Ben Burtt Movies

Building Worlds From the Sound Up

Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition documentary, touching on the film's timelessness and legacy before...

Ben Burtt reveals which sounds he and his team at Skywalker Sound recorded to incorporate into the Indiana Jones trilogy.

An IMAX production that explores the ground-breaking special effects portrayed in Hollywood films from the very originals to the breathtaking special...

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

A young man at the University of Southern California, called only Mr. Aaines, goes to a job interview at a television studio, where he is told over...

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home...

A short documentary about Robby the Robot.

Ben Burtt and his team explain the process of creating the sound for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) in the all-new documentary...

film scholars Craig Barron and Ben Burtt discuss Howard Hawks' passion for planes and flying and the many unique sounds that can be heard in his...

Making of documentary for the King Kong segment of the in the 1996 IMAX movie 'Special Effects: Anything Can Happen', featuring stop-motion animation...

A making-of featurette for the first Academy Award winning film "Wings" (1927), with plenty of rare photographs and the participation of William...

In this 2010 program, Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, leading experts in the fields of visual and sound effects, respectively, discuss the techniques...

Filmmaker George Lucas, spiritual father of the successful Star Wars series decided to invest 40 million dollars to develop a new editing system....

As the first major land battle of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Manassas, fought on July 21, 1861, shocked a nation expecting a short...