FOLEY SOUND SERVICES

To us, Foley embodies the essence of authenticity, creating a connection between audiences and characters. The purpose of Foley sound services is to enrich the narrative by adding details that captivate the audience’s senses. We accomplish this through the performance phase on our Foley stage or on location.

Our skilled Foley team meticulously creates the sounds of props, footsteps, and clothing movements, utilizing specific materials to achieve the desired effect. No effort is spared. We are committed to tailoring these sounds precisely for your storyline, whether that story lives in your film, TV series, video game, or podcast. Our goal is to create an immersive journey for your audience.

STEPS

With our clients, the first step in our Foley process is to have a conversation about story, concept, and what Foley can bring to the project within your budget. We’ll even talk about where you don’t want Foley. From there, the Foley cueing process begins. Precision in cueing each footstep, prop and cloth textures. Once the project is cued, our Foley Artist compiles the essential sound elements for a seamless session.

The Foley recording is where the magic happens. During the recording process, our team records an array of sounds for footsteps, props, cloth and any textural details that will assist sound designers. We have a variety of microphones to choose from to capture sound with the utmost precision. Our assortment of props and surface pits adds depth to the soundscape we fabricate and our purpose-built Foley stage allows us to capture the highest quality of sound effects in a quiet space.

The journey continues once recordings are delivered to our Sound Editor. During the edit phase, our skilled Sound Editor meticulously refines the recorded audio clips. They sync each texture and fine-tune levels to harmonize with the production. Once editing is complete, we deliver Foley to the final mix stage. Should additions or clarity be needed, our team is around the corner to provide solutions. We have worked with Sound Supervisors, Supervising Sound Editors, Sound Designers and Re-Recording Mixers, both at Noisefloor and outside of Noisefloor too.

If you are curious about hiring us, reach out to hello@noise-floor.com to talk about your project needs.

TEAM

Katie Waters, MPSE

(Foley Artist/Sound Editor)

Bio

Katie’s IMDB

Bryen Hensley, MPSE

(Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/Foley Mixer/Partner)

Bio

Bryen’s IMDB

Bryen helps manage the department with Katie. His main role in the department is to record the Foley, but he gets excited if Katie asks him to perform a cue.

Both Katie and Bryen are proud members of the Motion Picture Sound Editors (www.mpse.org) a premier organization for sound editing professionals. Katie also co-founded Chi Post Queens, a community based organization for Chicago based womxn who work in post or who aspire to work in post production.

WORK

For a full list of our Foley work, visit our IMDB and look for titles listing post production sound services or Foley recording services.

STAGE

PROPS

Some of our props on the stage include: Inflatable bananas, car door, car seat, armor, wooden chair, rope, leather jackets, denim, bookbags, slime, full kitchen with sink, squeaky levers, leather chamois, swords, skateboards, glass bottles, coffee cups, variety of plastic and paper, balls, variety of sunglasses, cotton, nylon, books, photos, hand drills, phones, air compressor, metal trash can, jewelry, lasagna noodles, and we will go to the store for fresh produce for gore or wet textures we need.

SHOES

There are over 50 pairs of shoes to choose from on the stage: leather sole boots to rubber sole boots, various sneakers all at different ages, slippers, sandals, heels, dress shoes, and flats.

Our surfaces we can walk on consist of carpet, concrete, grass, tile, metal, creaky wood floor, laminate, wood plank, dirt, rock, sand, snow, and a low water pit. Our four pits can be are emptied to easily swap out new surfaces if a project needs something special.

STAGE

Our stage was purpose-built for Foley. A place to craft custom sounds for each individual project: from commercials to video game cinematics to in-game sounds to podcasts to film. The full kitchen with sink gives us water access plus the ability to record cabinets and drawers. Our mic cabinet has a variety of microphones from condenser to dynamic microphones. Our go-to is a Schoeps CMIT5U and Neumann TLM 103, but a stubborn sound has a way of changing our mind.