Ben Burtt Movies
- 1982

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A demonstration of sound in Dolby Stereo.
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- 1997

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
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Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in...
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- 2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World
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A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.
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- 2013

Lincoln: An American Journey
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Documentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).
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- 2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
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Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.
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- 2007

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
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Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...
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- 1994

Destiny in Space
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Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Venus and Mars, and find proof of new planets and...
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- 1980

Porklips Now
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This spoof of 'Apocalypse Now' has health inspector Will Dullard travelling by car "uptown" with two friends to have a meeting with a certain Mertz,...
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- 1991

The True Story of Glory Continues
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Morgan Freeman narrates this documentary that explores the 54th Massachusetts regiment that is the basis of the motion picture, "Glory".
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- 2020

Movie Archaeologists: The visual and sound effects of War of The Worlds
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Visual-effects supervisor Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt are historians of specialized filmmaking techniques. In this short documentary,...
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- 2003

The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
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Ben Burtt reveals which sounds he and his team at Skywalker Sound recorded to incorporate into the Indiana Jones trilogy.
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- 1975

Recorded Live
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A man arrives at a TV studio to interview for a managerial position, only to find mysterious videotape reels who seem to have a life of their own.
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- 2002

Manassas: End of Innocence
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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...
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- 2002

Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Films Are Not Released, They Escape62002HD
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...
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- 2006

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon62006HD
Documentary short film about Robby the Robot; a $125,000 engineering marvel that advanced cinematic robotics and went on to become a film star & pop...
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- 2012

Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
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A making-of featurette for the first Academy Award winning film "Wings" (1927), with plenty of rare photographs and the participation of William...
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- 1992

The American Gangster
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They fixed the World Series. They built Las Vegas. They terrorized America with their vicious murders and fearless robberies. They are men named...
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- 1970

A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
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In this 2010 program, Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, leading experts in the fields of visual and sound effects, respectively, discuss the techniques...
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- 2021

Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
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An engaging behind-the-scenes documentary short detailing the production of Warner Bros.' Cold War aviation drama Chain Lightning (1950). Produced...
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- 1996

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