Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Directed by	Ben Burtt
Produced by	Susanne Simpson
Written by	Susanne Simpson Ben Burtt Tom Friedman
Narrated by	John Lithgow
Edited by	Ben Burtt
Distributed by	IMAX Corporation
Release dates	1996 (1996)
Running time	40 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen is an American documentary film directed by Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt and narrated by John Lithgow. It was released to IMAX theaters in 1996.

Overview

This documentary film is an exploration of special effects techniques used in motion pictures, including traditional special effects up to modern computer generated effects. It is also notable for featuring the making of the new digital effects created for the special edition version of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, which was released to theaters one year later in 1997.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short,^[1] but lost to Breathing Lessons.

References

↑ "NY Times: Special Effects: Anything Can Happen". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

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Ben Burtt filmography

Sound department	Star Wars (1977) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) More American Graffiti (1979) Alien (film) (1979) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) The Dark Crystal (1982) Return of the Jedi (1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984) The Dream Is Alive (1985) Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (1986) Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep (1986) Howard the Duck (1986) Nutcracker (1986) Willow (1988) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Always (1989) Blue Planet (1990) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) WALL·E (2008) Star Trek (2009) Super 8 (2011) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Directing	Blue Planet (1990) The True Story of Glory Continues (1991) The American Gangster (1992) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (second unit director, various episodes, 1992–1995) Destiny in Space (1994) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995) Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996) Manassas: End of Innocence (2002)

Editing	Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (1986) The True Story of Glory Continues (1991) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992–1995) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Writing	Star Wars: Droids (story editor; story, various episodes, 1985) Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep (1986) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995) Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)

Other	Porklips Now (military advisor, 1980) Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep (associate producer, 1986) WALL·E (voices of WALL·E and M·O, 2008) Wilhelm scream

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Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Overview

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