The Foley Artist (working title)

2020 (In progress) | 13’ (loop) | Mixed media (HD video, two sound channels, audio mixer, software) | 

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/268519172

Password: holyland2

The Foley Artist is a poetic investigation of the intersection between human and machine intelligence. The project takes the form of an interactive installation combining audio-visual components with AI. A silent short film is accompanied by two sound channels: one composed by a (human) foley artist, and the other by an AI-generated composer. Viewers interact with the image/sound components, generating a live mix of both soundtracks using a sound mixer.  

The algorithm of the AI foley artist is currently being developed as a collaboration between Orr Menirom and students from NYU’s ITP program. A first draft of the installation is scheduled to be exhibited at Little Meatup in New York in the Fall of 2020. 

Machine learning & sound design: Billy Bennett, Aaron Ilai

Cinematography: Yoni Goldstein

Performance: Gwyneth Anderson

Sound design: Aaron Smith

Director, producer, editor: Orr Menirom