A point about drawing swords

Our presenter demonstrates the falsehood of Hollywood sound effects foley artists, with regard to the verisimilitude of sword-drawing noise, with a joke at the end for those patient enough to last that far.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• sword
• draw
• scabbard
• sheath
• talwar
• tulwar
• sabre
• saber
• katana
• kukri
• shing
• sound
• effect
• foley
• Hollywood
• noise

[Glimmlampe1982]

what kind of fur did you use for your dark age scabbard?

i tried goat and boar, but both were not satisfying to me

[lindybeige]

@Glimmlampe1982 I'm afraid that if I ever knew, I have since forgotten, but I think sheep is the most authentic. For maximum authenticity, the fur should not be washed as modern furs are, because it is better to leave the natural oils in the fur (lanolin).

[wolfdragga]

Didn't the Calvary Sabres used in the Civil War have metal sheaths, I've seen both those and wood and leather covered. They don't quite make the pretty *shing* the movies do but I always assumed as Calvary that sound was meant to be a little extra intimidation. and good point about the Katana, brilliant sword that it was it isn't the end all of swords, I always tell people to study about the men that used these weapons first.

[lindybeige]

@wolfdragga Yes, some ACW sabres were noisy.

[TheArtistOfKuroo]

What about arrows? Often quivers are shown on the back the same way as sheaths.

[lindybeige]

@TheArtistOfKuroo Generally quivers were worn on the waist belt.  Arrows on the back are shorter than a full-length sword, and bendier, and in a wide-mouthed bag.

[lindybeige]

@SuperCat1187 Since they tried to get you to suspend your disbelief. The easier it is to suspend, the easier it is to get into the film and care about the story.

[Yora21]

little bit of a woody sound...

"Nice and woody word." Monty Python reference here? ^^

[ControltheDistance]

My friend has a knife that makes a pretty impressive noise when drawn. I'm not certain, but I think that it's because the majority of the sheath is fairly tight leather, and there are metal clasps in it. In spite of this, I must agree with everything you said. I also wonder how you come up with some of your ideas. They're quite intelligent, but I never would have thought of many of them.

[UNIDEN2211]

Shhwingggg.....good video, thanks.

[asoundlikesilence]

Lol great video. Unfortunately, my Hanwei Jian is metal-on-metal, and does make that sound, although much more subdued. Lol you're an excellent speaker in front of the camera! Boss talk!

[davycrocketful]

lol great point...love this video..

[o0TreeGirl0o]

Oh, cool. I learned something today.

I was looking for a video on how to draw a sword from the hip properly, I read in a book that it isn't as it seems. This is cool too ^^

[peace36660]

i think the only sword that ever made a SHWING sound when drawn and sheathed was the Hanwei practical Gongfu sword...and even then, it wasn't THAT impressive...

[ShitCrap]

But M14 reloading sound is one of the best reloading sounds ever :)

[TOMHYLE88]

Love your videos. I think the European sheath lining should be sheared fleece (ie sheep fur) The Hollywood sword sound is not entirely unlike that of 19th and 20th century swords with a steel scabbard and/or detente spring.

[ormuzd1]

Well I must say, its funny how from a video made by someone I know where he made this sword fighting scene with to loud sword clashing noises....it was even louder then the music XD

[SCAREDBANANA]

Russan ak 47/74 bayonets sheath has metal springs that keep the knife in and it kinda makes noise when you pull it out.