Blog Post #8 - Rain and Wind Foley Sound Effects

 There are many different noises that are required in order to make up a great film, ranging from the noise of cars, to people speaking, to cats purring. Foley sounds are diegetic sound effects produced in post-production order to enhance the realism of a scene. A few examples of foley sounds include rain, footsteps, and explosions. My goal for this post is to explore and discuss methods to imitate the sounds of wind and rain, that I may need to recreate during the process of filming and editing my project. 

Photo from oceanclock.com, "Why does it rain ?"

One sound I may need is the sound of moving through air, as you would hear when moving in a car (with the windows open), being outside on a windy day, or going on a bike. Using foley techniques, there are many possible ways to go about creating this effect. After researching this on futurelearn.com, i learned a few methods to create this sound. One way is to blow air through a bamboo cane, creating the noise of wind flowing through a tunnel. Another way to create this sound is to push air quickly out of a Zip-lock bag, or rubbing the top of a microphone, with special equipment.

Another sound I may need in my project is the sound of rain, or rain's sound whilst inside a vehicle, or a building. I may need to utilize this sound depending on during what weather I choose to film my project, to influence the tone of a scene.


After researching the sound of rain on YouTube, this video gave me the idea to use rice falling to imitate the sound of rain. At the moment I'm not sure, but i have the idea to replace the piece of paper used in this video with a sheet of metal, such as a pan or foil, and record under it to imitate the sound of rain hitting a vehicle whilst inside of it. Another idea of mine is that I may be able to use this same tactic but to imitate the sound of rain falling while inside a building. My idea is to drop rice on top of a thick material, like a wooden desk to dampen and muffle the sound of it. 


The combination of this noise with the sound effect of rain, in theory would result in a sound alike to this video:


I can use these two techniques in a pair in my project in order to further depict to the audience a rainy car ride, with a varying tone depending on the other factors of the scene. Implementing one, or both of these techniques in a scene will drastically change, or emphasize the emotion and tone of a scene.  

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