For only the second time in history (the first was 1996's Toy Story), the Academy is granting a special Oscar, this time to Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu for the virtual reality experience, Carne y Arena (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible). The experience was hosted at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and remains on exhibition in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
Interview with Matthew Wood
Home Theater Forum has interviewed Matthew Wood about his work on the Blu-ray edition of Star Wars. We met with Matthew Wood from Skywalker Sound to find out more about the sound mix and what was done to ready it for Blu-ray. He started working on the Blu-ray audio back in 2007. Here are excerpts from that presentation. It was very obvious that he has a lot of passion for … [Read more...]
A Tale of Lucasfilm and Skywalker Ranch
Philip Bloom has published an amazing short film created for Lucasfilm. The video shows beautiful shots of Skywalker Ranch. Visit Philip's website for more info about him and the short. Via: U.S.O … [Read more...]
Skywalker Ranch Tour (Part 1)
You've probably seen or heard talk about Skywalker Ranch, the amazing post-production building of Skywalker Sound, part of Lucasfilm and sound makers of the best sounds for films of all time. Sam from Skywalker Sound Blog made a post of a first part of a Skywalker Ranch Tour sharing some photos, videos and info. Don't miss it! Skywalker Sound is located in the serene rolling … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Wars – Phantom Menace
The Star Wars Special continues with our featured sound designer Ben Burtt. Let's talk about the sound desgin of Episode I: Phantom Menace. Ben Burtt left Lucasfilm in 1990 to pursue other interests as a freelancer: writing, directing, editing. He went back to Sound Designer's chair again for the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition. "I was the only one who could remember where … [Read more...]
Ben Burtt Special: Star Wars – The Sounds [Part 2]
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...]