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The Progression of an Art
International Foley Practices
LES BRUITEURS: FRANCE
Messieurs Pinvin and Plasman were “Bruiteurs,” or “noise makers,” who worked together to create sounds for silent films in France. Pinvin performed the voices for the films, and Plasman created the sounds for the props. Plasman had been burned—his face terribly disfigured—in World War I, so he preferred to work in the shadows. The men worked with one track for all of their sounds. They were experienced circus workers and knew how to use a microphone and work with 16-mm film. The new American films were coming to France, ...
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