Cost
$15 members $30 adults | $25 seniors and students (with ID) | $20 youths
FREE for children ages 5 and under, Registration Required
Date
Sat, Jul 18 | 1pm
Year
2026
Location
Theater
Hear us out, there’s a big commotion coming to our theater! Join award-winning Skywalker Sound Foley Artist Shelley Roden as she shares her experience creating everyday sound effects—known as “foley”—for more than 200 films, television shows, and games; and leads an interactive audience demonstration on how to add sound to an animated scene.
On-Sale Information
Tickets for Foley for Animation with Skywalker Sound’s Shelley Roden will be available as follows:
- Walt’s Circle Donors: Purchase tickets beginning Tuesday, June 23 at noon PT by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- Founding, Supporter, and Friend-level members: Purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, June 24 at noon PT by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- All member levels: Tickets available beginning Thursday, June 25 at noon PST via the Member Portal.
- Public (non-members): Remaining tickets available beginning Friday, June 26 at noon PST online.
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About the Speaker
Shelley Roden
Shelley Roden is an award-winning foley artist working at Skywalker Sound in Northern California. She has created and performed foley sound effects for more than 200 live-action films, animated films, television series, and games. Recent projects include Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 (2026), Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers (2026), 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), and the episodic series Wonder Man for Marvel and Andor for Lucasfilm.
Roden shares her love for foley art by engaging with students and the public through interactive workshops. Her artist visits include Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Drexel University, Ithaca College, Sonic College in Denmark, as well as annual visits with Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Kinetic Imaging where she is an affiliate faculty member, and the Strong Museum of Play in her hometown of Rochester, New York. She is currently writing a book featuring personal interviews with her foley artist colleagues.
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