The most educational experience in creating Foley as a class was trying to reproduce the sound of fire with objects found in the Foley room. Before this, I had never considered just how much nuance is required to create the sound of a natural element. This specific sound was comprised of two foley objects, cloth and paper. Through manipulating the cloth, we were able to emulate the sound of a roaring flame. When pairing this with “sizzling” of the crunched paper I was shocked at how the sound suddenly came alive. I realized that in order to create effective foley, one must really hone in on the physical properties and processes of the sound they are trying to emulate. The actual chemical reaction of fire must be deconstructed and attributed to an object that can properly produce a similar noise. On top of this, I learned that Foley often works best when one tries to create the same feeling as the source, rather than a one-to-one replication of how something would sound in real life. There is a level of nuance in this field that I was not originally aware of, and am excited to explore in the future.