Whole-y Foley: The World of Performative Film Sound
Every two weeks, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, award-winning Foley Artist and author of the book The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation, interviews professionals from all avenues of performative sound world-wide from foley artists to sound designers to musicians and more. Tune in and discover historical as well as new and innovative concepts and practices in the fascinating world of sound. Subscribe at the button below on the left.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 36: Cats Don't Dance Part Three with Movie Producer Jim Katz
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, discusses the Carney Awards and Cats Don't Dance with Movie Prod…
Episode 35: Cats Don't Dance (1997) Post-Production Sound Discussion Part Two (with David E. Stone)
Welcome back for Part Two of this excellent and detailed behind-the-scenes discussion focusing around the gifted post-production sound team that created the aural atmosphere that animates the charact…
Episode 34: Cats Don't Dance (1997) Post-Production Sound Discussion Part One (with David E. Stone)
Supervising Foley Editor Vanessa Ament and Supervising Sound Editor David E. Stone return to one of their favorite movies that they ever worked on, the animated film Cats Don't Dance (1997). This fil…
Episode 33: A Goofy Movie 30th Anniversary Post-Production Sound Discussion, Part Two (with Vanessa Ament & David E. Stone)
This is part two of two part episode: Supervising Foley Editor Vanessa Ament and Supervising Sound Editor David E. Stone return to one of their favorite movies they ever worked on, the now Disney cla…
Episode 32: A Goofy Movie 30th Anniversary Post-Production Sound Discussion Part One (with Vanessa Ament and David E. Stone)
Supervising Foley Editor Vanessa Ament and Supervising Sound Editor David E. Stone return to one of their favorite movies they ever worked on, the now Disney classic, A Goofy Movie (1995). This film …
Episode 31: Oral History of American Foley Artists
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, shares stories about several Foley Artists she worked with at th…
Episode 30: Writing Sound in the Screenplay (An Interview with Dr. Gabriel Paletz)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, speaks with Dr. Gabriel Paletz, a film teacher, scholar, and pro…
Episode 29: Breaking Through Sound Barriers: Design, Technology, and the Empowerment of Women (Interview with Kylee Pena)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Kylee Pena, who is Product Marketing Manager for Prof…
Episode 28: Part Two: The Possibilities for Sound: Intro to Sonology and the Acousmatic Spectator (Interview with Sara Pinheiro)
In the second part of this two part episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, continues her conversation with Sara…
Episode 27: Part One: The Possibilities for Sound: Intro to Sonology and the Acousmatic Spectator (Interview with Sara Pinheiro)
In the first part of this two part episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Sara Pinheiro. You can lea…
Episode 26: ASMR and Foley (Interview with Julie Rose Bower)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Julie Rose Bower, sound scholar and artist, who works…
Episode 25: The Before and After of Production and Post-Production Sound (Interview with Sound Mixer Greg Curda)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with Sound Mixer Greg Curda. A Hollywood-trained sound mix…
Episode 24: International Foley: Germany (Interview with Foley Artist Martin Langenbach)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, converses with Foley Artist Martin Langenbach. In addition to Va…
Episode 23: Reimagining Sound Design for a Contemporary Musical (Interview with Gary Rydstrom)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, converses with Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer Gary Rydstr…
Episode 22: International Foley: Germany (Interview with Foley Artist Bastian Gerner)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, converses with German Foley Artist Bastian Gerner, who is also k…
Episode 21: Relationships in Postproduction Sound (Interview with ADR editor Bobbi Banks)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, talks with ADR editor Bobbi Banks about her long career in postp…
Episode 20: International Foley: France (Interview with Foley Artist Gadou Naudin and Foley Mixer Louis Naudin)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, discusses another International approach to Foley with Foley Art…
Episode 19: International Foley: Foley in Theatre and Opera in England and Around the World (Interview with Ruth Sullivan)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, explores the use of Foley in live theatre performances and in op…
Episode 18: Sound Design for Movie and TV Trailers (Interview with Kathie Talbot)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, delves into Kathie Talbot's entry into designing sound for movie…
Episode 17: Sound Design in Film School: AI in Music Video (Interview with Michael Filimowicz)
In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Theme Ament, author of The Foley Grail and Foley Artist on such films as Die Hard, Platoon, and Predator, digs deep into the world of AI creativity in music videos with P…