Monday, April 1, 2013

FISH HOOKS FOLEY

So you know when you're watching 
FISH HOOKS
and you hear certain sounds?

Like footsteps on crunchy gravel.

Or sheets of paper being waved around.

Or a teapot being placed on a table.

Actually,
you probably 
DON'T 
notice 
because they're 
ambient sounds that 
SHOULDN'T
grab your attention.

That's the work of a

Now,
Foley is different from
SOUND EFFECTS.

Foley 
is natural, ambient sound while
sound effects are a caricature of the environment.
For example,
putting in a chicken squawk
when Milo
has a surprised reaction.

Or
creating juuuuust the right laser sound 
for a 600 foot robot.

These kind of SFX 
are masterfully done for 
Fish Hooks 
by 
Jesse Aruda 
and 
Glenn Oyabe.

But our 
Foley work is rocked
by a guy named
J. Lapinen:


And how does he make all these sounds?

With 
a
BIG
GIANT
ROOM
FULL
OF 
STUFF:


And with all this
STUFF
J. can make 
stuff
sound like 
OTHER
stuff:

Cellophane creates crackling fire effects!

An old chair makes a controllable creaking sound!

A pair of gloves sounds like bird wings flapping!

So what kind of sounds do
you think J. can make with all
THIS STUFF:












To be honest,
I only found out this room existed at
a couple weeks ago!

But when I found it 
I just 
HAD
to tell you about it!

Cool, right?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I remember learning about what Foley artists do from an old short subject that was hosted by Walt Disney, and aired on the Disney Channel, when I was little. I was fascinated by the process then, and still find it pretty darn neat now. I seem to remember that it showed the Foley artist using a thick piece of leather (like from a horse harness or a belt) to make the squeak for Mickey's shoes in Fantasia (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). Although, the details of whose shoes were squeaking could be off, since I saw it such a long time ago. Foley must be a really fun job, or at least, it "sounds" fun to me.

Thanks for another great post Mr. W!