RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Movie comment.

[Ron <ronleonard@shaw.ca>]

That's a good question, and I don't know the answer. My guess would be
that the speaking parts were live, but all other sounds were added. You
must remember that on a movie set, almost none of the props are real,
and therefore don't make any noise when used.  
All those submarine noises you hear in a movie are mostly in someone's
imagination. Probably the closest was U-571 as they had a serious group
of people who tried to make that movie as true to reality as possible. 
Ron 


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Michael B
Holt
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 6:42 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Movie comment.


On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:01:27 -0800 Ron <ronleonard@shaw.ca> writes:
>Almost all movie sound is added in production. They are added later, 
>including most of the speaking parts. The speaking parts are voiced 
>over, and the other sounds are done by "Foley artists" and are called 
>'Foley effects'. This includes crashes, machinery noise, pings, 
>footsteps, birds, etc.


I didn't know this.  Now more of the credits mean something!

Was this practice current in the 40s?   I ask because I note
that in older movies the characters are standing closer together to have
exchanges.



Mike H.


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