Canned dog food can be used for alien pod embryo expulsions and monster vocalizations

Pay attention. The following tricks probably couldn't save your life but you never know:

Common Foley tricks[edit]

Corn starch in a leather pouch makes the sound of snow crunching[2]

A pair of gloves sounds like bird wings flapping[2]

An arrow or thin stick makes a whoosh[2]

An old chair makes a controllable creaking sound[2]

A water soaked rusty hinge when placed against different surfaces makes a creaking sound. Different surfaces change the sound considerably[2]

A heavy staple gun combined with other small metal sounds make good gun noises[2]

A metal rake makes a fence sound[clarification needed] (it can also make a metallic screech when dragged across a piece of metal)[2]

A heavy car door and fender can create most of the car sounds needed but having a whole car in the studio is better[2]

Burning plastic garbage bags cut into strips makes a cool sound when the bag melts and drips to the ground[2]

¼” audio tape balled up sounds like grass or brush when walked on[2]

Gelatin and hand soap make squishing noises[2]

Frozen romaine lettuce makes bone or head injury noises[2]

Coconut shells cut in half and stuffed with padding makes horse hoof noises;[2] this is parodied in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Cellophane creates crackling fire effects[2]

A selection of wooden and metal doors are needed to create all sorts of door noises but also can be used for creaking boat sounds[2]

A heavy phone book makes body-punching sounds[2]

Acorns, small apples and walnuts on wooden parquet surface can be used for bones breaking

Canned dog food can be used for alien pod embryo expulsions and monster vocalizations[8]