Rob Braxton Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 About 15 years ago in a UCLA extension class I saw a short film about foley work. Initially it showed the action of a person breaking into a building and stealing gear while avoiding confrontation with a security guard. Eventually it pulled back to reveal a foley stage and the foley artists creating efx while viewing the film on a screen. It cut back and forth several times until the finish. Is anyone familiar with it? I would like to know the title and possible source of a copy. Thanks. RB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I haven't seen that one, but the best film I've ever seen about foley recording (or at least, part of it's about foley) was a THX demo laserdisc they gave out in the 1980s. They took a 1-minute scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -- the one where Harrison Ford is on a ship at sea, trying to save an archeologicial artifact -- and completely dissected it all the way down to the production sound, then showed how each layer of sound was added to complete the mix. I think it took at least 30 minutes to show how this short scene was constructed -- music, ADR, and dozens of layers of effects. They interviewed the Foley artists for several minutes, and they talked about how and why they chose the props for each effect. A really fascinating piece. I've shown it to several people who have no idea how much work goes into an effects-intensive scene. --Marc W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curleysound Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Not this one, but this is good too. This one is R rated, but funny. <a href=" Link</a>Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg sextro Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 i just saw it recently. someone in the yahoo sound design group had posted a link to it...and i did some searching but couldn't find anything. it was definitely google video...which i think is now youtube too, right? -greg- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lacheur Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I think your referring to " Track Stars " with Andy Malcolm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker71 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Track Stars is on Google video. Great, first time I ever saw it, loved it. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8464716766325610185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Braxton Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 YES!! Track Stars it is. Wish it was higher resolution, but Track Stars is what I was referring to. Anybody know of a source on DVD? I would love to see the Indy Jones dissection also if anyone knows of a source. Thanks to all who replied. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.