The fact that this stuff is free is mind boggling, and the fact that you actually sound like you're enjoying making these makes it even better. Thanks!
This is a really good resource. I've been working in post for 20 odd years and foley for 15+ and usually cringe when anyone mentions foley (as few know what they're talking about tbh!) but this is a really good overview, will recommend this to any keen starters as will save me the hassle, cheers! Also found the graph more or less bang on, great description.
mate, all these videos are fantastic. I am currently studying a degree in Sound for Film and your videos are easily on par with the quality of teaching we receive on our course. Cheers!
@@ThomasBoykin Still using clip groups, but using more generic track names (PROPS, STEPS, CLOTH) and then a guide track that I move a fully grouped 3 pop (with one extra frame and a sync marker at the 3rd second so I can set the playhead, and then windows-shift click it into position [though I just remembered I could just do that with the end of a clip exactly 3 seconds instead lol]) Worse yet, I would record on seperate tracks instead of just recording over the group clips. To be fair, I rarely get paid for a reasonable foley pass but maybe with your method I'll get through more faster
My bad, I used to be smart but kept getting concussions. Any day now my brain will be complete mush and I can finally sit down on my couch and enjoy shows like Big Bang Theory and the evening news.
What percentage of the total budget do you usually allocate for foley? Overall budgeting could be a really helpful topic to touch on eventually too. Loving these videos!
By the way, although your tutorials is great, i want to see another tutorials. Did you know some internet cources or youtube guys like you about re-recording mixing and editing?
Could you "foley" sound effects like the car sounds, street noise and whatnot instead of picking them up from a library too? How would you idealy deal with it?
Hey Thomas! Great video again! I have a question regarding international sound. Have you ever had to do ADR only because production dialog contained effects? I mean If the production sound contains the effects needed, but you also foley those for foreign version, it means there’ll be 2 different versions. Yours, with the original production effects, and theirs, with the “chinese” adr plus the foley, you prepared (and muted) for them. I believe this is a better option in respect of the actors effort on set. But i also heard that the 2 mixes have to be an exact match (so ADR +foley). Or it depends on the production? Whats your experience?
No, the foreign dub is mixed to match the original version. So we listen to the original mix and match that. This is also why doing a separate MnE mix is a good idea since sometimes the original production sound does not need Foley. Once you mute it, then you can make the MnE its own mix.
Hi Thomas. If you're a one person post sound team, will you still cue your foley? Do you cue other sfx as well? Thanks so much. These videos are excellent.
I only do one or two films per year where I do almost everything… everything except Foley. I ship that off to a team to take care of from cueing to shooting to editing. I don’t often cue sfx since I am pressed for time usually.
Hi! Great video! I watched your tutorials and before this video i thought that there is two types of SFX: Hard FX, Backgrounds and Sound Design. But in this video, where you drawn an abstract graph at 4:00. Why did you drawn SFX and BG separatly if BG IS a type of SFX? And what i don't really understand is if M&E includes foley, then why it called Music and Effects if as you said foley is a another group? EDIT: in the next video i realized that SFX indludes P, Foley, BG and.... SFX. What? I don't understand :( How does SFX may incudes SFX?.. Did you saw an UVI Walker 2 (UVI Falcon library)? What's your opinion about this? I tryied it and it sounds PREFECT and waaaaay better than Adward Suite. Well, of course, this is not better than a real foley actor, but for a very low budget film it's perfect. You might don't understand me right because my English is bad.. And i might don't understand you right bacause my English is bad :)
Hi there, Thank you for these incredibly useful tutorials. I'm a beginner and this window into your workflow is extremely useful. Will definitely be revisiting as I carry on. Question: I understand how important real life Foley recordings are, but say the turnaround is really tight (for instance commercial work) - are there any online libraries or boutique plugins you'd suggest to help out source professional quality Foley? Kontakt is great, but as you mention it's a bit limited... I've grabbed things from Splice in the past, but I don't love the application. Thanks for any your time! Hi5 from Brooklyn
The fact that this stuff is free is mind boggling, and the fact that you actually sound like you're enjoying making these makes it even better. Thanks!
This is a really good resource. I've been working in post for 20 odd years and foley for 15+ and usually cringe when anyone mentions foley (as few know what they're talking about tbh!) but this is a really good overview, will recommend this to any keen starters as will save me the hassle, cheers! Also found the graph more or less bang on, great description.
Really excellent tutorial video, I’ve subscribed! Kudos
How do you keep putting out such high quality informative content!
I had a bunch of time a few weeks ago so I nutted up and recorded a bunch of these. More inbound the next couple weeks
mate, all these videos are fantastic. I am currently studying a degree in Sound for Film and your videos are easily on par with the quality of teaching we receive on our course. Cheers!
This is GREAT!!!! Thank you. Working on my first (micro/independent film) and this is the info I need.
Glad to help
Masterpiece! Im so glad, that i found your content here!
