How Sounds Are Faked For Nature Documentaries | Movies Insider

Many of the sounds you hear in nature documentaries are not actually the real ones recorded in the wild. That might be because the sounds are too difficult to actually record in the wild or because making up or exaggerating sounds makes for a better viewing experience. These sounds are done by somebody like Foley artist Richard Hinton for Films at 59. He has worked on series like "Planet Earth II," "Frozen Planet," Netflix's "Our Planet," and Disney's "Bears." While a spider is normally too small for a human to hear, the TV series "The Hunt" contained close-up shots of spiders. So Richard played around with a slinky to make the sounds of a web launching. Meanwhile, new film equipment has allowed for time lapses that portray a plant sprouting out of the ground. To show mushrooms growing in "Planet Earth II," Richard stretched out strips of leather. And for something like lava flowing across the ground, he moved a boulder around some rocks. He has even had to do sound for the northern lights, which don't actually make noise. He gave them a reflective quality by banging two cymbals.

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How Sounds Are Made For Nature Documentaries | Movies Insider

[thejojobaggins]

*Before watching this:* I love the sound of the ocean.
*After watching this:* I love the sound of magnetic tape being swished around in a tub of water.

[DarthHater]

Annoying how they play stupid music over it so we can't really hear the sound effects they're referring to.

[isitfashion]

everything is a lie I want a brain refund

[aureljax]

I'm feeling like a kid that's just learned Santa doesn't exist 😥 They are probably the most underrated workers in entrainement industry!!

[philgamer_]

The sounds were fake all along
But this mans job is quite unique

[adamhasny]

For some reason this is heartbreaking. Okay, the northern lights and flowers i get it!..
BUT the underwater shots?? I've been lied in my whole life???

[dwservingHim]

Just so everyone knows, Macro lenses aren't for long distances (1:13). Telephoto lenses are for long distance and macro lenses are for extremely close-up. Some macro lenses can still be used to shoot a distant subject, but not typically with a large amount of 'zoom'. A pretty blatant mistake by Insider, but everything else in the video and the world of foley is accurate.

[BodywiseMustard]

"the Northern lights don't make a sound but when you see this clip you don't think about it"
Literally no one thinks that the cymbal noises are made by the lights...

[jepjep]

Big respect to foley artists. Without them, every movies/shows we watch are complete bland.

[chirayushpatel]

This video is so badly mixed. For a video whose purpose is to highlight sounds, there is hardly any scene where they actually let us listen to the sound. Reduce your talk lady!!!

[friturass]

Macro lenses are actually used for filming something really close.

[EasyKiwi]

I feel like my whole life’s been a lie...

[johnmcnally]

Surely you'd use a telephoto lens for shooting across a valley? I thought macro lenses were for things like extreme close ups on bugs and stuff.

[johnoutdoorvideos]

You're mistaking macro for telephoto at 1:14

[JaCProductions]

The creativity and dedication this man has omg...thank you for making nature documentaries so mesmerising :””)

[geminitaurus]

That audio at the beginning for the northern lights was stupid af

[carsonroyal]

Honestly if I heard that cymbal sliding while watching the aurora borealis, I would instantly question it. Aswell as a slinky going "Bing Bing Bing Bing Bing bing" would never convince me of the sound of a streamline web shooting.

[carlbasky]

Imagine they accidentally placed the unedited where in the camera men are heard farting, chatting, eating snacks, cursing and whatever stuff 🤣

[marketadajkova]

I feel like after this video there´s no going back...from now on you´ll always hear magnetic tape in everything

[chandramoulisarkar]

Next video: the animals used in nature documentaries are people in furry suits.