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SOUND EFFECTS MAN [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A person who creates (or re-creates) sounds for movies.

OBS

For example, if the sound of an actor's footsteps were not recorded well or lost when the voice was re-recorded, a Foley artist will recreate them. In fact, except for dialogue and music, almost all the sounds you hear in Hollywood films is Foley sound.

OBS

Named after early practitioner Jack Foley, foley artists sometimes use bizarre objects and methods to achieve sound effects, e.g. snapping celery to mimic bones being broken.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

[Personne qui organise] les bruits qui composeront la bande sonore d'un film et, plus précisément, ceux qui n'ont pu être enregistrés en direct au moment du montage.

OBS

Le bruitage est à la charge du bruiteur, qui recrée les sons (galop d'un cheval, pas dans la neige, pluie qui tombe ...) à l'aide d'un matériel tout à fait hétéroclite [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Cinematography
  • Television Arts
  • Radio Arts
DEF

A technician (as in a radio or television station [or movie studio]) who produces sound effects.

OBS

sound effects specialist: In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 5225 - Audio and Video Recording Technicians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Cinématographie
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Radio (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Technicien qui travaille pour l'industrie de la radio, de la télévision ou du cinéma et qui se spécialise dans la création d'effets spéciaux.

OBS

bruiteur; bruiteuse : Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 5225 - Techniciens/techniciennes en enregistrement audio et vidéo.

Spanish

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