As vast as our sound effects library is here at Boom Box, we're still frequently faced with on-screen actions that can only be convincingly brought to life by recording original sounds. Last week, sound effects editor Brad Meyer was working on a project that had a hula-hooping scene. These hula hoops, in particular, were the bead-filled type that rattle with every movement. Brad tried everything in the library, from maracas, shakers, rain sticks, bean bags to pill bottles… nothing quite captured the sound convincingly. We put our intern, Renata Schmult, to work, tasking her with a hula hoop recording session to capture the authenticity of these hula hoops.
