Whole-y Foley: The World of Performative Film Sound

Every two weeks, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, award-winning Foley Artist and author of the book The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation, interviews professionals from all avenues of performative sound world-wide from foley artists to sound designers to musicians and more. Tune in and discover historical as well as new and innovative concepts and practices in the fascinating world of sound. Subscribe at the button below on the left. Whole-y Foley is also available on YouTube and you can watch the video interviews by clicking here.

Episode 28: Part Two: The Possibilities for Sound: Intro to Sonology and the Acousmatic Spectator (Interview with Sara Pinheiro)

Nov 22, 2024

In the second part of this two part episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, continues her conversation with Sara Pinheiro. You can learn more about Sara at her website: sarapinheiro.com. If you missed part one, please listen to...

Episode 27: Part One: The Possibilities for Sound: Intro to Sonology and the Acousmatic Spectator (Interview with Sara Pinheiro)

Nov 17, 2024

In the first part of this two part episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Sara Pinheiro. You can learn more about Sara at her website: sarapinheiro.com. As you will learn upon listening to this podcast, Sara straddles the...

Episode 26: ASMR and Foley (Interview with Julie Rose Bower)

Oct 27, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Julie Rose Bower, sound scholar and artist, who works with Foley and ASMR. In this fascinating conversation, Vanessa and Julie delve into the world of ASMR, which stands for...

Episode 25: The Before and After of Production and Post-Production Sound (Interview with Sound Mixer Greg Curda)

Oct 12, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Sound Mixer Greg Curda. A Hollywood-trained sound mixer, currently teaching at Nord University in Norway, Greg shares his journey from his roots in Chicago to the Disney...

Episode 24: International Foley: Germany (Interview with Foley Artist Martin Langenbach)

Sep 27, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, converses with Foley Artist Martin Langenbach. In addition to Vanessa and Martin discussing his work in film and television, Martin shares his reasons and goals for starting a consortium...