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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 7 of 9)

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In part 7 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, George Lucas discusses the characters of a galaxy far, far away.

According to Lucas, actors play a huge role in creating characters for film. “Threepio is just a hunk of plastic,” he says, “and without Tony Daniels in there, it just isn’t anything at all.” Originally, C-3PO was meant to be more of a used-car salesman; Daniels’ fussy-servant interpretation was so good, it forced Lucas to abandon his original idea.

Since Lucas killed off Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first Star Wars film, he had to create a new character for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back who could train Luke Skywalker — and someone who would be interesting to watch. Enter Yoda: small, alien, and green, with a backwards way of speaking. Lucas was apprehensive, worried Yoda — a puppet voiced and manipulated by Frank Oz — could be a disaster. Thankfully, it turned out much better than that. “When it goes on the screen, it’s magic,” he says.

In Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, Lucas introduced yet another set of intriguing characters: Ewoks, a deceptively cute species who had the power to overthrow the Empire.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer (Official)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Arriving in your galaxy December 15.

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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 6 of 9)

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In From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga part 6, George Lucas discusses the visual speed in Star Wars films and the themes of the saga.

According to Lucas, audiences are more accustomed to fast visuals and able to process imagery better than ever before. This is in part, he says, thanks to the influence of television; one of his experiments with his films is to see how people “digest information rapidly.” As narrator Mark Hamill states, this is evident in the blinding speed of the trench run sequence from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. There’s a lot happening visually, and a lot being conveyed through visual metaphors — reinforcing the meaning of spoken words. When Obi-Wan encourages Luke to use the Force and not rely on his targeting computer, the message is really about the triumph of the human spirit over machines and technology.

Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi’s fastest scene was the speeder bike sequence. In this video, ILM’s Dennis Muren and Joe Johnston use miniatures and toys to create animatics — moving storyboards — that would inform the scene’s finished visual effects. The final shots would take another year to complete, requiring Steadicam to create high-speed images, blue-screen work, and compositing. Puppets were used for shots that could not be filmed full-scale, such as rapid pullbacks giving the illusion of a speeder bike moving away from the camera. Lucas feels that speeder bike chase is more realistic than the famous trench run; it’s in a familiar location to viewers and there are trees that you can crash into…

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Teaser

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Arriving in your galaxy December 15.

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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 5 of 9)

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Part 5 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga picks up in Arizona: the filming location of the Jabba’s sail barge sequence from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

According to narrator Mark Hamill, the sail barge was the biggest set ever constructed for a movie, measuring 212-feet-long and 80-feet-high. Yet it only appeared on film for a couple of minutes. This is intentional; according to George Lucas, a fatal flaw in science fiction is spending too much time showing off sets and locations. “You don’t have to spend too much film time to create an environment,” he says. “The story is not the settings. The story is the story. It’s the plot.” The scene also represents the Star Wars storytelling style: fast and energetic.

The Star Wars style is accomplished through editing and the speed of movement through the frame. Lucas was always fascinated with speed due to his interest in car racing, which heavily influenced the Star Wars films. This is evident in the space battles of Return of the Jedi, featuring quick glimpses of TIE fighters, the Millennium Falcon, and Rebel ships, as well as the Falcon gunner sequence from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 4 of 9)

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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is the classic documentary chronicling the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy. Narrated by Mark Hamill, it features rare behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and is officially available on YouTube for the first time.

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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 3 of 9)

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In part 3 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, narrator Mark Hamill details the creation of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi’s giant, slug-like crime lord: Jabba the Hutt.

The early designs for Jabba didn’t quite hit the mark. According to George Lucas, the first design was too human; the second was too snail-like; the third was just right. Jabba became the most complex puppet ever constructed for a movie. His head neck accommodated two main puppeteers, while other operators were placed elsewhere in his body; the gangster’s eyes and facial muscles were radio-controlled. Stuart Freeborn oversaw the creation of Jabba, who took three months and close to half a million dollars.

Jabba was originally supposed to be in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and a scene was shot featuring a human male standing in for the role — as seen in this video. The creature was to be super-imposed, but the sequence was left unfinished. When it came time to use Jabba in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, Lucas took the opportunity to redesign and improve the character.

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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 2 of 9)

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In part 2 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, we learn about the genesis of the Jabba’s Palace sequence and creature creation in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. George Lucas says that he was disappointed with the cantina scene from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. He wanted it to have more exotic creatures, but production problems and a lack of funds prohibited this. Jabba’s Palace — “The monster rally of George’s dreams” as described by narrator Mark Hamill — gave him another chance. It featured more than 80 creatures, including the Max Rebo Band (designed by Phil Tippett), which was more monsters than had ever been assembled for a single movie. They all began life as maquettes, sculpted over and over until the designs were right, and then built into full-scale puppets and masks. Muscles controlling expression were accomplished with either wire cables or air tubes hidden inside the masks, giving aliens like the Gamorrean Guard the ability to emote.

Lucas made frequent visits to the creature shop, and is seen in the documentary advising on how the Sy Snootles puppet could convincingly work for the film. Ultimately, it took three puppeteers — two below, one above — to bring the singer to life.

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From Star Wars to Jedi (Part 1 of 9)

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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is the classic documentary chronicling the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Narrated by Mark Hamill, it features rare behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and is officially available on YouTube for the first time.

