becomes unbelievable to the audience.
4. The job description of a Foley Artist is they create foley sound effects. Foley Artists use a variety of objects to create the sounds of footsteps and other incidental noises in a film.
(Recording SFX's)
1. Footsteps - What is heard are two Foley artists stamping their feet on a marble slab in a recording studio, they do this while watching the footage to make sure that their foot strikes happen at the same time as the actor’s steps on the screen. Foley studios carry many different types of shoes and several different types of floors to create footstep sounds.
2. Rain (The sound of) - Plastic bags, polythene etc. - great for rain on gravel.
3. A person punching another person - A heavy phone book is commonly used by foley artists to make then sound of someone punching another person.
4. Horse trotting or walking - Coconut shells cut in half and stuffed with padding makes great horse hoof noises.
5. Fire crackling - Cellophane creates crackling fire effects.
