Urgent sound FX help... at DVinfo.net

Nick Robinson · May 7th, 2005, 02:10 PM

Im premiering my film tonight and I was not able to foley a few sound effects... i need some good punching sounds. This is a student film that wont be sold or anything.... The punching suonds i have found suck... I also need a sound for someone beating someones head in with a wooden cane. Any help would be huge.

Graeme Fullick · May 7th, 2005, 04:20 PM

Nick,

Hve you tried this sound effects archive. I use it all the time. I don't know about the speicifc ones that you want - but it is a good place to start.

http://www.grsites.com/sounds/

Richard Alvarez · May 7th, 2005, 08:35 PM

Get creative. Record various sounds such as... Punching large piece of meat. (Think ham, NOT frozen), Punch a leather sofa cushion, whack a cushion covered with a leather jacket... hit it with your hand, with a bat, with a stick... Punch a sack of flour, slap a sack of flour...

In short, try hitting things till you find what you want, record many variations and then cut out what you need to put on your timeline. I've done this with punches, kicks, sword hits, items splashing into creeks...

Of course, you'll need a good room for recording in.

Glenn Chan · May 8th, 2005, 01:05 AM

A taped on phone book landing on a table may work well for punches.

May 7th, 2005, 02:10 PM	#1
Nick Robinson New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18	Urgent sound FX help... Im premiering my film tonight and I was not able to foley a few sound effects... i need some good punching sounds. This is a student film that wont be sold or anything.... The punching suonds i have found suck... I also need a sound for someone beating someones head in with a wooden cane. Any help would be huge.

May 7th, 2005, 04:20 PM	#2
Graeme Fullick Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 337	Nick, Hve you tried this sound effects archive. I use it all the time. I don't know about the speicifc ones that you want - but it is a good place to start. http://www.grsites.com/sounds/ __________________ Graeme

May 7th, 2005, 08:35 PM	#3
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Get creative. Record various sounds such as... Punching large piece of meat. (Think ham, NOT frozen), Punch a leather sofa cushion, whack a cushion covered with a leather jacket... hit it with your hand, with a bat, with a stick... Punch a sack of flour, slap a sack of flour... In short, try hitting things till you find what you want, record many variations and then cut out what you need to put on your timeline. I've done this with punches, kicks, sword hits, items splashing into creeks... Of course, you'll need a good room for recording in.

May 8th, 2005, 01:05 AM	#4
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	A taped on phone book landing on a table may work well for punches.