BEN BURTT
Ben Burtt an American sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is best known as a sound designer and for his work in Wall-E and The Star Wars movies.
How he creates sound?
Ben Burtt creates sound through the use of instrumental equipment to record the suitable sound to use such as drums, metallic equipment, strings etc. In films especially animations, sounds contribute in the performance as all sound is created in an animation. Ben Burtt also uses his own vocals to create sound. Using multiple equipments for the creation of sound as it is important to use the type of sound the sound designers feel is right.
Examples of equipment that can Ben Burrt has used for the film Wall-E are equipment such as a spring to create a futuristic weapon shot sound due to the film being a scientist-fi animation. Ben Burtt spoke about how the speed of playing an instrument can contribute in creating new sounds.
As the Disney Wall-E is targeted at a young target audience from ages 8- 13 which is the reason the sound design is targeted at a younger audience through the sound being exciting, loud, which is what this age group would be entertained by. The sound also suited the sci-fi through the metallic instrumental used which used that also suits the sci-fi theme. The sound was very important as there was not much dialogue. This made it important for the young audience to have suitable sound for the sound to also tell the story. Such as a sheet of metal to create a thunder rumble sound. This was used in Wall- E as the rocket takes off.
Ben Burtt an American sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is best known as a sound designer and for his work in Wall-E and The Star Wars movies.
How he creates sound?
Ben Burtt creates sound through the use of instrumental equipment to record the suitable sound to use such as drums, metallic equipment, strings etc. In films especially animations, sounds contribute in the performance as all sound is created in an animation. Ben Burtt also uses his own vocals to create sound. Using multiple equipments for the creation of sound as it is important to use the type of sound the sound designers feel is right.
What equipment is used to record and create the sound?
Ben Burtt previously use to gather sounds from the real world to use in his films instead of creating in the sound studio.
Disney would create sound in their studio through bringing the sound in the studio as equipment in the 30's was to heavy, large anti portable.
Disney would create sound in their studio through bringing the sound in the studio as equipment in the 30's was to heavy, large anti portable.
How this connects the film to the targeted audience?
As the Disney Wall-E is targeted at a young target audience from ages 8- 13 which is the reason the sound design is targeted at a younger audience through the sound being exciting, loud, which is what this age group would be entertained by. The sound also suited the sci-fi through the metallic instrumental used which used that also suits the sci-fi theme. The sound was very important as there was not much dialogue. This made it important for the young audience to have suitable sound for the sound to also tell the story. Such as a sheet of metal to create a thunder rumble sound. This was used in Wall- E as the rocket takes off.
Here is an example of traditional ways of sourcing and recording Ben Burtt has previously done in the past.
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