Whole-y Foley: The World of Performative Film Sound

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of  The Foley Grail a nd Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, , engages in a lively discussion with composer, trumpeter, and sound designer Daniel Nissenbaum. Moving beyond performative sound in film and television, Vanessa and Daniel get into the sound aspects of today's podcasting, and one of Daniel's most recent podcast...

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 Miguel Barbosa from Spain, a Foley Artist who began his career as a Sound Editor. Vanessa and Miguel discuss the differences between the Hollywood system of Foley versus the European system. In particular, the conversation covers the distinction and ch...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, , connects with Rune van Deurs, a Foley artist from Fjellstrand, Norway. Fjellstrand is a small town across a fjord from Oslo, where Rune is the owner of Quickstep Foley. Vanessa discusses Rune's innovations in Foley to establish a more efficient and responsive wor...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, , speaks with Academy Award winning (for Bram Stoker's Dracula , 1992) Supervising Sound Editor David E. Stone. In this conversation, Vanessa and David discuss Stone's new sound film history website, "Sound of a Shot" (soundofashot.com). Sound of a Shot provides de...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator , speaks with Steve Lee, the developer of The Hollywood Sound Museum (hollywoodsoundmuseum.org) who is also a sound effects wrangler, sound editor, writer and historian. Vanessa and Steve cover the changing terrain of Foley from its earliest days in cinema to a conv...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator , has a lively conversation into the art and craft of Foley with Serbian Foley artist Misa Jakovljevic. Misa works in multiple cultural contexts and on different media projects--both in television and film--from Israel, Turkey, the UK, and his home country of Serbia...

Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard , Platoon , and Predator , discusses the current state of Foley with Rick Owens, Foley Artist and Owner of 331 Sound, Inc. A major focus of their conversation is celebrating and remembering Foley artists that came before them and who generously shared their excellence and expertise through mentorship of o...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, interviews Foley editor Anna Gramlich. Anna works at Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, on various television shows, including The Morning Show, Justified: City Primeval, and The Goldbergs. Vanessa and Anna discuss the importance of footsteps in defining character, a...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of T he Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator,  talks with Chilean Foley Artist Mauricio Castañeda. Mauricio discusses a wide range of topics that cover highlights of his twenty year career and his work as founder of The Foley Crew. Mauricio delves into emerging Foley practices outside the Hollywood system, su...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator,, speaks with Annie Taylor, Foley Editor at Alchemy Post Sound in Peekskill, New York. Annie describes her journey from a sound design student at Savannah College of Art and Design to an intern to a Foley Editor. Annie discusses her Golden Reel award-winning work on...

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 Susan Fitz-Simon, an Austin-based Foley Artist. Their conversation delves into the rich relationship between Foley and other art forms, in particular, how performative sound design deepens and evolves with experience in theatre and music. Vanessa and Su...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of the Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator,, speaks with Rachel Chancey, who is an Emmy award-winning, New York-based Foley Artist, Editor, and Supervisor. Their discussion is grounded in a commonality between Vanessa and Rachel, as they both have degrees in Theatre. Together they explore and consider the ma...

In this premiere episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, Author of the Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator,, and Luke Yankee, playwright, author, and director, discuss the role of Foley in the Theater, especially as related to the upcoming live performance of Yankee's film noir radio play, Confessions of a Star Maker, which will be staged as a benefit for the Pa...