Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
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| Directed by | Ben Burtt |
| Written by | Susanne Simpson Ben Burtt Tom Friedman |
| Produced by | Susanne Simpson Ben Stassen |
| Narrated by | John Lithgow |
| Cinematography | Pepi Lenzi Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Ben Burtt |
| Music by | Christopher L. Stone |
Production company | NOVA Giant Screen Films |
| Distributed by | IMAX Corporation |
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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. A making of documentary for the King Kong segment entitled Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects was released on VHS to promote the film.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]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,[3] which was released theatrically one year later, in 1997.
Accolades
[edit]The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject,[4] losing to Breathing Lessons.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nova: Behind Scenes King Kong Special Effects". Amazon.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects (1996) | Film". Telescope Film. Retrieved August 17, 2026.
- ↑ The Making of Special Effects|NOVA
- ↑ "NY Times: Special Effects: Anything Can Happen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ↑ 1997|Oscars.org