We take a closer look at the subtle ways horror movies use sound to make your mind play tricks on you. We visited Alchemy Post Sound, the Foley studio behind "The Invisible Man" and other horror ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Does this sound familiar to you? That's Mr. Krabs walking in "SpongeBob." Mr. Krabs: Can't you just pretend to listen for once in your life? Narrator: ...
Most of us probably never notice the sound effects foley artists create for movies. They’re usually ambient sounds like footsteps, swishing cloth, or doors opening and closing, intended to fade into ...
A new, locally produced, video game called Never Alone features a girl and a fox on a journey through snowy Alaska. But this is what’s actually making the sound of a fox trotting through snow. “We ...
This past weekend, audiences flocked to movie theaters to see Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas step back into a magical game to rescue one of their own in “Jumanji: ...
If Ronnie Van der Veer does his job well, his work will be nearly imperceptible. It’s what every Foley artist aspires to – making the audience forget that much of the sound in a movie is added ...
In 1927, the first talkie, called The Jazz Singer, swept the nation and revolutionized movies. Unfortunately, Universal Studios didn’t get the memo — they’d just completed Show Boat, which was to be a ...
The sounds added to movies, TV and sport often have unusual origins, says William Park, from everyday objects to manipulated animals. You might not have heard the term ‘Foley’ before, but you will ...
From the wet squelch of an alien creature to the crisp tip-tapping of a dance scene, filmic aural experiences are created by foley artists. These audio masters use their imagination and technical know ...
On screen in Poseidon, the coming remake of the 1972 disaster movie about a capsized ocean liner, actor Kurt Russell jumps into the water to swim for his life. Off screen, John Roesch sits in a ...