Skimmer

The Skimmer adds the effects of a ringing phone and an opening door to a radio show (1907).

Modern noise control at work

Shumovik is a specialist in recording sound effects used for movies and computer games .

Experience shows that the sound received during field shooting is quite inexpressive (and often noisy with unnecessary sounds ^[1] ). In addition, film sets are designed for quick production and low cost - so plywood or polystyrene can play the role of marble ^[1] . And in staged fights they only outline blows, and do not strike at full strength. In this case, the footage has to re-sound . In cartoons, there is no full-scale shooting at all - and where there is noise, a noise canceler works.

The English name foley artist comes from the name of one of the pioneers of recording and recreating noise effects - Jack Foley ( 1891 - 1967 ) ^[2] - although noisemakers existed before, because theaters performed rather complicated special effects, and the radio worked for two decades. In the era of silent cinema, Foley was a stuntman and scout of nature at Universal Studios ^[1] . When the competitors released the first sound film , they began to hastily prepare the sound team - and Foley, who had previously dealt with the radio, also got into it, his task was to remake the mute musical " Floating Theater " into a sound one. Interestingly, for more than 30 years of dubbing, neither a photograph of the master in the studio nor a recording of his voice have been taken.

At first, the noise-makers voiced each editing frame in one go, and in case of error they re-voiced the entire frame. If, for example, there are steps on different surfaces in the frame and a key falls out of your pocket, the noise crew must hit these surfaces with shoes on time, and when the key falls out, throw the key in front of the microphone. Modern sound engineers have non-linear editing in their arsenal, so that sound can be moved forward or backward, made louder or quieter. But the general principles of recording and reproducing sounds are the same - and, in any case, a skilled noise-maker in one step will fill the whole frame with steps ^[1] .