#126: Sophia Hardman, Foley Editor & Mixer

Best Girl Grip

This week my guest is award-winning, freelance foley editor and mixer Sophia Hardman.

Sophia studied Sound Technology at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and started out her career at Twickenham Studios as an intern 9 years ago.

Since then Sophia has worked on a wide range of projects, from high-end TV dramas to Oscar-nominated feature films. Her credits include THE OUTFIT, HOUSE OF GUCCI, THE LAST DUEL, BELFAST, NO TIME TO DIE, ENOLA HOMES, THE TOURIST, STATE OF THE UNION and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH.

We talk about the strange and unique language of foley, the differences between a foley artist and a foley editor, what it means to create impactful, unexpected sound effects, why she made the move to freelancing after working in-house at post house, how she chooses projects to work on and how she stays across technical / technological trends.

SHOW NOTES

• Find out where you can watch THE OUTFIT
• Find out where you can watch THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
• Find out where you can watch NO TIME TO DIE
• Watch ENOLA HOLMES on Netflix
• Watch the trailer for THE INVENTOR
• Find BECTU’s rate cards here.
• Check out Midge Costin’s documentary MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND
• Watch the trailer for Sophia’s film recommendation EARTH MAMA directed by Savannah Leaf.
• For more conversations with women who worked in sound, listen to episodes of Best Girl Grip with Lucy Bright, Ines Adriana and Anna Bertmark.