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Audio Arts – Week 4 – Semester 2, 2008: “Foley Part 2”

The collection of sounds created by myself and Mr Delany are already proving invaluable. It’s nice to be working with a pre-defined cut of the film that will not change over time. However, recent outside experience indicates that this is not to be expected.

There is a real art to realising the ambience of a situation in which one would not normally consider the sonic backdrop. Since engaging with film sound I find myself picking at discrepancies in all forms of sound capture and representation. It’s alarming how little attention to detail is evident in many productions, with phasing voice overs sounding like they were recorded in a bathroom and footsteps on a wooden bridge depicting high heels on concrete, to name a couple of recent observations from commercial television.

I have focused mainly on trying to depict the ‘shuffling’ noises of both characters on screen in clip 2. This is easier said than done. While a shuffling noise is not so hard to create, syncing such a noise with perceptually infinite variety to on-screen action is another matter entirely. Next week things should be coming together more coherently.


Reference:

Harrald, Luke. “Audio Arts – Week 4 – Semester 2, 2008: Foley Part 2.” Lecture presented at EMU space and Studio 1, level 5 Schultz building, University of Adelaide, 19th of August 2008.

Labels: Audio Arts IIIB

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