Foley artists are like “actors behind the scenes”, they use all kinds of weird props and techniques to vividly restore the sound in the movie. Over the past 10 years in the industry, Han Ruida has participated in the production of nearly a hundred films and TV series. Some time ago, the hit web drama "Twelve Hours in Chang'an" was also written by him.
"When I go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, I am more concerned about what sounds these vegetables can make than thinking about what vegetables to buy and what ingredients to buy. Take cabbage for example, its tearing sound can be used to simulate bones and ligaments Isn't the broken sound very strange?" Han Ruida smiled and told reporters that for him, the various sounds in the world are not only a sensory stimulation, but also a source of inspiration when he creates works.
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Han Ruida from Inner Mongolia is 34 years old and currently lives in Qingdao, Shandong. He is a film foe with 10 years of experience. This is a very niche profession. You must know that in China, there are no more than 100 professional folioists, and it is even rarer for a film folio with more than 10 years of experience.
When the two feather fans flap each other, you can simulate the sound of a bird waving its wings
What is a foley? To put it simply, they are like "actors behind the scenes", using various props and techniques to perform interpretations to restore these sounds. Because many of the sounds in the movies and TV shows we watch are not live sounds recorded during shooting. Foley is the post-production of the unfinished sound parts of the shooting scene, such as footsteps, door opening and closing sounds, and wind and rain.
Han Ruida's studio is located in a creative industry park on Ningxia Road, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. If the aisle is included, the studio has only three rooms in total, and the area is small. However, even if the space is so cramped, Han Ruida still left a considerable part of the space for his props-a bunch of weird things. There are rusty chains, worn suitcases, tape recorders from the last century, beer bottles, plastic foam, old-fashioned thermos, and so on. In the partition of the recording room, there are still dozens of clothes of different fabrics and different styles hung. These seemingly inconspicuous things are all carefully purchased by Han Ruida. "A lot of things I bought from the flea market, and others buy new ones, I like the old ones because the sound of the old ones is more textured," Han Ruida said.
Han Ruida will go to the market to buy props whenever he has time. Electric fans, bamboo baskets, metal chains... all these inconspicuous little things can be turned into Han Ruida props. The walls of the
studio are covered with movie posters, all of which are Han Ruida's work in folios, such as "Tai囧", "To Youth", "Orphans of Zhao Family", "Painted Skin 2", "White Deer Plain", etc. The big movie, big production. In the past 10 years, he has participated in the production of nearly 100 film and television dramas. Some time ago, the web drama "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" starring Yi Yan Qianxi and Lei Jiayin, the later onomatopoeia was also written by Han Ruida.
has been a foley for 10 years. Today, Han Ruida is already well-known in the circle. Not long ago, he also appeared on Hunan Satellite TV's "Sound on the Scene" column and performed foley with his master of Foley Master Long Lan. the process of.
When many people marvel at this magical profession, only Han Ruida himself knows how hard it is to grow from a hairy boy to a professional foley.
During college, Han Ruida studied recording. In fact, he wanted to be a musician. But when he graduated, the music industry was in a downturn and it was hard to find a job as a recording engineer. So he switched careers and became a film foe. It takes 8 years to do it. Han Ruida said: “There is no ready-made routine in this industry, and it is impossible to become a professional foephonist within three to five years. Experience and skills need to be accumulated a little bit. The first few years of work have been learning from others.” Han Ruida remembered that in his first month as a foliomaker, he paid 800 yuan in salary. For a Beibo, this income was really stretched.
