Three minutes into this docu short and I already knew I had to write about it. The Secret World of Foley follows the journey of British Foley artists: Sue Harding ( Les Misérables, The Imitation Game, and Philomena ) and Peter Burgis (V for Vendetta, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and The Danish Girl) as they perform the art of Foley for a film titled Clovelly. Throughout this thirteen-minute short, we see the pair perform all sorts of sounds to match that of what is going on in Clovelly, a fishing village in England. The Foley studio where the magic is seen happening is inside the prestigious Pinewood Studios (if you're not a sound nerd, but you love Star Wars then you might recognize this name!). Left to Right: Sue Harding and Peter Burgis There is no better representation of what goes on inside this section of the world of audio post production than this documentary short. When I first hit play I started to listen to it through my laptop speakers, but I q...
Nicole A. Watlington is a sound editor and designer based in New York City. She holds a B.S. in Recording Arts and a B.A. in Screen Studies.