Illustration by Juliette Toma for the Times. For a piece about foley artists. On in a series of stories about how to make it in Hollywood. (Illustration by Juliette Toma for the Times) Back when ...

"There's a huge difference between listening and hearing." If you're a movie geek or a filmmaker, you know that foley artists an an important part of the filmmaking process. These people work in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A coffee pot, an old Slinky, a shovel. To the untrained eye, it looks like junk. But to the few people who understand, it represents a life's work searching for movie magic and the ...

Find out who creates the sound of bones breaking and horses galloping in movies. Jan. 28, 2008 — -- Behind the scenes of blockbuster movies like "Transformers," "The Matrix" and "Braveheart" is ...

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 ...

In 1927, the first talkie, called The Jazz Singer, swept the nation and revolutionized movies. Unfortunately, Universal Studios didn’t get the memo — they’d just completed Show Boat, which was to be a ...

The Foley Artist is a whimsical look at the behind-the-scenes work of the people who create postproduction sound effects for film and other media. Named after movie sound-effects pioneer Jack Foley, ...

A new, locally produced, video game called Never Alone features a girl and a fox on a journey through snowy Alaska. But this is what’s actually making the sound of a fox trotting through snow. “We ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Matt Davies: Sometimes you have to make custom props for unique moments in films like this. [whooshing] Joe Avella: First thing I'd like for you to do is ...