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This old-school filmmaking technique is still kicking even as AI takes on a bigger role in movies

As Hollywood is grappling with the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence, Foley artists remain a key and deeply human part of the moviemaking process. Foley artists craft the everyday sound ...
National Geographic news

See the bizarre tools that make a movie’s sound effects

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. What would a scary movie be without the ominous creak of floorboards? Sound effects—called Foley—add crucial value to any ...
The Arts Desk

'We needed to find the perfect sound of vibranium, an alien metal specific to the Marvel Universe': Foley artist Shelley Roden on creating audible movie miracles

There is a stillness in this repurposed garage the size of a small aircraft hangar. The cue begins. I focus on the screen watching Princess Shuri, played by Letitia Wright, move through the laboratory ...
KSL

It's not junk, it's movie magic: How a Ponzi scheme led to the passing of a foley artist's 'torch'

SALT LAKE CITY — A coffee pot, an old Slinky, a shovel. To the untrained eye, it looks like junk. But to the few people who understand, it represents a life's work searching for movie magic and the ...
NBC Chicago

This old-school filmmaking technique is still kicking even as AI takes on a bigger role in movies

In a small studio tucked within the Sony Pictures lot, Gary Hecker makes art with sound. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. His canvases are some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters — from ...