Comments on: I Hear Footsteps http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/ Thoughts on Machinima and Life, and whether the two can peacefully co-exist Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Nigel http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-37 Nigel Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:01:25 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-37 Hi, Great stuff about foley, forget all those vst/midi things use easyFoley form muteAnt software version 2 is on its way and willoffer full recording to picture! Nigel Hi,

Great stuff about foley, forget all those vst/midi things use easyFoley form muteAnt software version 2 is on its way and willoffer full recording to picture!

Nigel

]]> By: hathead http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-36 hathead Fri, 05 May 2006 05:17:14 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-36 This was a great article overman - I didn't know you were doing Bloodspell sound. Cool! I love your footsteps method. I got to watch a foley artist record a whole TV show (America's Most Wanted) and learned a lot from just watching the one session. First rule - there are no rules! My first real foley attempt was the fight scene in the Tiger Fists teaser. Aside from the kung fu fight noises, my favorite foley for this was a little pan with some cat litter in it (unused ;) . Everytime a character moved, I would disturb the pebbles. I learned this trick from watching the foley guy - he had a set of keys that he jiggled with every step a policeman would take. Another good trick I picked up was disturbing a bunch of loose magnetic tape (i.e. cassette) for people going through tall grass and the like. Very cool. This was a great article overman - I didn’t know you were doing Bloodspell sound. Cool!

I love your footsteps method. I got to watch a foley artist record a whole TV show (America’s Most Wanted) and learned a lot from just watching the one session. First rule - there are no rules!

My first real foley attempt was the fight scene in the Tiger Fists teaser. Aside from the kung fu fight noises, my favorite foley for this was a little pan with some cat litter in it (unused ;) . Everytime a character moved, I would disturb the pebbles. I learned this trick from watching the foley guy - he had a set of keys that he jiggled with every step a policeman would take.

Another good trick I picked up was disturbing a bunch of loose magnetic tape (i.e. cassette) for people going through tall grass and the like. Very cool.

]]> By: overman http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-35 overman Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:59:34 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-35 Thanks again for reading! I will plan on doing a future post or perhaps an article on MPrem with illustrations on how to set up MIDI for either music or sound effects or both. Great idea, thanks! Thanks again for reading! I will plan on doing a future post or perhaps an article on MPrem with illustrations on how to set up MIDI for either music or sound effects or both. Great idea, thanks!

]]> By: gToon http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-34 gToon Sun, 16 Apr 2006 16:28:49 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2006/04/15/i-hear-footsteps/#comment-34 Great post, Overman. Actually, foley goes all the way back to Elizabethan theatre and maybe earlier to the Greek Drama. There were "thunder machines" in Shakespeare's day where they would use a large flattened piece of metal to re-create the sound of a thunder crash. Rocks rolled in a turning barrel would be used to create the low rumble of thunder. Some comic scenes had wood that would be slapped together offstage to accompany a comic bit (something like our sound effects in the cartoons of today). Unfortunately, the records of sound tech in theatre history are sparse and we don't know much. I suspect the foley aspect of performance in the theatre is more involved than most historians realize. You are right about some sounds being better if they are produced live. Very ingenious use of the midi,Overman. Timing the steps has always been a problem for me. And then placement within the scene. Your set-up sounds perfect. Can you describe it a bit more, or do another post to detail the process? I've never used a midi and would like to know how you set yours up. thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas on foley. Very helpful and inspiring. -gToon Great post, Overman. Actually, foley goes all the way back to Elizabethan theatre and maybe earlier to the Greek Drama. There were “thunder machines” in Shakespeare’s day where they would use a large flattened piece of metal to re-create the sound of a thunder crash. Rocks rolled in a turning barrel would be used to create the low rumble of thunder. Some comic scenes had wood that would be slapped together offstage to accompany a comic bit (something like our sound effects in the cartoons of today). Unfortunately, the records of sound tech in theatre history are sparse and we don’t know much. I suspect the foley aspect of performance
in the theatre is more involved than most historians realize.

You are right about some sounds being better if they are produced live. Very ingenious use of the midi,Overman. Timing the steps has always been a problem for me. And then placement within the scene. Your set-up sounds perfect. Can you describe it a bit more, or do another post to detail the process? I’ve never used a midi and would like to know how you set yours up.

thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas on foley. Very helpful and inspiring.

-gToon

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