Introduction to Foley: Create and Record Sound Effects
A course by Manuel José Gordillo , Composer and Sound Designer
Joined March 2022
Learn to tune in to the sounds of your environment and enrich your audiovisual storytelling with Foley
Learn to tune in to the sounds of your environment and enrich your audiovisual storytelling with Foley
Joined March 2022
Working with Foley is like composing music for a movie scene, but with unconventional instruments: everyday objects. In this online course, composer and sound designer Manuel José Gordillo teaches you the secrets to making a rich audiovisual experience.
Under his guidance, learn to produce and record sound effects for films, videos, and other AV content. Discover the ins and outs of the Foley process and how to replicate an array of sounds, from footsteps and the swishing of clothing to objects like telephones and even nature itself. Create realistic sounds using objects you never would have imagined!
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 27 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (23)
- 1,381 students
- 18 lessons (3h 40m)
- 27 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create and record sound effects for a movie scene.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in audio and sound effects for films.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need recording equipment and a basic understanding of digital audio recording and editing for video in a DAW.
In terms of materials, you need a simple recording studio that includes headphones or speakers, a monitor, an audio production program (DAW) that supports video, and a microphone, as well as a quiet space and different objects to create the sound effects.
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A course by Manuel José Gordillo
Manuel José Gordillo is a composer and sound designer for film and media at La Tina Sonido, a company he cofounded in 2010, based in Bogotá, Colombia. He is also the cofounder and board member of MuCine, Asociación Colombiana de Compositores de Música para Cine, with whom he has collaborated on multiple projects.
Throughout his career, he's worked in every step of the sound post-production process for film, holding positions as a sound supervisor, an FX, direct, and ambient sound editor, a Foley artist, and a mixing engineer. He currently devotes his time to composing original music for feature-length films in a variety of genres, from dramas to thrillers and horror movies. With his company, La Tina, he's done sound and music post-production work for projects at both a local and international level, as well as platforms such Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
The bases
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Introduction to foley
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Introduction to Pro Tools
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Working with video in Pro Tools
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U3
Planning and preparation
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The recording plan
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Space preparation
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Preparation of materials
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U4
Recording
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Step recording
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Clothing recording
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Prop recording
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Other props
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U5
Editing and mixing
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Editing, cleaning and synchronization of recorded sound 1
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Editing, cleaning and synchronization of recorded sound 2
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Editing, cleaning and synchronization of recorded sound 3
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Editing, cleaning and synchronization of recorded sound 4
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The premix
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Delivery
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to Foley: Create and Record Sound Effects
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cavillam
Muy bueno el curso.
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frans688
El curso es bueno y con un instructor bien capacitado, si se valorara en un rango de cero a cinco estrellas, yo le daría 4. La razón por lo que quitaría una es por la falta de información para el potencial alubno de los prerrequisitos de conocimiento, equipo y herramientas mínimas para seguir el curso y los ejercicios, creo que es una "observación" constructiva y muy sencilla de implementar.
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mikyw4
es muy bueno inspirador
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marco.milanesio.1964
Il corso è ben strutturato e, pur essendo rivolto prevalentemente a principianti, spiega in modo esaustivo ogni passo necessario per realizzare un progetto di sound design.
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maeg2012
Bien explicado, 100% recomendable el curso. Ordenado, estructurado y bueno.
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