I'm a big fan of that unscrewingsound, and the War of the Worlds
Mercury Theater production. Used to play it every Halloween, and it
got interesting expressions on the faces of trick or treaters at the
door.
Two things - I believe Welles was not generous with giving credits,
but as producer it is common to take the credit for the contents of a
production. Not fair, but real.
second: would live radio sound effects be called Foley? I'd thing
"foley" refers specifically to sound to match visual, and radio
having much better pictures than movies or TV they are Sound Effects,
not foley...
Sorry to quibble but let's keep our audio pure! Some of my favorite
sound creators and designers work in film but I never hear their work
as I don't go to see cartoons... or blockbuster commercial movies...
Lou
On Aug 16, 2007, at 3:35 PM, Chuck B wrote:
> dbly wrote:
>
>> I also remember reading about HG Wells unscrewing a jar inside a
>> toilet for his =93War of the Worlds=94 Broadcast.
> Perhaps you mean Orson Welles, who adapted the original novel by
> H.G. Wells, but I suspect even he was busy talking while Ora
> Nichols did
> the foley work.
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