ADR and Foley Effects

Anokis Productions is proud to present ADR and Foley Services. Let us help you find the perfect atmosphere for your Video Production.

On the Foley stage, tracks are recorded into a 24-channel Pro Tools LE System. We're on a Pro Tools LE System that can record at 192k, and if you play that back at 48k you don't even have to convert it; you can just play it back. It plays at two octaves down if you play it at a 48k session, so you get a lot of good clean detail and that allows us to do a lot of different things with the wax itself. It's a constant source of entertainment for our interns.

Depending on the format-features or Television - the demands for both Foley and ADR are high thanks to the highly attuned ears of consumers. The quality of Sound Systems at theaters is well documented, and with the continuing surge of surround sound systems [Dolby 5.1®] in the home, each and every sound is carefully scrutinized. As the matter of fact, more and more advertisements are finding their way beyond canned Sound Effects to dates on a Foley stage to make sure Audio Quality doesn't suffer during those expensive two minutes.

ADR

Foley

Foley artists match live sound effects with the action of the picture. The sound effects are laid "manually" and not cut in with film.

The foley crew will include the artist or "walker," who makes the sound, and a technician or two to record and mix it.

A foley stage often appear to be storage areas for the studio's unwanted junk. Metal laundry tubes are filled to the brim with metal trays, tin pie plates, empty soda cans, hubcaps, bedpans, knives, forks and broken staple guns. These crash tubes are used for anything from comedy crashes to adding presence (brightness and naturalness) to something as serious as a car crash.

Automated Dialogue Replacement, there’s not really anything automated about it. Having an actor speak into a tub of water, face the corner of the room while delivering lines, or being intentionally riled by the director before a take is more of an accurate depiction of one of our ADR sessions.

During a foley and FX screenings, a complete list of sounds is constructed. Foley sounds, unlike other sound FX, are performed while watching the film in real time. The foley tracks are mixed into a single audio stem, and integrated into the full soundtrack of the film.

Sound FX can be on-screen or off, and play a vital role in creating rich, cinematic environments. A film can be sparse and naturalistic or stylized and abstract, but in both cases the sound design is often created in layers to achieve the desired aesthetic. We have a large sound library that suits many situations, and record sounds in the field as often as possible for each project.

Foley artists match live sound effects with the action of the picture. The sound effects are laid "manually" and not cut in with film.
The foley crew will include the artist or "walker," who makes the sound, and a technician or two to record and mix it.
A foley stage often appear to be storage areas for the studio's unwanted junk. Metal laundry tubes are filled to the brim with metal trays, tin pie plates, empty soda cans, hubcaps, bedpans, knives, forks and broken staple guns. These crash tubes are used for anything from comedy crashes to adding presence (brightness and naturalness) to something as serious as a car crash.

Automated Dialogue Replacement, there’s not really anything automated about it. Having an actor speak into a tub of water, face the corner of the room while delivering lines, or being intentionally riled by the director before a take is more of an accurate depiction of one of our ADR sessions.

During a foley and FX screenings, a complete list of sounds is constructed. Foley sounds, unlike other sound FX, are performed while watching the film in real time. The foley tracks are mixed into a single audio stem, and integrated into the full soundtrack of the film.

Sound FX can be on-screen or off, and play a vital role in creating rich, cinematic environments. A film can be sparse and naturalistic or stylized and abstract, but in both cases the sound design is often created in layers to achieve the desired aesthetic. We have a large sound library that suits many situations, and record sounds in the field as often as possible for each project.