Foley Fly On The Wall
May 8th, 2008 Posted in General InfoStill here at The Invisible Studios (at Video Box Studios) coordinating and assisting for the BBC radio play, “Kicking The Habit” with Alfred Molina, Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres, Darren Richardson and Roy Dotrice (see yesterday’s podcast).
I did some foley today for one of the scenes. Foley is creating live sound effects. I had to pour water. Yep, that’s it. But with foley, it’s almost like a character in the scene. You must time it just right, not overdo it and make it as real as possible. Sounds like voice acting, any acting for that matter right?
Here’s the cool part. I’m kneeling at a table between the actors doing their scene, ready to pour the water (6 inches above the glass for the right sound effect), and the actors start the scene. I close my eyes and immediately I’m transported to Brother Martin’s bedroom, when the young Brother Luke comes in to tell him about what Father Michael had done (you’ll have to listen to the play on BBC radio mid-August to find out). Instantly I’m a fly on the wall, listening in. I feel like I’m right there in that room. That’s the power of radio, the power of the voice. Just goes to show you, there’s a lot more to voice acting than meets the….(okay I’ll say it)…ear.
By the way check out the Voice Registry podcast with The Invisible Studios engineer and owner, Mark Holden. He’s the one who makes magic with sound…
Check it out.
-Tracy Pattin
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