In the dead of the night, GV Prakash is trespassing. In Watchman (2019), the actor jumps up a wall, on to a metal gate and begins to climb down. He slips, and falls on a heap of leaves. The entire ...

Most of us probably never notice the sound effects foley artists create for movies. They’re usually ambient sounds like footsteps, swishing cloth, or doors opening and closing, intended to fade into ...

We can’t help but chuckle at the new Instagram account we discovered this week, @Bad_Foley. It’s a clever little series that celebrates the technical side of cinema by showing us what iconic movie ...

If you’ve spent any time on Instagram, you’ve probably seen Professor Puth, singer Charlie Puth’s series that breaks down the basics of music. In episode 10, he explains how the human heart beats like ...

What would a scary movie be without the ominous creak of floorboards? Sound effects—called Foley—add crucial value to any film. “The challenge,” says Foley artist John Roesch, “is to create something ...

Directed by sound editor Midge Costin, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound provides a rich overview of motion picture sound, from the era in which sounds were performed in theaters to Dolby Atmos ...

Radio 3 presenters air-conduct The Apprentice theme tune for Red Nose Day 2023—Streetwise Opera, Gethin Jones Keeps Dancing for Comic Relief ...

Sound effects are some of the most underappreciated aspects of cinema. Indeed, the visual nature of film as a medium often ensures that sound is taken for granted, particularly when it comes to ...