Homework

We were given the task for homework, of looking up what the words foley and ident. We were asked to consider how they could be useful to our own film opening and blog the definitions, explaining why they're useful.

Foley effects are sound effects added to the film after the shooting stops. These include sounds like footsteps, clothes rustling, paper folding, doors opening and slamming, punches hitting, glass breaking, etc. The reason for this is because when trying to film a scene, you need to be able to control the loudness of the desired sound, to make sure it doesn't ruin the effectiveness of the scene. 
Therefore, by recording the sound effects and noises after, you get a clearer sound of them when they're recorded separately and it also prevents any dialogue being overpowered by unintended noise.


An ident is a short video/visual image that television channels use to identify themselves. The reason for these is to make the audience aware of what channel they are watching and also makes it distinguishable. 


These are both useful to my film opening because they make the overall filming more professional and effective, making it look like a proper film opening, not amateur.