The Foley Grail : The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation / Vanessa Theme Ament.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ament, Vanessa Theme, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--Sound effects.

Animated films.

Motion pictures--Sound effects.

Motion pictures.

Video games--Sound effects.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

Place of Publication:

New York : Taylor & Francis, 2021.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Perfect for newcomers and experienced sound designers alike, this foundational guide teaches readers how to master classic and cutting-edge Foley techniques to create rich and convincing sound for any medium, be it film, television, radio, podcasts, animation, or games.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

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

Chapter 1 Holy Foley: The Evolution of a Craft

The United States

Jack Be Nimble: Jack of All Trades

Chicken or the Egg?

The Studio System

Realism

Mr. Elegance

New York, New York

Both Sides of the Bay

Chapter 2 The Progression of an Art: International Foley Practices

Les Bruiteurs: France

Across the Pond: The United Kingdom

Once Upon a Time in the Boot: Italy

Das Land der Dichter und Denker: Germany

Neighboring Austria

The Former Yugoslavia: Serbia

Musing About Mosfilm: Russia

Transcontinental: Turkey

Conviviality: Canada

Bollywood

Pioneering: Pakistan

Taiwan

Latin America: Chile and Brazil

Global Perspective

Chapter 3 Aesthetics of Foley: Noise, Sound, Single, Married

Noise vs. Sound: Foley as It Is Used in the Various Genres

Sound as Storyteller

Musical Sound

Episodic Sound

Cultural Sound

Single or Married Foley and Sound Effects

Supporting Reality

Enhancing Reality

Replacing Reality

Creating Reality

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

Chapter 4 Fire in the Hole: The Players and Their Responsibilities

The Team Leader and the Team

The Process of Each Team Player

Team Collaboration

Alternative Workflows

What Effects Need To Be Covered and by Whom

Chapter 5 Let's Go Ahead and Go Back: Spotting, Cueing, and Editing Foley

The Spotting Session

Focusing the Tasks

Spotting Redux

Cueing for Shoeing

Cueing on the Fly

Hearing the Sweet Spot: Editing Foley

The Initial Approach

Life Lessons in Editing

Editing for Sync

Modern Times.

Chapter 6 Scene Change: The Foley Stage

The Acoustical Blueprint

The Interior Design

It's the Pits

Tool Time

Alternative Spaces: Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Walls Inside Walls

A Foley House Is Also a Home

Several Identical Stages

The Real Magilla

The Natural Touch

Next Foley Stop

Chapter 7 Mix and Match: The Foley and Rerecording Mixers

The Mixer Is Another Set of Ears

More Than Simply Recording

Foley Mixing Is an Art

The Classical Approach

Good Storytelling With Sound Should Be Foremost in the Mixer's Mind

Pushing the Envelope

"I Choose to Mix Closer to the Cliff"

The Traditionalist

She Is Tuned in to the Quality of the Recording

Conventions and the Unconventional

Less Is More

It's a Marriage

It's All Subjective

Fix it in Post: The Dub

The Predub

The Blending of Mixing and Editing

The Final Dub

What Do Mixers Say About Foley?

Part 3 The Practical Concerns: The Art and Craft of Foley

Chapter 8 Walking in Their Shoes: Performing the Footsteps

Foley Theory

Method Foley

Must You Dance?

Where Are the Feet?

Footstep Surfaces

Everything Old Is New Again

Shoe Shopping

Gender Neutral

Critters

Mit out People

Chapter 9 Manipulation Techniques: Performing the Props

Storage and Space

Everyday Props

Props That Challenge

Listen, Don't Look!

Cloth

Prop Character

Chapter 10 Hang It as a Unit: The Knack for Sync

Patience and Practice Are Your Friends

When Sync Was King

Landing Good Sync Will Pay Dividends

The "Feel" Is Performed, Not Edited

Performance Is Based on the Character

The Audience Is Watching the Film in Real Time

Perception Is Reality

Chapter 11 Adaptive Sound: Sound in Animation, Games, Radio Plays, and Movie Trailers

Animation Station

Historical Tracings of Animation Foley.

Who Walks Like That, Really?

Proper Properties

Technological Transitions

Episodic Cartoons

Combining Animation With Live Action

Gaming the System

More Work Than a Movie

Foley Is More Often Required Than Optional

Multiple Depths, Layers, and Distances

Simply Put

Radio Days to Radio Plays

Impressionism for the Ears

Character Signifiers

Cast and Crew

Hitch Your Trailer

Foley Complements

Chapter 12 Chef or Cook? Ingredients and Recipes

Shoe Ingredients

Prop Ingredients

Safety Tips

Hints

Chapter 13 Magic Wind: Unusual Foley Requests

Something Never Heard Before

The Slowed-Down Effect Was Ominous and Bizarre

Foley Humor Evolves out of Every Project

Collegiality Goes a Long Way in Art

Best Laid Plans

Everything Is Mysterious and Secret

You Do Not Know What Is Going to Happen

Part 4 Past, Present, and Future: Connecting the Foley Dots

Chapter 14 Professional Panorama

Alchemy Post Sound

Film School Flows

Production Perspective

Women in Sound

The Hollywood Sound Museum

Foley Futures

Chapter 15 Foley Reflections: Final Thoughts of Experts

Mark Mangini

Jody Thomas

Karin Roulo

Robert Deschaine

Meltem Baytok

David E. Stone

Michael Semanick

Richard Portman

Miguel Barbosa

Mark Pappas

Misa Jakovljevic

Jerry Trent

Tom Fleischman

Alyson Dee Moore

Aleyna Seymen

David Jobe

Cornelia Baumgartner

Andy Malcolm

Kevin O'Connell

Julien Naudin

Scott Hecker

Greg Barbanell

Ele Matelan

F. Hudson Miller

Heikki Kossi

Rick Owens

Don Sylvester

Joan Rowe

Karan Singh

Richard James Hinton

Hilda Hodges

Marco Ciorba

Elisha Birnbaum

Charles Maynes

Marko Costanzo

Mauro Eusepi

Malcolm Fife

Douglas Murray

Steve Lee

Goro Koyama

Greg Hedgepath

Chris Szott.

Leslie Bloome

Peter Burgis

Glossary

References

About the Author and the Illustrator

Index.

Notes:

A Focal Press Book

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781003008439

1003008437

9781000461206

1000461203

OCLC:

1255520452