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Apr 2024
19m 27s

44. Movie Sound Effects

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
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The background noises you hear in film and TV — from footsteps to zombie guts — are produced in specialized studios by professionals known as Foley artists. Zachary Crockett makes some noise. 
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