The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation

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"This book teaches you how to master classic and cutting-edge foley techniques in order to create rich and convincing sound for any medium, be it film, television, radio, podcasts, animation, or games. Award-winning foley artist Vanessa Theme Ament demonstrates how foley is designed, crafted, and edited for any project, down to the nuts and bolts of spotting, cueing and performing sounds. Various renowned sound artists provide a treasure trove of indispensable shortcuts, hot tips, and other valuable tricks of the trade. This updated third edition features: New chapters dedicated to foley in games, television, broadcasting and animation, as well as what is new in sound for media education A multitude of sound "recipes" that include proven foley methods you can immediately use on your own projects A diverse range of case studies from well-known films, shows, games and animation Interviews with current sound artists from around the world By exploring the entire audio post-production process, it provides the reader with an excellent understanding of where foley fits in the business of filmmaking and is a perfect guide for both newcomers and experienced sound designers wanting to learn more about this art"-- Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Preface to the Third Edition Introduction Part 1 What Foley Artists Do and Why: The History, Theory, and Methods of Foley Chapter 1 Holy Foley: The Evolution of a Craft The United States Jack Be Nimble: Jack of All Trades Chicken or the Egg? The Studio System Realism Mr. Elegance New York, New York Both Sides of the Bay Chapter 2 The Progression of an Art: International Foley Practices Les Bruiteurs: France Across the Pond: The United Kingdom Once Upon a Time in the Boot: Italy Das Land der Dichter und Denker: Germany Neighboring Austria The Former Yugoslavia: Serbia Musing About Mosfilm: Russia Transcontinental: Turkey Conviviality: Canada Bollywood Pioneering: Pakistan Taiwan Latin America: Chile and Brazil Global Perspective Chapter 3 Aesthetics of Foley: Noise, Sound, Single, Married Noise vs. Sound: Foley as It Is Used in the Various Genres Sound as Storyteller Musical Sound Episodic Sound Cultural Sound Single or Married Foley and Sound Effects Supporting Reality Enhancing Reality Replacing Reality Creating Reality Part 2 How Foley Artists Work: Protocols, Conventions, and Hierarchy of Foley Chapter 4 Fire in the Hole: The Players and Their Responsibilities The Team Leader and the Team The Process of Each Team Player Team Collaboration Alternative Workflows What Effects Need To Be Covered and by Whom Chapter 5 Let’s Go Ahead and Go Back: Spotting, Cueing, and Editing Foley The Spotting Session Focusing the Tasks Spotting Redux Cueing for Shoeing Cueing on the Fly Hearing the Sweet Spot: Editing Foley The Initial Approach Life Lessons in Editing Editing for Sync Modern Times Chapter 6 Scene Change: The Foley Stage The Acoustical Blueprint The Interior Design It’s the Pits Tool Time Alternative Spaces: Walk a Mile in My Shoes Walls Inside Walls A Foley House Is Also a Home Several Identical Stages The Real Magilla The Natural Touch Next Foley Stop Chapter 7 Mix and Match: The Foley and Rerecording Mixers The Mixer Is Another Set of Ears More Than Simply Recording Foley Mixing Is an Art The Classical Approach Good Storytelling With Sound Should Be Foremost in the Mixer’s Mind Pushing the Envelope “I Choose to Mix Closer to the Cliff” The Traditionalist She Is Tuned in to the Quality of the Recording Conventions and the Unconventional Less Is More It’s a Marriage It’s All Subjective Fix it in Post: The Dub The Predub The Blending of Mixing and Editing The Final Dub What Do Mixers Say About Foley? Part 3 The Practical Concerns: The Art and Craft of Foley Chapter 8 Walking in Their Shoes: Performing the Footsteps Foley Theory Method Foley Must You Dance? Where Are the Feet? Footstep Surfaces Everything Old Is New Again Shoe Shopping Gender Neutral Critters Mit out People Chapter 9 Manipulation Techniques: Performing the Props Storage and Space Everyday Props Props That Challenge Listen, Don’t Look! Cloth Prop Character Chapter 10 Hang It as a Unit: The Knack for Sync Patience and Practice Are Your Friends When Sync Was King Landing Good Sync Will Pay Dividends The “Feel” Is Performed, Not Edited Performance Is Based on the Character The Audience Is Watching the Film in Real Time Perception Is Reality Chapter 11 Adaptive Sound: Sound in Animation, Games, Radio Plays, and Movie Trailers Animation Station Historical Tracings of Animation Foley Who Walks Like That, Really? Proper Properties Technological Transitions Episodic Cartoons Combining Animation With Live Action Gaming the System More Work Than a Movie Foley Is More Often Required Than Optional Multiple Depths, Layers, and Distances Simply Put Radio Days to Radio Plays Impressionism for the Ears Character Signifiers Cast and Crew Hitch Your Trailer Foley Complements Chapter 12 Chef or Cook? Ingredients and Recipes Shoe Ingredients Prop Ingredients Safety Tips Hints Chapter 13 Magic Wind: Unusual Foley Requests Something Never Heard Before The Slowed-Down Effect Was Ominous and Bizarre Foley Humor Evolves out of Every Project Collegiality Goes a Long Way in Art Best Laid Plans Everything Is Mysterious and Secret You Do Not Know What Is Going to Happen Part 4 Past, Present, and Future: Connecting the Foley Dots Chapter 14 Professional Panorama Alchemy Post Sound Film School Flows Production Perspective Women in Sound The Hollywood Sound Museum Foley Futures Chapter 15 Foley Reflections: Final Thoughts of Experts Mark Mangini Jody Thomas Karin Roulo Robert Deschaine Meltem Baytok David E. Stone Michael Semanick Richard Portman Miguel Barbosa Mark Pappas Misa Jakovljevic Jerry Trent Tom Fleischman Alyson Dee Moore Aleyna Seymen David Jobe Cornelia Baumgartner Andy Malcolm Kevin O’Connell Julien Naudin Scott Hecker Greg Barbanell Ele Matelan F. Hudson Miller Heikki Kossi Rick Owens Don Sylvester Joan Rowe Karan Singh Richard James Hinton Hilda Hodges Marco Ciorba Elisha Birnbaum Charles Maynes Marko Costanzo Mauro Eusepi Malcolm Fife Douglas Murray Steve Lee Goro Koyama Greg Hedgepath Chris Szott Leslie Bloome Peter Burgis Glossary References About the Author and the Illustrator Index