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These sound engineers are responsible for re-creating sound effects like ringing doorbells, squeaky stairs and swishing clothing that help bring a Hollywood production to life. What a foley artist ...

Though the computer is now dominating several aspects of filmmaking -- most notably special effects and animation -- there is one craft that has remained blissfully low-tech: that of the foley artist.

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 ...

We’ve got a new installment of one of our favorite segments today “Try My Job”. When you drive into Chicago off the Ohio feeder ramp, you’ll see a very un-assuming brick building right at Ohio and ...