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Fun fact: Chewbacca’s voice is a combination of different animals
In honour of Star Wars Day, here’s a fun fact about our favourite Wookie.
According to Ben Burtt, who served as the sound designer for the majority of the franchise’s films, Chewbacca’s voice was brought to life by combining bits of sounds made by bears, walruses, lions, badgers and other animals.
“It’s a voice that’s manufactured completely out of animal sounds — principally bears — and synchronized with the performance that is shot during filming,” Burtt recalled.
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The 2021 year is one the Kelowna real estate industry hopes will never end.
In dramatic and unexpected fashion, the Okanagan real estate boom has taken a wild upswing dating back to early last fall, despite the impact of COVID-19, a boom cycle some experts say could extend for the rest of the decade.
While those selling land and housing are cashing in, affordability has reached a crisis point.
“I think when we look back at 2021 in the real estate industry, we are going to say it was a good time, but maybe the party ended too fast,” said Scott Brown, CEO of Epic Real Estate Solutions/Fifth Avenue.
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That’s all for today. Everyone, have a great day!
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