Any Foley Artists Around?

Re: Any Foley Artists Around?

Yes, that is a good question. I would like to know more about this subject.

That's it! I'll get together a Foley grip bag and move to Hollywood.

Let's see... I'll need two halves of a coconut shell, a slide whistle, a saw and rubber hammer... :)
 
Re: Any Foley Artists Around?

Cool! Thanks for the link.

------------------------------

FYI, from that site...

Who put the “Foley”into “Foley artist”?

The term,it turns out,derives from a Joe called Jack Donovan Foley.

Word has it that Mr.F was a legendary Hollywood sound guy and that his sonic synchronizations made a big noise back in the 1950s.



More about Mr. Foley...

http://www.filmsound.org/foley/jackfoley.htm
 
Re: Any Foley Artists Around?

I love foley... last thing I did with it though was a sound effects cd for Soundeluxe a few years ago...

It's so much fun to bash watermelons, crush celery, squish tampons and everyother thing imagineable to come up with realistic sounds...
 
Re: Any Foley Artists Around?

[quote author=Kai link=board=audio;num=1084503947;start=0#6 date=05/17/04 at 08:02:53]I love foley... last thing I did with it though was a sound effects cd for Soundeluxe a few years ago...

It's so much fun to bash watermelons, crush celery, squish tampons and everyother thing imagineable to come up with realistic sounds...[/quote]
LMAO! ;D
 
Re: Any Foley Artists Around?

I do Foley all of the time. It is very time consuming but I love it and would not trade the experience for anything. The true artistry of Foley, as with most things in film, is in the sutleties. The best complement that I can receive is none at all. Most people when they watch a film that I have done sound for, especially foley will never tell that it was all manipulated after the fact.
 
Foley Artist right here!!

Foley Artist right here!!

Hey I am one. And have a studio where I work. What do you need to know??:love4:Check knr.net
 
Hey I am one. I have been in the business for 29 years and did sound designs for many industrials. Obvious for Detroit. I would like to do a major picture. Any on the horizon? check knr.net
 
PARSFOX said:
I do Foley all of the time. It is very time consuming but I love it and would not trade the experience for anything. The true artistry of Foley, as with most things in film, is in the sutleties. The best complement that I can receive is none at all. Most people when they watch a film that I have done sound for, especially foley will never tell that it was all manipulated after the fact.
Click to expand...

Right on. As a very young kid I did studio sfx for radio dramas in the late 50s into the 60s. Foley followed and I trained others to do it. Some people are good at it, others lose interest.

Someone who plays piano/guitar is usually good, they have basic sync and the patience needed. Liking people, following direction and staying on good terms with everyone is important, getting it right first time is another. Basic stuff but it's needed.

A good tip, learn to remember how everyone takes their coffee.

Cheers.
 
I have done some "Foley" myself too.. But not that much.

Although I 've followed complete Foley sessions in a studio.

The "difficult" part of it is to find sounds for things that doesn't have sound...
 
I've done quite a bit of Foley work, but wouldn't consider myself a professional Foley walker/artist.

dre83 said:
The "difficult" part of it is to find sounds for things that doesn't have sound...
Click to expand...
It's not so much that they don't have a sound, it's creating a sound for them that will have an "impact" on the soundtrack. I did a short a few months ago where the main character was an artist and had to make convincing sounds for silk tassels and other "soft" objects.
 
unclebob6958 said:
I've done quite a bit of Foley work, but wouldn't consider myself a professional Foley walker/artist.


It's not so much that they don't have a sound, it's creating a sound for them that will have an "impact" on the soundtrack. I did a short a few months ago where the main character was an artist and had to make convincing sounds for silk tassels and other "soft" objects.
Click to expand...

I think that was what I ment :Drogar-Dum(DBG):
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top