main_subject special effects: anything can happen
A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ), or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly ___MASK91___ - language music industry . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards ( television ), the Tony Awards ( stage performance ), and the Academy Awards ( motion pictures ). Special Effects : Anything Can Happen is an American documentary ___MASK5___ directed by Academy Award - winning sound designer Ben Burtt and narrated by John Lithgow . It was released to IMAX theaters in 1996 . WALL - E ( stylized with an interpunct as WALL · E ) is a 2008 American computer - animated ___MASK36___ science ___MASK96___ film directed and co - written by Andrew Stanton , produced by Jim Morris , and co - written by Jim Reardon . It stars the voices of Ben Burtt , Elissa Knight , Jeff Garlin , Fred Willard , John Ratzenberger , Kathy Najimy , Sigourney Weaver and the PlainTalk system . It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures , and was the overall ninth feature film produced by the company . E . T . the Extra - Terrestrial is a 1982 American ___MASK16___ ___MASK96___ fantasy film co - produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ), a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed " E . T .", who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . ___MASK5___ stock is an analog medium that is used for recording motion pictures or animation . It is a strip or sheet of transparent plastic ___MASK5___ base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing microscopically small light - sensitive silver halide crystals . The sizes and other characteristics of the crystals determine the sensitivity , contrast and resolution of the ___MASK5___ . The emulsion will gradually darken if left exposed to light , but the process is too slow and incomplete to be of any practical use . Instead , a very short exposure to the image formed by a camera lens is used to produce only a very slight chemical change , proportional to the amount of light absorbed by each crystal . This creates an invisible latent image in the emulsion , which can be chemically developed into a visible photograph . In addition to visible light , all films are sensitive to X - rays and high - energy particles . Most are at least slightly sensitive to invisible ultraviolet ( UV ) light . Some special - purpose films are sensitive into the infrared ( IR ) region of the spectrum . The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre , more commonly known as the Tony Award , recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre . The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York ___MASK14___ . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances , and an award is given for regional theatre . Several discretionary non - competitive awards are also given , including a Special Tony Award , the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre , and the Isabelle Stevenson Award . The awards are named after Antoinette " Tony " Perry , co - founder of the American Theatre Wing . Direct - to - video or straight - to - video ( also known as direct - to - ___MASK13___ , direct - to - DVD , direct - to - Blu - ray , direct - to - digital , etc .) refers to the release of a film to the public immediately on home video formats rather than a theatrical release or television broadcast . Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger - budget films may be released direct to video , references to direct - to - video releases are often pejorative . Direct - to - video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies . A screenplay ___MASK58___ , screenwriter for short , scriptwriter or scenarist is a ___MASK58___ who practices the craft of screenwriting , ___MASK35___ screenplays on which mass media such as films , television programs , comics or video games are based . The ___MASK47___ Walk of Fame comprises more than 2 , 500 five - pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of ___MASK47___ Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in ___MASK47___ , California . The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the entertainment industry , bearing the names of a mix of actors , musicians , directors , producers , musical and theatrical groups , fictional characters , and others . The Walk of Fame is administered by the ___MASK47___ Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self - financing ___MASK47___ Historic Trust . It is a popular tourist destination , with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003 . Benjamin " Ben " Burtt , Jr . ( born ___MASK65___ 12 , 1948 ) is an American sound designer , ___MASK5___ editor , director , screenwriter , and voice ___MASK18___ . He has worked as sound designer on various films , including the " Star Wars " and " Indiana Jones " ___MASK5___ series , " Invasion of the Body Snatchers " ( 1978 ), " E . T . the Extra - Terrestrial " ( 1982 ), " WALL - E " ( 2008 ) and " Star Trek " ( 2009 ). A documentary ___MASK5___ is a nonfictional motion picture intended to some aspect of reality , primarily for the purposes of instruction , education , or maintaining a historical record . Such films were originally shot on ___MASK5___ stock  the only medium available  but now include video and digital productions that can be either direct - to - video , made into a TV show , or released for screening in cinemas . " Documentary " has been described as a " ___MASK75___ practice , a cinematic tradition , and mode of audience reception " that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries . The American ___MASK39___ Hall of Fame in New York ___MASK14___ was founded in 1972 . Earl Blackwell was the first head of the organization ' s Executive Committee . In an announcement in 1972 , he said that the new " ___MASK39___ Hall of Fame " would be located in the Uris Theatre ( then under construction , now the Gershwin ). James M . Nederlander and Gerard Oestreicher , who leased the theatre , donated the space for the Hall of Fame ; Arnold Weissberger was another founder . Blackwell noted that the names of the first honorees would " be embossed in bronze - gold lettering on the theater ' s entrance walls flanking its grand staircase and escalator ." The first group of inductees was announced in October 1972 . A ___MASK5___ format is a technical definition of a set of standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic ___MASK5___ , for either stills or ___MASK75___ . It can also apply to projected ___MASK5___ , either slides or movies . The primary characteristic of a ___MASK5___ format is its size and shape . The Academy Awards , or " Oscars ", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States ___MASK56___ as assessed by the Academy ' s voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Academy Award of Merit , which has become commonly known by its nickname " Oscar ." The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . IMAX ( an acronym for Image maximum ) is a motion picture ___MASK5___ format and a set of cinema projection standards developed in Canada by Graeme Ferguson , Roman Kroitor , Robert Kerr , and William C . Shaw . IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional ___MASK5___ systems . Since 2002 , some feature films have been converted ( or upgraded ) into IMAX format for displaying in IMAX theatres and some have also been partially shot in IMAX . John Arthur Lithgow (; born , 1945 ) is an American ___MASK18___ , ___MASK89___ , singer , and author . He has received two Tony Awards , five Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , an American Comedy Award , four Drama Desk Awards and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards . Lithgow has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame . Ivan Graeme Ferguson , CM ( born 7 October 1929 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian filmmaker and inventor who co - invented IMAX . Ferguson was appointed a Member of the Order of ___MASK88___ in 1993 . He graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor ' s degree . ___MASK10___ is an American epic space opera franchise , centered on a film series created by George Lucas . It depicts the adventures of various characters " a long ___MASK94___ ago in a galaxy far , far away ". Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the ___MASK47___ Foreign Press Association , recognizing excellence in film and television , both domestic and foreign . Roman Kroitor ( December 12 , 1926  September 17 , 2012 ) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ___MASK50___ , as co - founder of IMAX , and as creator of the Sandde hand - drawn stereoscopic animation system . He was also the original inspiration for the Force , popularized in the " Star Wars " series . An Emmy Award , or simply Emmy , recognizes excellence in the ___MASK70___ industry , and corresponds to the Academy Award ( for ___MASK5___ ), the Tony Award ( for theatre ), and the Grammy Award ( for music ).