Product Description

Create custom sound effects that are the mainstay of soundtracks for films, broadcast, animation and games. Learn how Foley is designed, crafted and edited for any project- right down to the nuts and bolts of spotting, cueing, and performing sounds. An array of techniques is illustrated with artists presenting their own methods for selecting and handling props, "walking" various characters, and other tricks of the trade. Various renowned artists, editors and mixers contribute stories and perspectives on what is necessary for a film or media project, and how technology has changed the craft over the years. The Foley stage is discussed in detail, with illustrations to assist you in designing your own stage, whatever the size. The companion DVD includes video demonstrations of Foley Artists at work, along with illustrated techniques for the novice.

Key Benefits:
* A concise, creative guide to the art and technique for producing Foley sound for films, video, animation and games.
* Alternative Foley stage designs are illustrated and interviews of renowned artists shed light on essentials.
* Companion DVD video demonstrates a variety of techniques that Foley artists use to perform cues.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #164699 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Review

"Wow! .a fascinating read for anybody interested in Foley.Vanessa reveals the mysteries of Foley as one of the few masters of the craft. She explodes all the myths, and tells you what really goes on behind the scenes. I'm going to make sure all the young people I work with read this." -Randy Thom, Director of Sound Design, Skywalker Sound

"If you want to know about Foley - the ins and outs, this is the book you need to read. If you are planning on getting into professional video and film production, especially on the audio side, this is a must read - even if you don't plan on doing Foley yourself. Knowing what Foley artists do, how they work, and how they prefer to be worked with, is of incredible value to the overall production process." -Mark Shapiro for Internet Video Magazine

About the Author
Vanessa Theme Ament is an award winning Foley Artist with over 25 years experience in film and television. Her expertise also includes Automated Dialogue Replacement and sound editing. In addition, Vanessa is an accomplished singer/songwriter. She has had her own sound effects company and published MovieSound Newsletter during the 80s and 90s. She continues to teach sound at colleges and universities and does presentations at film schools, festivals, radio and television.

Customer Reviews

How did they create those effects? This is the book for you
This is a really useful book if you want to teach Film sound, or just want to find out how they create those chewing grinding noises of a dinosaur eating a human!
Well written with a bonus DVD which shows you how its done.
I can thoroughly recommend........enjoy the read.

what a bind of a book
I ordered a copy of this book as I am a sound recordist who dabbles in sound design and foley, The book arrived the next day to my delight, so i sat down to read it. The first few pages were OK, however as i progressed, the book binding started failing, pages started to fall out. I returned the book as faulty for a replacement. just thinking that it was a faulty binding and that a replacement would be OK. The new book arrived and i starting reading again and guess what! the pages and the binding started coming apart again. I ended up with pages of the book in my hand, this was very frustrating making it basically unreadable, The crux of it is it is a badly made book, made on the cheap. As for the content, don't expect any quality photographs inside, all very dull. the chapter on the history of jack foley and the origins of foley managed to hold my attention, but after that lots of self important trumpet blowing and back slapping. Shame i could'nt get through it. dissapointed! typically American in tone. tacky! just like hollywood. I like to think that jack foley and his art as a sort of whimsical avant garde electro acoustic sound artistry. non of that feeling comes across in this book.

pardon?
While some nice reviews prompted me to buy this book, I got little from it in terms of technique, background or motivation. Reading more like a (rather dull) memoire than an educational textbook, I will be selling my copy.