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The production, neither plain nor simple, won Oscars for makeup, costume design and sound-effects editing.
Nervy 'Young Adult' Dazzles by the Book Joe Morgenstern 2011
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Video-tape, maybe edit with music and sound-effects and place on Youtube.
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Once a film has been shot, sound effects are either recorded, obtained from an effects library or provided by foley artists (named after sound-effects pioneer Jack Foley), who meticulously create sounds while watching the film to coordinate with what's happening on screen.
Movies: Ann Hornaday on use of sound effects in 'Secretariat' and other films Ann Hornaday 2010
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These are tiny almost inconspicuous touches, and Mr. Kirchwey uses them throughout—not our clanging "perfect" rhymes in English but something like the slant, feathery sound-effects Verlaine himself obtained.
Foreign to Familiar, Essence Intact Eric Ormsby 2011
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A "sound-effects choir" plies its trade against applicable scenes; there are separate tributes to writers (as portrayed on-screen), foreign films and "America in the movies"; also the annual memorial service and a sampling of special honoree Ennio Morricone's scoring achievements.
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These are tiny almost inconspicuous touches, and Mr. Kirchwey uses them throughout—not our clanging "perfect" rhymes in English but something like the slant, feathery sound-effects Verlaine himself obtained.
Foreign to Familiar, Essence Intact Eric Ormsby 2011
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Movie-going today is very often about experiencing sensory overload: astounding visuals and gut-shaking sound-effects that are not possible on even the most elaborate of home theaters.
Rated TV-MA: How Sex Came of Age on Television Mr. Skin 2010
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It has everything: a fast tempo that matches the high cadence fixie-spinning; a nod to "alternative" popular culture; and, most importantly, wacky sound-effects that coax out the latent comedy inherent in the film.
Enhanced Performance: Oiling the Squeaky Wheel BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Movie-going today is very often about experiencing sensory overload: astounding visuals and gut-shaking sound-effects that are not possible on even the most elaborate of home theaters.
Mr. Skin: Rated TV-MA: How Sex Came of Age on Television 2010
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Movie-going today is very often about experiencing sensory overload: astounding visuals and gut-shaking sound-effects that are not possible on even the most elaborate of home theaters.
Mr. Skin: Rated TV-MA: How Sex Came of Age on Television 2009
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