Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
	NOVA Giant Screen Films
Distributed by	IMAX Corporation
Release date	July 4, 1996;
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.

Overview

This documentary film is an exploration of

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

, which was released to theaters one year later in 1997.

The film was nominated for an

Best Documentary Short Subject,^[1] but lost to Breathing Lessons

.

References

^ "NY Times: Special Effects: Anything Can Happen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

External links

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