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{{quote|''"...every single punch in this scene sounds like one of the Foley guys is whaling on a ~~naugahyde~~ sofa with an aluminum baseball bat."''|''[[Television Without Pity]]'' recap of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', "Born Under a Bad Sign"}}

{{quote|''"...every single punch in this scene sounds like one of the Foley guys is whaling on a Naugahyde sofa with an aluminum baseball bat."''|''[[Television Without Pity]]'' recap of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', "Born Under a Bad Sign"}}

{{quote|''It sounds like they're hitting each other with bags full of groceries!''|'''Mary Jo Pehl''', ''[[Cinematic Titanic]]: "East Meets Watts"''}}

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Maybe you should have studied something other than Kung Foley.

'''Kung Foley''' is the hyper-exaggerated sound effects that go along with almost any ''really serious'' actions. From high risk martial arts to [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|zipping your fly]], it's all fair game. It's moved from Kung Fu trope to cliché to high [[Camp]] to [[Satire]] to acceptance as a mainstream trope. This is odd as it represents a backwards evolutionary trajectory. According to [[Myth Busters]], a normal punch is almost silent and a ~~hollywood~~ punch is created by a combination of sounds like breaking walnuts.

'''Kung Foley''' is the hyper-exaggerated sound effects that go along with almost any ''really serious'' actions. From high risk martial arts to [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|zipping your fly]], it's all fair game. It's moved from Kung Fu trope to cliché to high [[Camp]] to [[Satire]] to acceptance as a mainstream trope. This is odd as it represents a backwards evolutionary trajectory. According to [[Myth Busters]], a normal punch is almost silent and a Hollywood punch is created by a combination of sounds like breaking walnuts.

Martial Arts equivalent of [[Noisy Guns]].

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A foley is a sound effect recorded with a microphone, usually in a studio, and often involves using props to make sounds, hence the whooshes and cracks.

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* That slight swooshing sound when someone's eyes dart back and forth.

** And that little "plink plink" that denotes blinking. See [[Squeaky Eyes]].