Even if you haven’t heard of Sanaa Kelley, founder of Reel Foley Sound, you’ve heard her work. She is the foley artist on a massive, constantly expanding list of projects, from Only Murders in the Building to Ted Lasso to…
Sanaa Kelley of Reel Foley Sound talks all things foley
Free filmmaking resource round-up: Audio edition
Audio is one of the most important components of any film. Think, for a moment, of a film with dark lighting and poor visuals. Most people, though frustrated by this, would be willing to squint their way through the movie,…
How to build a sound kit: sound equipment for film production
Written by Cecilia Keirstead What do I need in my sound kit? What sound equipment for film production do I need? Story time: for years while I was in film school, I was afraid to touch equipment. Cinema cameras were…
Scoring a movie
Curious about scoring a movie? We’re wrapping up post production on our feature film, Bernard Gets Famous, and we’ve learned so much from making this movie. One of the challenges of indie filmmaking is that there are a lot of…
Dutch angle shot: history and uses
The Dutch angle shot–which is also known as the Dutch Tilt, oblique angle, German angle, or canted angle–is a type of camera shot. When employing the Dutch angle, the camera is set at such an angle that the horizon line…
