ABSTRACT

Master classic and cutting-edge Foley techniques that will allow you to create rich, convincing sound for any medium, be it film, television, radio, podcasts, animation, or games.

In The Foley Grail, Second Edition award-winning Foley artist Vanessa Theme Ament teaches you how Foley is designed, crafted, and edited for any project, right down to the nuts and bolts of spotting, cueing, and performing sounds. Various renowned sound artists provide a treasure trove of shortcuts, hot tips, and other tricks of the trade.

This new edition features:

  • Entirely new chapters dedicated to Foley in games, television, broadcasting, and animation, as well as what is new in sound for media education
  • All new sound "recipes" that include proven Foley methods you can immediately use on your own projects
  • New case studies from well-known films, shows, games, and animations
  • Interviews with current sound artists from across the globe
  • An extensive companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/ament) featuring video demonstrations of Foley artists at work, video tutorials of specific Foley techniques, lectures from the author, and much more

 

part |2 pages

Part 1 What Foley Artists Do, and Why: History, Theory, and Methods

part |2 pages

Part 2 How Foley Artists Work: The Protocols, Conventions, and Hierarchy

part |2 pages

Part 3 ● Foley Beyond the Film Frame: Games and Animation

part |2 pages

Part 4 ● The Practical Concerns: The Art and Craft of Foley

chapter 10|8 pages

Hang it as a Unit: The Knack for Sync

chapter 11|10 pages

Magic Wind: Unusual Foley Requests

part |2 pages

Part 5 ● The Foley Companions: Mixing and Editing

chapter 12|16 pages

Mix and Match: The Foley Mixer

chapter 13|10 pages

Hearing the Sweet Spot: Editing Foley

chapter 14|10 pages

Fix it in Post: The Dub

part |2 pages

Part 6 ● Nuts and Bolts: Where and With What?

chapter 15|26 pages

Scene Change: The Foley Stage

chapter 16|12 pages

Chef or Cook? Ingredients and Recipes

part |2 pages

Part 7 ● The Ghost of Foley Futures: Looking Forward

chapter 17|14 pages

The Ivory Tower: The Media School