This past weekend, audiences flocked to movie theaters to see Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Nick Jonas step back into a magical game to rescue one of their own in “Jumanji: ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

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Sound effects are often the unsung heroes of action movies, drawing the viewer deeper into the moment and creating a more visceral experience. Speaking to Insider, foley artist Shaun Brennan, ...

As Hollywood is grappling with the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence, Foley artists remain a key and deeply human part of the moviemaking process. Foley artists craft the everyday sound ...

These sound engineers are responsible for re-creating sound effects like ringing doorbells, squeaky stairs and swishing clothing that help bring a Hollywood production to life. What a foley artist ...

Though the computer is now dominating several aspects of filmmaking -- most notably special effects and animation -- there is one craft that has remained blissfully low-tech: that of the foley artist.

Foley artists are sharing their sound-effects secrets on Insta. Blood splash? It’s a watermelon getting slashed. Punches? Someone hit a goat carcass. Listen up If you’ve spent any time on Instagram, ...

Foley artist Ele Matelan in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, part of the 2016 installment of It Came From the Neo-Futurarium Credit: Evan Hanover Ele Matelan didn’t plan on making a career out of ...

What would a scary movie be without the ominous creak of floorboards? Sound effects—called Foley—add crucial value to any film. “The challenge,” says Foley artist John Roesch, “is to create something ...