Thanks Thomas for sharing. excited for next episode
Amazing stuff! Thanks again! You've just taught me that the way I have been doing it is wrong 😂 I'm only a beginner so it's good
same here
Thank u! Your video inspired me a lot in video editing!
Fantastic video series thank you !
Thank you for sharing these videos! They have been extremely helpful!!
I love this method for cueing. Much better than what I've been doing. This makes sense to me :)
What’s your current technique? I’m always looking for new ways to do stuff!
@@ThomasBoykin Still using clip groups, but using more generic track names (PROPS, STEPS, CLOTH) and then a guide track that I move a fully grouped 3 pop (with one extra frame and a sync marker at the 3rd second so I can set the playhead, and then windows-shift click it into position [though I just remembered I could just do that with the end of a clip exactly 3 seconds instead lol])
Worse yet, I would record on seperate tracks instead of just recording over the group clips. To be fair, I rarely get paid for a reasonable foley pass but maybe with your method I'll get through more faster
This is gold! Thank you for sharing
10:40 it's "Rubik's"
otherwise, great video, loving this series
My bad, I used to be smart but kept getting concussions. Any day now my brain will be complete mush and I can finally sit down on my couch and enjoy shows like Big Bang Theory and the evening news.
Always great videos man!...
Thanks, I do it for you
Mate, great stuff! Thanks for sharing🤙
What percentage of the total budget do you usually allocate for foley? Overall budgeting could be a really helpful topic to touch on eventually too. Loving these videos!
I would budget around 15-20% of the total post audio budget on Foley.
By the way, although your tutorials is great, i want to see another tutorials. Did you know some internet cources or youtube guys like you about re-recording mixing and editing?
Great work, thanks a lot for all the insight. What's the name of the film? Is it 7-5 ?? Did it ever come out?
Could you "foley" sound effects like the car sounds, street noise and whatnot instead of picking them up from a library too? How would you idealy deal with it?
Yeah you just take mics out and record enough material to cover what you need for a scene.
Thank you thomas.
Hey Thomas! Great video again! I have a question regarding international sound. Have you ever had to do ADR only because production dialog contained effects? I mean If the production sound contains the effects needed, but you also foley those for foreign version, it means there’ll be 2 different versions. Yours, with the original production effects, and theirs, with the “chinese” adr plus the foley, you prepared (and muted) for them. I believe this is a better option in respect of the actors effort on set. But i also heard that the 2 mixes have to be an exact match (so ADR +foley). Or it depends on the production? Whats your experience?
No, the foreign dub is mixed to match the original version. So we listen to the original mix and match that. This is also why doing a separate MnE mix is a good idea since sometimes the original production sound does not need Foley. Once you mute it, then you can make the MnE its own mix.
@@ThomasBoykin so if i understand correctly, in this case we make 2 versions of MnE. One for the original mix and one for the international.
Thank you very much
Hi Thomas. If you're a one person post sound team, will you still cue your foley? Do you cue other sfx as well? Thanks so much. These videos are excellent.
I only do one or two films per year where I do almost everything… everything except Foley. I ship that off to a team to take care of from cueing to shooting to editing. I don’t often cue sfx since I am pressed for time usually.
@@ThomasBoykin Thanks, Thomas
I can’t see where to buy foley on post red
10:17 cute russian word on the wall )))))))))))))))
the same on 13.20)
Hi! Great video! I watched your tutorials and before this video i thought that there is two types of SFX: Hard FX, Backgrounds and Sound Design. But in this video, where you drawn an abstract graph at 4:00. Why did you drawn SFX and BG separatly if BG IS a type of SFX?
And what i don't really understand is if M&E includes foley, then why it called Music and Effects if as you said foley is a another group?
EDIT: in the next video i realized that SFX indludes P, Foley, BG and.... SFX. What? I don't understand :( How does SFX may incudes SFX?..
Did you saw an UVI Walker 2 (UVI Falcon library)? What's your opinion about this? I tryied it and it sounds PREFECT and waaaaay better than Adward Suite. Well, of course, this is not better than a real foley actor, but for a very low budget film it's perfect.
You might don't understand me right because my English is bad.. And i might don't understand you right bacause my English is bad :)
I will check our Uvi based on your recommendation.
@@ThomasBoykin Thank you. What about my question about SFX?
Hi there, Thank you for these incredibly useful tutorials. I'm a beginner and this window into your workflow is extremely useful. Will definitely be revisiting as I carry on.
Question: I understand how important real life Foley recordings are, but say the turnaround is really tight (for instance commercial work) - are there any online libraries or boutique plugins you'd suggest to help out source professional quality Foley? Kontakt is great, but as you mention it's a bit limited... I've grabbed things from Splice in the past, but I don't love the application.
Thanks for any your time!
Hi5 from Brooklyn
Edward Foley plug-in is good. But nothing beats a mic and a good room
Thank you very much