256- Sounds Natural

Roman Mars

In most wildlife films, the sounds you hear were not recorded while the cameras were rolling. Most filmmakers use long telephoto lenses to film animals, but there’s no sonic equivalent of a zoom lens. Good audio requires a microphone close to the source of the sound, which can be difficult and dangerous. And so many of the subtle movement sounds -- a chimpanzee rustling through leaves, or a hippo squelching in the muck, or a lizard fleeing snakes -- don’t come from animals at all. They’re made by Foley artists.