Sunday 25 February 2018

EPISODE VIII: RESISTANCE RED ARROWS!


Old and clunky their latest speeder vehicles may be, but the heroism of the Resistance against the First Oder continues, as seen in this gorgeous piece of aerial art from the Battle of Crait, during the sweeping finale to the The Last Jedi.

Though the sequence was a tour de force for ILM's visual effects, its accompanying sound was as equally important, and no less striking. Find out more about its conception for the film, here:

http://comicbook.com/starwars/2018/02/17/star-wars-documentary-the-last-jedi-sound-effects/

http://www.starwars.com/news/abc-news-nightline-explores-the-force-of-sound

Image: Vanity Fair magazine.

Though looking forward, this brief featurette also looks back to the work for the original STAR WARS saga pioneered by sound designer Ben Burtt. Sadly, this great talent, always enthused about the importance of sound in all types of films, has seemingly been poorly and disappointingly treated by Disney/Lucasfilm since the franchise takeover of recent years, if this recent Vanity Fair article is anything go by:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/ben-burtt-star-wars-sound

With thanks to Chris Baker for the feature link.

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