Sound Advice: An Interview With Ben Burtt (1993)

The Illusions of Flight: Behind the Scenes of Hollywood’s Aviation Classics (Presented by Ben Burtt and Craig Barron)

"Oscar®-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt will explore the side-by-side advances in filmmaking technology and aviation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-evening series “Hollywood Takes to the Air” beginning on Thursday, August 14, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood." via FIN




// Hollywood Takes To The Air via Oscars











Here's an interview from 2012 with Craig Barron and Ben Burtt talking about film history and the legacy of filmmaking.

The Movie Magic of Tarzan: hosted by Craig Barron & Ben Burtt

This looks awesome! Would love to go if I was still in SF!

Hollywood & Vines / via cafilm

Tarzan and His Mate, Sunday, March 6, 7:00 pm
Tarzan Finds a Son! Sunday, March 13, 3:00 pm

 'In two unique presentations, Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt explore some of the secrets behind the making of “Tarzan and His Mate”(1934) and “Tarzan Finds a Son!”(1939). Both programs include rare, behind-the-scenes photos revealing how certain technologies were used in making the films. Barron and Burtt will also examine the MGM rear-projection technique used to create the illusion of a charging rhino and discuss the sound effects, which played an enormous role in these films.'