Ben Burtt is a sound designer who has worked sound on many well known projects which include all seven Star Wars film, Indiana Jones films, ET and Disney Pixar Wall-E.
The sound design Ben Burtt has made goes from a range of different sounds such the sounds of droids in the Star Wars Films.
Ben Burtt also came up with the sounds of The lightsabers and this how the Lightsaber sound was created. The lightsaber sound effect was developed by sound designer Ben Burtt as a combination of the hum of idling interlock motors in aged movie projectors and interference caused by a television set on a shieldless microphone.
Above is a video of Ben Burtt Talking about the Lightsaber Sound.
Skywalker Sound
Skywalker Sound can be tracked back to the year 1975 when George Lucas hired Ben Burtt and Kurtz
SKYWALKER SOUND
“The pulsating hum of a lightsaber. The thunderous footsteps of a stalking Tyrannosaurus Rex. The awesome roar of Star-Lord’s Milano. For more than a generation, Skywalker Sound has created soundscapes that have redefined aural immersion.”
“With origins based in Ben Burtt’s landmark work on 1977’s Star Wars, Skywalker Sound specializes in sound design, mixing, and audio post-production across multiple mediums. From the gathering of real-life, organic sounds to developing new techniques in sound presentation, Skywalker Sound remains one of the world’s most innovative facilities — eager to explore, create, and venture into the unknown.”
Some of Sound Editors at Skywalker Sound Of Course Ben Burtt who isSUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR, SOUND DESIGNER, RE-RECORDING MIXER,Benjamin A Burtt SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR, SOUND DESIGNER and Christopher Barnett SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR, RE-RECORDING MIXER.
The projects what the Skywalker sound has worked include the Star Wars Films, Captain America Civil War, Finding Nemo, Howl’s moving Castle English Version along with many other blockbuster and smaller film projects.
The Skywalker Ranch is the home of Skywalker Sound which is located in Marin.
Sound Designer
A Sound Designer starts of by Studying the script to try and get as much information they can. A meeting with director and sound is a most. some directors has a clear idea what sounds he wants in his film or some want the sound designer to sit in on the rehearsal.
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