Han Ruida and his colleagues worked when
and his friends who worked as foleys were looking for another way out. Only Han Ruida did not give up. What supported him to persevere was the love in his heart. "When making a work, you have to put hundreds ofThe audio tracks are stacked, and the picture moves for a few seconds, accompanied by thousands of sounds. What we have to do is to mix many unrelated sounds together into a coherent sound effect. I feel that this process is really amazing. Especially when I saw my work on the big screen and accepted by thousands of viewers, I felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment. "
footsteps are the most frequently simulated sounds of folioists, and they are also their basic skills. As the saying goes, "one minute on stage, ten years off stage", seemingly simple footsteps also require years of practice. The simulation is just right. "I practiced for 3 years just with this footsteps, do you believe it? "Han Ruida said: "Although the Foley Master walks in place, he has to imitate the feeling of traveling. This is tricky. And there are emotions in the footsteps. The sound of an enthusiastic person and a distressed person walking up is definitely different. We must show the emotions of the footsteps vividly. The actors are performing to the camera, and we are performing to the microphone. "
said, Han Ruida showed him the process of a clip for the movie "Taoist Down the Mountain". I saw him take out a pair of old Beijing cloth shoes from the shoe rack with dozens of pairs of shoes, and put them on his feet, simulating A sound of footsteps by Taoist He An. Han Ruida mentioned: "Before simulating footsteps, you must know the plot of the movie. We must simulate the footsteps based on the mentality and emotions of the characters in the plot. "
Han Ruida said, the sound of the footsteps of any character that appears in the movie can be simulated by the folio, whether it is a man or a woman, a man or a demon. "My props include not only men's shoes, but also all kinds of items. High heels, snow boots, women’s sandals, etc., the footsteps of women in many movies are actually imitated by us big men. "
In addition to the ready-made sounds such as footsteps, in order to match the different movie plots, Han Ruida also creates some weird sounds. For example, in the movie "Wulin Legend", Ji Wuli's secret weapon is an iron abacus, in order to be realistic Han Ruida thought of many ways to simulate the sound of an iron abacus. "At first, I imitated the abacus made of aluminum alloy. The metal texture was not strong. Later, I used iron buttons to string together, and the effect was not satisfactory. Finally, I thought of a way. A nut is strung on the steel bar, and the sound of the nut collision is clear and thick, and the final effect is approved by the director. "
also has the sound of hand grasping hot coal in the web drama "The Twelfth Hours of Chang'an", which is actually simulated with the most common plastic foam. Cut the plastic foam into small pieces and place them in a basin. The rubbing sound is very similar, and the "squeaking" sound of hot charcoal burning his palm is simulated by blowing air into his hand with his mouth. Han Ruida has also done a lot of special sounds created by
like this. These are not taught by the master, you need to explore a little bit by yourself. "
On weekdays, Han Ruida spends most of his time in the studio, dealing with all kinds of voices. Even if he goes out occasionally, he will bring recording equipment and deliberately record some sounds in the city. In his opinion, Every sound in the Great Thousand World is wonderful, whether it is the sound of waves, the sound of birds, the sound of wind blowing leaves, the sound of wheels crushing. "When these sounds are mixed together, it may be difficult for us to find them. The beauty of the sound, what the Foley artist has to do is to extract them from the noisy world and polish them into independent sounds, so that each sound has the opportunity to become a work of art. "
Nowadays, Han Ruida often walks into university campuses to be a guest lecturer, teaching college students in the recording department how to foretell.
Han Ruida and his wife Siqin often go out together to collect sounds. Han Ruida’s wife Siqin saw this journey in his eyes and remembered it. Siqin was also from Inner Mongolia and was a junior high school classmate of Han Ruida. The two were childhood sweethearts. During the time they fell in love, because of the special nature of Han Ruida’s work, he often The foley work of a play was spent in the field for several months, so the two of them also got together less and more. Siqin revealed that "I felt sorry for him during that time. Sometimes I sent him messages during the day and he didn’t reply until midnight. I, the first sentence is always "Sorry, just finished." "The wall of
studio is covered with Han Ruida’s work schedule.
Whenever a movie he participated in is released, even if he has watched it hundreds of times, Han Ruida will accompany his wife Siqin to the cinema again. Again. "When watching a movie, we are always the lastI just want to finish watching the rolling subtitles at the end and see the names of everyone involved in the production of the film, because the behind-the-scenes workers are also part of the film production. Without these behind-the-scenes heroes, the movie would not be complete. ”
