Sunday, November 09, 2008
Fans of WALL-E and STAR WARS – You Need to Watch These Videos
collider: "Most people never notice the sound in a movie theater. As long as they can hear the dialogue and feel the explosions, they’re happy. But for cinefiles and people that understand how movies really work, sound is an art form."
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This was very interesting to hear some of the processing they put on unconventional effects to get the desired sound, one of the first he showed was Niagara Falls, and an echo chamber made a wind effect in wall-e's earth world.
I was really impressed by the sound design for Wall-E, so it was interesting to hear more about the man behind it. I definitely agree with the article that Wall-E spoke more eloquently than many film actors- maybe Ben Burtt should expand his work...
Ben Burtt is a genius! Wall-e was a great movie and relied so much on sound. It is cool to know that sound designers are still out searching for new sounds instead of using purchased CD like most theatrical sound designers. It was interesting to hear Ben talk about how he created the sounds and then processed them.
What I found interesting was that the presentation really hinted at the emotional qualities of Wall-E coming primarily from the sound design. This is really cool considering that these foley artists find so many of these sounds by accident and just play with the processes.
This sort of thing is what feeds my interest in sound design. I remember the workshop Joe did for us in PreCollege two years ago dealing with the various sounds and layering of those sounds in horror movies. It's awesome to see the crazy lengths folly people go to get the perfect sound, much as Ben does here. It takes a very unique creative mind to think of these things. It's great! I loved WALL-E and have been a fan of Star Wars for ages. It's very cool to see the extensive work put into the sounds of those movies.
One of the reasons I enjoyed Wall-E so much was the way it relied so heavily on sound design, which is not typical for most films. It's always interesting to hear about the process behind designs.
This defiantly makes me want to see WALL-E. It seems also like the sound designer/technical for Star Wars was a good choice for WALL-E. The thing I found most intriguing was that he went to eBay searching for old WW2 engines and motors all for one sound I would never guess that all the sounds are 100% authentic at one point and then become heavily processed.
When a movie has as little dialogue as Wall-E did, audiences are more responsive to the sound design. I was definitely impressed with the sound design after walking out of that movie, because the movie was extremely profound using such little sound. The reason I feel Wall-E speech was viewed as "eloquent" was because, as he learned different words, he stretched them out to get them perfect phonetically. This made his speaking pretty easy to understand.
It was really interesting to see the kind of process that goes into creating sound effects for animated movies. Wall-E was extraordinary in the fact that the hard part that the article mentioned was that they had to bring a character who never talks to life, and they did an amazing job of that. I like Pixar made movies in general, and when I first heard about Wall-E being low on actual lines I was really worried that Pixar wouldn't be capable of delivering it's normally incredible humor. Just goes to show the fact that high-end sound design can really change how things are viewed.
The sound design can make or break a movie or show. It was a very integral part of Wall-E because there was very little vocal speech. All the sounds in the film had to carry the emotion and energy of the movie. Ben Burtt is amazing.
I never really appreciate the sound element of movies, partly because I never know how it's done. However Wall-E was specular. I always thought the main component of Wall-E's emotions was the eyes and the way they interact with each other. However after seeing this video I realize that the sound is a key element. Ben Burtt is a fantastic designer, who did an amazing job. The small details as simple as wind evoke such amazing moods. Fantastic job.
This was really interesting. It's always fun to watch a movie and go back, take it apart and see just how those things where made. I really liked how he told you just how Wall-e's voice was created. The WWII stuff was cool too.
The unconventional and groundbreaking elements of these projects, I feel, have lent them a sense of depth and reality, as well as putting them up into a different level of quality. I was so impressed with the sound design and agree that the diction and clarity of Wall-E is another testament to how good these projects can truly be.
ben burtt is just awesome. i remember from other interview he had for wall-e that the amount of sound sample he had for wall-e tripled the amount he had when he was working on any of star wars. i think wall-e sound is just one of its kind. because the movie was non-verbal the most of the times, the sound became much more clear.
I wish I knew more about sound design. I know that it has a bigger effect on my response to a movie than I originally believed but I feel I still don't know enough about it. I'm excited to learn about it so that I can respond to the sound design in theatre and movies with a general background knowledge.
Ben Burtt is absolutely amazing. I had Wall-E on in the background when I was working on my last Susan Tsu project. My roommate asked me how I could "watch" a movie with my eyes so intently on my work. Even though Wall-E and Eve never really speak, the sounds they made and the music of the film were so distinct that I could visualize precisely everything that was happening with only a audio cue. Sound design is something I would love to be a part of but I lack the distinctive ear to truly understand it.
I think that two of the most creative people in film and theater are those who build the props and the sound artists. Both use the most extraordinary items to create spectacular props and sounds. Who would think that you could manipulate a persons voice so much to create an electronic sound. I really enjoyed the section on the laser sound. They always sounded so digital to me and to think that the sounds were made with a simple coil of metal and human force.
It is also nice to see that digital technology has not taken control of everything. There are still plenty of applications where old fashion techniques are much better.
This is pretty cool to see how they make sound effects for some movies, especially unknown, or unnatural sounds. It seems like this is spoiling the magic, but it is so fascinating i don't really care.
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