Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, who created R2-D2's beep, lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E's electronic wobble, will receive the Vision Award Ticinomoda, an award given to creators who expand their horizons, at this year's Locarno Film Festival. Of the movie.
A twelve-time Oscar winner and four-time winner — he received a Special Achievement Oscar Award for his original sound work. star Wars and Invader of the Lost Ark Won trophies for sound effects and sound editing work. alien ET and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade — Burtt created an enormous number of sounds that, in the words of the Locarno festival, “have been imprinted in the minds of generations of audiences ever since and are still imitated today in schoolyards around the world.”
Among his accomplishments are the squeaky, iconic “ET Phone Home” (the raspy voice of chain-smoking Burtt discovered in a coffee shop), and Chewbacca's scream (a combination of the howls of several animals, including a bear, a walrus, and a lion). The heavy, mechanical breathing created by Darth Vader breathing into a scuba regulator.
Talent seems to run in the family. Burtt's son, Benjamin A. Burtt, was nominated for an Oscar for sound editing, along with Steve Boeddeker. Black panther.
The elder Burtt also served as an editor for George Lucas. star Wars He directed the prequel trilogy and directed several documentaries, including in the 1990s. blue planet and fate of the universe 1994). seeHis non-linear cinematic experiences of film and outer space are part of the permanent collection of the LA Academy Film Museum.
“Ben Burtt star Wars A myth,” said Locarno Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro. “A young and precocious sound effects prodigy, he created an organic sound library to bring the world of film noise to life. These creatures have become inseparable from the mythology of Lucas' legend. His list of innovations is virtually endless. Ben Burtt is a trailblazer and visionary who fundamentally changed the way we perceive sound in film.”
Burtt will be honored on Wednesday, August 14th at Piazza Grande in Locarno and will participate in a public Q&A on Thursday, August 15th at Forum @Spazio Cinema.
The 77th Locarno Film Festival, taking place from August 7 to 17, 2024, will also pay tribute to Oscar-winning director Jane Campion and indie production legend Stacey Sher.Erin Brockovich, Django Unchained), French-Swiss star Irène Jacob (Three colors: red).