How Cartoon Sounds Are Made For Movies & TV Shows | Movies Insider | Insider

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Animation requires a special kind of Foley sound: more heightened, and less bound by realism. Plus, when working on cartoons, Foley artists start from scratch with no production sound to match, which opens up a world of creative possibilities. Foley artists Sanaa Kelley and Monique Reymond showed us how they created cartoony sounds for “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Rugrats,” “Invader Zim,” “Teen Titans Go!,” “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness,” and more.

Sanaa Kelley is the owner of Reel Foley Sound in Costa Mesa, California. She has worked on cartoons like “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,” “Scooby-Doo,” “Lilo & Stitch: The Series,” “The Wild Thornberrys,” “¡Mucha Lucha!,” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog.”

Monique Reymond is a Foley artist based in Los Angeles. She has worked on animated films and TV shows like “SpongeBob,” “Eight Crazy Nights” (2002), “Lady and the Tramp” (2019), “Penguins of Madagascar” (2014), “Avengers Assemble,” “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.”

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All Comments (21)
  • @SquidGames1
    I like how the first question is "do you recognize this sound?" And the example is wasaaaayyy different from the actual sound
  • @chaaaargh
    i love how they have to think about how the character is shaped, and even getting creative with materials. i'm always intrigued by sound in general so seeing how they exaggerate it for animated shows is cool lol
  • @luxuryhub1323
    it is kinda sad how much focus we put on the actors and actresses when so many people doing different things that make a movie great are behind it.
  • They actually used hollow king crab legs to make the Mr crabs sound. The amount of effort pit into the marine biology is really deeper than I'd ever paid attention to.
  • @watchdealer11
    Foley art is as important as any other element of TV and film production. Love that they use Avatar The Last Airbender, one of the best shows ever!
  • @Dell-ol6hb
    Massive respect for these people they add so much depth to shows and movies
  • I'm 26 and I'm not afraid to say that I still watch SpongeBob and it's one of my favorite show of all time.
  • @skiser7176
    They have probably created all sounds for the shows we used to watch as a kid thats crazy
  • @Dusenflugzeug
    This is really helpful for an idea of how I’m gonna make sound effects for a 3D movie I’m working on!! I’ll definitely come back to this in the future whenever I start making sfx :D
  • @alc4117
    They’re job looks soo simple because they got all this everyday crap surrounding their work space. But they’re definitely artists in their own class
  • i was always so curious on how they made sounds that aren't common or normals sounds that you hear. like mr krabs' walk, it's definitely not a normal sound you hear often. im glad i could learn how. very interesting to me :)
  • @losuyeni
    This is definitely a dream job of mine, if only I knew how to get into this entertainment portion for sound engineering
  • @Naedlj
    I remember learning of this in middle school and thinking how much fun it would be… almost 30 years later… it still “sounds” like a fun job!
  • @OtterThunder
    So much respect for sound design in shows and film. I never noticed how much it matters until I saw a higher budget show with poor sound design and it killed the whole thing. That show "Casual" is just so weird because there are zero sound effects of ambient noise, so it's like the audio equivalent of the uncanny Valley.
  • @Yahnart
    Got into sound design for my animations and let me tell you....This alone is an art that can be displayed in a museum.
  • I love foley artistry!! I've done my own fictional creature sounds and horror ambience before. It's so fun!! There's a lot of times where I've sped up or slow down my recordings