"You learn that the most important thing that you can do as a sound designer is to make the right choice, for the right sound, at the right moment in the film" -Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Named Silver Award Winner for Helping to Preserve San Anselmo History in Films
Ben Burtt has received the Silver Award by the Town of San Anselmo, for his work on preservation of history in films. Ben Burtt, who helped preserve San Anselmo history in films, has been named a Silver Award winner. Burtt documented the local floods of 1982 and 2005 in “The Great Flood of 1982” and “12/31.” He says, he “collected footage from 15 or 16 different people and … [Read more...]
Accidents
"Think outside the box. That's why sound is fun. You keep your ears open, and if you hear something accidental, you can try to work it into the film. It happens all the time." -Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
Loved Ones
"We know in post production you’re in a very tough business that takes a lot of sacrifice of your time and energy. I’ve never fully solved this problem, but I’ve learned over the years that you have to make time for your loved ones." - Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt and Gunshot Sound Effects for Western Movies
Great mini-documentary featuring Ben Burtt and the creation of gunshot sound effects for western movies … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt and The Sound Design of Indiana Jones
I just found two great videos while I was exploring my YouTube bookmarks and I thought it could be interesting for readers of the blog. Those are two videos featuring Ben Burtt tlaking about the sound design of Indiana Jones. And if you haven't seen yet, check another featured video about "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" that I published for the Ben Burtt … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Receiving the Charles S. Swartz Award at HPA Awards
SoundWorks Collection has just published a new video, featuring Ben Burtt at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, November 12th, receiving Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, during the Hollywood Post Alliance Awards gala. Some time ago I told you about this, so here is the video, another great post by the recently lanuched … [Read more...]