Video: How Animal Sounds Are Made For Movies And TV - With Veteran Foley Artist Marko Costanzo:

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Insider’s official introduction:

Foley artists use objects to create sounds based on a character’s movements and interactions in movies and TV shows. Sometimes, they will find themselves making sounds for animals. Marko Costanzo is a veteran Foley artist for c5 Sound, Inc. He has who worked on movies like “Ice Age,” “Life of Pi,” and “True Grit.” Costanzo explained how complicated it was to make the sounds of a dragonfly flapping its wings in “Men in Black,” and how he captured the footsteps of a dog at different ages in “Marley & Me.” Then, we showed him an animal clip he has never seen before and had him come up with the proper sounds on the spot.

How Animal Sounds Are Made For Movies And TV | Movies Insider

Bonus: Learn more about the art of Foley:

Want to know more about Foley sound? Check out these excellent stories and videos:

Foley stories and interviews:
• Video: Foley Artist Tara Blume recreates the iconic sounds of ‘Evil Dead II’ from home
• Behind the fantastic Foley for ‘Peaky Blinders’ – with Anna Wright and Rebecca Glover
• How Ad Astra’s stellar Foley sound was made – with Foley Artist Heikki Kossi
• Ben Cross on recording, editing and mixing Foley
• How to succeed in Foley – with Ronnie van der Veer
• Heikki Kossi on the art and craft of Foley

More Foley resources:

• The Foley Artist group on Facebook
• The Guide to Creating Your Own Sound Effects
• Find Foley Artists from all over the world on Soundlister (and get listed as a Foley Artist yourself)

Videos:

Meet the Foley team at Skywalker Sound:

Inside the Pinewood Foley Studio

How movie sound effects are made – with Foley artist Marko Costanzo

How Sound Effects For Your Favorite Movies Are Made - Supporting Players

Recording Foley Sound Effects for ‘The Night Manager’

How sound effects are made for TV with Feet First Foley

Foley Artists – How Movie Sound Effects Are Made

The Magic of Making (Foley) Sound

Uncover The Secret World of Foley – with Foley Artists Pete Burgis & Sue Harding:

https://vimeo.com/170948796

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