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?
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.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great post Mr. W!