1996 American film
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Directed by Ben Burtt Written by Susanne Simpson Ben Burtt Tom Friedman Produced by Susanne SimpsonBen Stassen Narrated by John Lithgow Cinematography Pepi Lenzi Tak Fujimoto Edited by Ben Burtt Music by Christopher L. Stone Production company
Distributed by IMAX Corporation Release date
July 4, 1996 (1996-07-04 )
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 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 , which was released to theaters one year later in 1997.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject ,[ 1] but lost to Breathing Lessons .
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