foley scene 45

this past friday, i recorded some foley work for scenes 45 and 60. there were a couple of scenes in the film where we weren't able to record synch sound when we were filmming them, so these scenes required foley work, which is basically recording nat sounds and imitating the actions in the scene, after the fact, so that it looks real. fortuantely, there wasn't any dialogue in these particular scenes, so the foley work was relatively simple. most people don't really notice these things, but when they're missing, it's really obvious. i also think that it's really cool that technology has become so advanced that i was able to record this stuff with what i have. i'm amazed that there are a ton of different digital sound software that even if you have a half decent sound recording, you can clean it up with just a few mouse clicks. before, this would take a ton of mixing, and was a pretty long and arduous task. anyhoo, being able to foley a couple of scenes kinda took me back to making sounds some of film classes way back when. it was kind fun to play along to the actual scenes.

i also spoke to bob massey over the weekend, and i'm happy to say that it looks like that we've come to a mutual agreement to begin work on composing the music for the film. i'm really happy about this, and i think that he'll be able to add a lot to the project. i'm looking forward to working on this aspect of the film, since it can add so much dimension to the project.

so, this coming week, me and paul are getting ready for our trip up to new york to interview tom and andrew. i think this will be fun, and i'm looking forward to the trip. it'll also be great to catch up with them, have a few beers, and do some shooting in new york. like i said, i love new york in the fall. we also plan to meet up with our friend will, and even do something a little touristy - we're going to take the circle line ferry and visit the statue of liberty. i haven't been there in a really long time, and i also hear that you can get some really cool shots of the manhattan skyline from the ferry. should be a really fun trip.

but for now, let's get through the work week, yeah?