Just posted at Starwars.com, a new article detailing what all is involved to get the great sound effects into a film such as Revenge of the Sith. There's more to it than you'd think!

Here's a snippet:

"Suited up with a digital recorder, microphone and headphones, Wood captures the needed sounds from various angles and then returns to the studio to catalog all newly-recorded sounds with keywords. The files are then placed in a database accessible to Burtt -- who will use them at his discretion along with his vast library of sounds to create the new sound effects.

"We make several thousand new sounds for every Star Wars film," Wood adds. "The combination of the sound design recordings, the designed composites and the new Foley make up the bulk of this. Everything is categorized, named and listed in the database for searchable access. Every single sound passes through approval by Ben [Burtt]. Then the scenes get auditioned by George [Lucas] and mixed in with the music during the final mix.""

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