Ben Burtt Professions : Sound Designer Born : July 12, 1948 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Ben Burtt I've always found that when you're trying to create illusions with sound, especially in a science fiction or fantasy movie, that pulling sounds from the world around us is a great way to cement that illusion because you can go out and record an elevator in George Lucas's house or something, and it will have that motor sound. Ben Burtt creating movie house Most sound work in films is done very quickly, and at the end of the schedule where it's just jammed together and you always wish that you had more sympathy. Ben Burtt wish sound together True prosperity is the result of well-placed confidence in ourselves and our fellow man. Ben Burtt confidence fellow-man men Filmmakers began to experiment with special effects almost as soon as motion pictures were invented. The history of special effects is the history of motion pictures. Ben Burtt motion-pictures filmmaker special Most sound people don't get the assignment to create worlds of sound and get freedom to try a lot of things and then get the scrutiny and support of the team over a long period of time. Ben Burtt team long people Similar Authors Gary Rydstrom sound-designer Randy Thom sound-designer All Authors
