Tag: sound effects

Gender in the Workplace

M.J. Young A Nonbinary Individual’s Foray into Corporate A.V. Part 3: Religious Intersectionality Since writing my last blog post, a lot has changed. Namely, I no longer work at the A.V. company that I mentioned before. To be frank, the misgendering and discriminatory practices became too much to handle, and I needed a way out. […]

In the Zone

Sage Tichenor Mental health has become a significant topic of discussion among peers in the years following the pandemic. As we gear up for new shows and tours, we must continue these conversations. It matters for getting us through long tours, and for navigating our time off the road as well. Aside from these obvious […]

Why Good Production Sound Matters

In a TV show or movie, the dialog is the core of the mix. Music, sound effects, and Foley add interest and excitement, but it all fundamentally works around dialog. Dialog is typically how we learn the characters’ names, their relationship to the other characters, and what challenges each character faces. We learn what the story is about and watch that story develop through dialog.

Sound Design: Preconceptions in Human Hearing

As sound designers we often have to fight against what something actually sounds like, and what audiences expect things to sound like. For example, an authentic phone ring might not necessarily fit the tone of the piece, and actually a phone from a different era would suffice in creating urgency and tonality.

Sound Effects: A Crash Course in Foley

In my journey to learn more about different jobs in audio, I have decided to share what I learn within these article posts. My first topic is one that I am most familiar with: Foley. As a foley mixer and editor, I am often asked: what exactly is Foley?