The second part of the special about the sounds of Star Wars, created by Ben Burtt. Let's take a look of the sounds of the characters in the film: Darth Vader, R2-D2, Chewbacca and the amazing Ewokese language. Chewbacca "You have bits and fragments of animal sounds which you have collected and put into lists: here is an affectionate sound and, here is a angry sound and, just … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Video from Michael Coleman on Vimeo. One of the most recent works of Ben Burtt: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a 2008 adventure film, fourth in the Indiana Jones franchise, created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg. “It started for me back in September [2007], when I went to L.A. and read the script in a secret room with a guard at the … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Wars – The Sounds [Part 1]
Ben Burtt doesn't have a large list of films, but when he made the sound design of Star Wars, he created a new wave of sound making, introducing new techniques and certainly a new world of sounds. I'll divide the information about Star Wars Sound into five parts: The Sounds [Part 1] The Sounds [Part 2] Phantom Menace Attack of the Clones Let`s begin with the first part: … [Read more...]
September's Featured Sound Designer: Ben Burtt
I was waiting for this... For September I'm gonna make an special of Ben Burtt, one of the most renowed sound designers, and known to many as "the father of the modern sound design". Bio (wiki) Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is a four-time Academy Award-winning American sound designer for many famous and noteworthy films, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, … [Read more...]
Sunday Scatter Shots
Below are links to a few articles about films that may see some coverage here soon too. Hope those who celebrate the Fourth of the July had a great holiday and I hope ya'll wore earplugs while watching them fireworks! AUDIO MEDIA MAGAZINE Interview with Sound Designer Ben Burtt about his work on "Indiana Jones's" current outing, HERE. MIX MAGAZINE Sound Supervisor … [Read more...]
“Wall-E” – Exclusive Interview with Sound Designer Ben Burtt
On a recent trip to Disneyland, I was bummed to find that the animatronic version of Wall-E wasn't at the park to greet me. I guess he was too busy doing TV spots like the example below... (bare with the blow hard anchors) I almost can't contain my excitement for "Wall-E" and if that pesky Batman film wasn't releasing next month, that little boxy guy could be accepting my … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with “Ben Burtt” on the Sound Design of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
Ben Burtt has one of the best answers to the my favorite reoccurring question, "What was your first gig like?" After graduating from USC with a masters in film production, he was hired to record some sounds for this sci-fi movie fellow USC alum George Lucas was putting together. Some 30 years later, Burtt is credited with designing the most memorable sounds for some of the most … [Read more...]