The ABC channel broadcast on February 20 a small nugget video. Almost thirty minutes of explanations on the sound effects of the last part of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi saga. Sound immersion in the universe out of George Lucas' brain. The doors of Skywalker Ranch open exclusively!
Cinema is a real team effort. The long list of names in the credits of the films is composed of artists little publicized but without whom these masterpieces would be nothing. The short documentary broadcast on the American channel presents us part of the sound crew of the film. We say foley artist in English, because they are officially qualified as artists among the Anglo-Saxons. Margie O'Malley and Ronni Brown, the noisemakers, teach us how the sounds of BB-8 movements or the hooves of racing critters on Canto Bight (the fathiers) are made. A dive into the bowels of the Skywalker ranch, a real talent factory where everyone contributes to the film. We see Coya Elliott, despite being a sound effects editor, dressing in the blue of work and capturing sounds in nature.
It is very common in cinema to make noise by combining several sounds. Thus the cry of a Jurassic Park T-Rex is none other than the sum of the howls of penguins, puppies, alligators, a hint of tiger roar and a little elephant barrage. A real little recipe. That of the Porgs, these nice stuffed animals to offer to your child at Christmas, is based essentially on the sound of the chicken (but which is very sick). Both organic and metallic sounds are revealed in this timely video.
A few days ago, the official release date of the DVD of Episode VIII fell. March 27 for the Americans and April 20 for Europe. In addition, Ren Klyce, the sound designer of the film, is nominated twice for the next Oscars, in about ten days. A nomination shared with Matthew Wood for sound editing, his third personal. And a fourth personal nomination for sound mixing. The faithful ally of always David Fincher can hope to collect a first statuette. The video published by ABC can be seen here: http://abcn.ws/2ocoEQR
