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Walking in Their Shoes
Performing the Footsteps
It would come as no surprise to any film fan who is aware of the role of postproduction sound that, at some point, someone is replacing the footsteps of an actor in a scene. That someone is the Foley artist. It may seem logical that the audience would need to hear the character in the scene walk. However, as we examine the actual dramatic needs in a scene, this may or may not be the case.
Let’s first look at the actual purposes of replacing or enhancing footsteps. When the Foley artist or editor is viewing the scene, many of the footsteps in the ...
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