To be a foley artist, or not to be a foley artist...

...that is the question...the foley artist is what may be refered to as the "sound guy" on a film set...officially he is a sound editor...after the film is shot and edited the sound editor recieves a print of the film...the sound editor adds all the sound effects...he and his partners will record sound effects after the fact...for example...if there is a kiss in the film the sound editor may be sitting in a room kissing the back of his hand...for punches...he may be smashing watermelons, ect. ect. the foley's artist main goal is to not be noticed...to have the sound effects as organic and subtle as possible so that the audience accepts the sounds completely and never questions it...the foley artist gets little credit from audience members but it is one of the most important parts of a finished film...