Hidden within the program of the 2014 AFI Docs festival is a short film that provides a glimpse inside the world of Foley recording, mixing and performance.
The Secret World of Foley follows artists Peter Burgis (Edge of Tomorrow, The Monuments Men, Kick-Ass 2) and Sue Harding (The Selfish Giant, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Philomena) as they work their way through a challenging series of moves, walks, and other sync sounds. A deliberate ploy by writer/director Daniel Jewel was to not have any dialogue in the film, or wordy explanations of the Foley techniques involved. On the best way of showcasing the work and talents of Peter, Sue and sound designer Glen Gathard, Jewel says, “I thought we could create a specially shot short film and and then film the Foley Artists interpreting that film, with props of their choice and then cut between the two ‘films’. So without any words, we would get the sense of what Foley Artists do to bring films to life.”
The effect of this juxtaposition between the film and the Foley performance is quite mesmerising, and The Secret World of Foley will be screening on Thursday 19 June at the Goethe-Institut in Washington D.C. and Friday 20 June at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Maryland as part of the AFI Docs festival. Those not going will be able to catch it online later in the year, once it has completed its run of festivals.
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[…] 2014/07/30 SounDoer 发表回复 节选翻译自 Designing Sound 的报道： 影片《The Secret World of Foley》，跟随拟音艺术家 Peter Burgis （《明日边缘》、《盟军夺宝队》、《海扁王2》）和 Sue Harding （《自私的巨人》、《曼德拉：漫漫自由路》、《菲洛梅娜》），记录了他们一系列富有挑战性的工作，制作移动、行走等其他同步拟音。导演兼编剧 Daniel Jewel 并未在影片中设置任何对白或者是过多的解说来对拟音进行技术性的解释。对于展示 Peter、Sue 和声音设计师 Glen Gathard 的工作和天赋的最好方式，Jewel 说：“我觉得我们首先要创作一部小短片，再拍摄拟音艺术家们使用他们的专业技艺对这部小短片进行拟音的过程，然后对这两部‘影片’进行剪辑。这样无需过多言语，我们就能感受到拟音艺术家们是如何让电影变得更加鲜活。” （原文地址：https://designingsound.org/2014/06/the-secret-world-of-foley-afi-docs/） […]