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.

than lines of dialogue and a musical score. There's also the sound that everyday objects make. Footsteps in the sand, say, or a spoon clinking against a coffee mug. That's the province of foley ...

In my last column, I used the term "Foley" and then got an e-mail asking me what it meant. This might be a good time to explain this movie term later picked up by radio and stage directors trying to ...

SHADOW HILLS, Calif. – Alyson Moore is using a bundle of sticks to convey the sound of walking through snowy woods. She's a foley artist, and what she's doing is syncing sound effects with picture.

The best compliment a foley artist can get? “I didn’t even notice your work.” Just about every sound effect you hear in a movie or TV show is added in postproduction by foley artists. Usually working ...

On screen in “Poseidon,” the upcoming remake of the classic 1972 disaster movie about a capsized ocean liner, actor Kurt Russell jumps into the water and attempts to swim for his life. Off screen, ...

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Scott Foley is leaving "Scandal" behind for the summer for a role on the Los Angeles stage. The 41-year-old actor is appearing with Blythe Danner in the world premiere of "The Country House" at the ...