Notes from the Foley Studio: On walking assemblages, messiness and the auditory x-ray

This article is a collection of notes and reflections made over the course of a year as I learnt the art of Foley. It is practice based, drawn from my experience working at Feet First Sound, a UK-based foley studio. I reflect on the physical and practical challenges of performing foley, the collaborative nature of the job as well as more poetic aspects of the craft. The article is divided into the following sections: assemblage, performance, sonic mimicry, weight, categorization, translation, flow, materiality and messiness.