Burtt
Proper noun
Meaning
Burtt (plural Burtts)
A surname.
Examples
Ben Burtt is the sound design genius who gave us the hum of a lightsaber, the crack of Indiana Jones’ whip, and the synthetic, yet sympathetic voice of WALL-E.
Ben Burtt designed the sound effects.
Ben Burtt, DVD commentary on The Return of the Jedi.
It also features sound design pioneers such as Walter Murch, who worked on “The Godfather II,” and Ben Burtt, who worked on “Star Wars”.
In addition to his use of such time-honored foley work, Burtt also demonstrated the modern expertise honed during his award-winning work on Star Wars.
Lucas and Burtt created the robotic voice of R2-D2 by filtering their voices through an electronic synthesizer.