J.R. Hudson
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How do I imbed VIMEO ?
FOLEY - A missing element in all the Fest Films ?
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How do I imbed VIMEO ?
John just use the little film strip icon and paste the whole url in.
Foley is fun. I like trying to make all the little sounds to make a whole.
Foley is fun. I like trying to make all the little sounds to make a whole.
robertwerden
Well-known member
I added lots of foley into my entry.
Darkline
Veteran
Im terrible with foley. If I want the sound of someone being set on fire - I'm too literal about getting it 
The best one was John using a bin full of shredded paper rattling which was used to create the sound of leaves blowing along the path. I just snapped a huge branch off a tree and was ready to run down the garden with it. Thankfully john's suggestion was better.
The best one was John using a bin full of shredded paper rattling which was used to create the sound of leaves blowing along the path. I just snapped a huge branch off a tree and was ready to run down the garden with it. Thankfully john's suggestion was better.
Mike Manning
Well-known member
What do you mean by "Foley missing from the fest?"
Our film's sound is 95% foley and ADR
Our film's sound is 95% foley and ADR
Matt Harris
Veteran
We were about 90% foley and ADR as well.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
About 10% foley in 'At Last'.
Suck it! :evil:
MAH
Suck it! :evil:
MAH
Matt Harris
Veteran
yeah that's call GOOD location sound, well done. we aren't all as lucky.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
Nah, my last entry was almost 100% foley and ADR. I knew I would ruin the performances if I went the ADR route this fest. ADR with masks is really easy. Not so easy this fest for me.
2062ad
Active member
If I want the sound of someone being set on fire - I'm too literal about getting it
love it!
I've been having fun recently gathering sounds. This video really puts things into perspective. Inspiring for sure.
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2062ad
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What is ADR?
Gohanto
Veteran
Just a quick note, ADR is notoriously hard for actors (to match performance and sync), sound editors (to match sync), and sound mixers (to make it sound natural). Especially since most of the fest films don't even have sound editors or sound mixers, it's ALWAYS important to do everything you can to get the best location sound you can. And even on Hollywood films with the best actors and sound crew, ADR is still rarely perfect.
Darkline
Veteran
Cool I never noticed, but that's a good thing right? Foley is meant to be invisible, otherwise you've done it wrong
Richard J. Johnson
Joystick Member
I did no Foley on this fim. But I did a ton with Gathering Souls. I find it to be very fun. My kids like helping when they can.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
Mike Manning
Well-known member
Well maybe at this level of film making, when no one has the tools or the means to do it right. But Hollywood movies generally ADR almost every single line in the movie. I'd say the ADR techs have it down to an art and it's rarely imperfect.
Just the other day, I was hanging out on the ADR stage at Green Hornet, watching Seth Rogen and Christophe Waltz do their lines. They were doing scenes that I thought sounded great in the cut with the live audio, but they were still re-recording the lines. The techs make it really easy for them to be able to reread their lines to picture too. Though, it's not like the actors don't have any experience in doing it. It's standard practice on studio films.
But yes, in the indy/amateur world of film making where you don't have a sick ADR stage with ProTools/Avid playback in a sound booth for the actor, it's best to get the cleanest audio you can on set.
Gohanto
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Yes, Hollywood does loop a lot of lines mostly because they can and always want the backup while mixing. But in most movies 80-90% of the dialog used in the final mix is production audio, even if they did loop the line.