In part 1 of From Star Wars to Jedi, Hamill explains the main plot of the saga and the story of Luke Skywalker, a Tatooine farmboy who discovers his Jedi destiny. On his journey across the galaxy, Luke would confront evil in the form of Darth Vader, Sith Lord; learn from Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda; and discover both the dark side and light side within himself. Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and other companions would join Luke — but he would face the ultimate villain, the Emperor, alone. Filming of the original Star Wars began in Tunisia in 1975, with George Lucas serving as writer/director; Irvin Kershner helmed The Empire Strikes Back; and Richard Marquand was behind the camera for Return of the Jedi. As seen in the video, Lucas was heavily involved in all the films, including effects sequences like the Death Star attack and Hamill’s costume fitting from Return of the Jedi. In an interview, Lucas explains that creating the world in A New Hope was a big hurdle. With that done, he was free to tell bigger and better stories with its sequels…

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Boyega Claims Abrams ‘Forced’ Finn’s Jedi Twist

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John Boyega has made it no secret that his experience working on the sequel trilogy with Star Wars wasn’t a great one, as he played the Stormtrooper-turned-Resistance fighter Finn.

Although he keeps up with everything that Lucasfilm delivered post-The Rise of Skywalker, most recently sharing his thoughts on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, he regularly looks back on his time with Lucasfilm without the fondest of memories.

One of his biggest points of contention is the lack of meaningful representation across the trilogy, even comparing it to recent Marvel projects that have done a much better job on that front on Disney+ and in theaters. And while things really took a turn for the worse in his last two Star Wars movies, there are even contentions Boyega has with 2015’s Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which is almost unanimously seen as the best movie of Lucasfilm’s final trilogy.

Fans will remember that Boyega’s first movie actually ended with the tease that Finn may have gone down the Jedi route, with a moment where he wielded Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber in a short duel with Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren. And according to the actor, this is something that he felt didn’t come naturally in the story behind Episode VII….

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ALL Jedi Who DIED During Order 66 (Canon)

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Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. Here we go over every Jedi who died from Order 66. All Jedi deaths during Order 66 were not in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. Some Jedi killed in Order 66 were during or from flashbacks in The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch series, as well as from comic book series. This is every known Jedi to die from Order 66 in Canon. I hope you enjoy!

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ALL Jedi Who SURVIVED Order 66 (Canon)

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Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. Here we go over every Jedi who survived from Order 66. All Jedi who escaped Order 66 were not in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. Some Jedi survived in Order 66 were during or from flashbacks in The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch series, as well as from comic book series. This is every known Jedi to survive from Order 66 in Canon. I hope you enjoy!

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Return of the Jedi: Theatrical Trailer 1982

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This Return of the Jedi teaser trailer from 1982 features early looks at many of the film’s most famous scenes, and is the first trailer to feature the movie’s new title – famously, it was originally called Revenge of the Jedi until George Lucas opted to change the name, noting that revenge is not the Jedi way. The trailer focuses heavily on the idea of “return,” with the narrator opening the preview by saying, “Return to a galaxy far, far away,” and later, “Return to heroic adventure,” and “Return to the ultimate confrontation.”

The trailer showcases many scenes out of sequence, focusing on action and the heroes and villains of the film. The opening shot is of Han, Chewie, Luke, C-3PO, Leia, and R2-D2 aboard the stolen Imperial shuttle Tydirium, en route to Endor (“You ready everybody?” Han says. “Chewie, let’s see what this piece of junk can do.”), then cuts to the Millennium Falcon during the Rebels’ assault on the Death Star, shows Jabba and much of the battle on his sail barge, Ewoks battling Stormtroopers on Endor, and the final duel between Luke and Darth Vader in the presence of the Emperor. The trailer actually does not feature the complete Return of the Jedi logo.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi Returns, Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, and More!

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This week in Star Wars, we get excited for a behind-the-scenes look at the Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series with the newly announced documentary, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return coming to Disney+, go on a new adventure with Cal Kestis and the Mantis crew from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and prep for back to school with B2EM0. Plus, we countdown to the release of Andor with a quick look into Cassian Andor.

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Return of the Jedi: Original Teaser Trailer (1982)

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This trailer for Return of the Jedi is identical to one released earlier in 1982, with one exception: it features the movie’s new title and logo. Famously, the film was originally called Revenge of the Jedi until George Lucas opted to change the name, noting that revenge is not the Jedi way.

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Revenge of the Jedi: Teaser Trailer

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Watch the original teaser trailer for Revenge of the Jedi, which appeared in theaters before Star Wars creator George Lucas changed the name of the film to Return of the Jedi. This trailer features the completed Revenge of the Jedi logo, shows Luke wielding a blue lightsaber (in the final film, his Jedi weapon would have a green blade), and features a quick shot of Obi-Wan Kenobi before “spirit” effects were added.

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The Force Vision that caused Jedi Masters to…

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The Jedi enclave is meant to be one of the safest places in the galaxy – a haven of peace, built in a location with a strong connection to the light side of the Force. The Jedi would go incredible lengths to protect that peace – and in this tragic story, even go as far as to kill their own Padawans.

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WARNING! This lore video contains major spoilers for the Knights of the Old Republic comic books, including a major plot twist and a large chunk of the initial plot of the comics.

This is the tale of the Rogue Moon Prophecy, told in the Knights of the Old Republic comics, written by John Jackson Miller.

This story involves the Old Republic era characters Zayne Carrick, Lucien Draay, Q’Anilia, Xamar, Feln, Raana Tey and Krynda Draay, who are all connected to the Rogue Moon Prophecy.

If this Star Wars story interests you, I highly recommend to pick up the Knights of the Old Republic comics – there’s a lot of twists and turns to the Jedi Prophecies that didn’t make it into this video that I’d love for you to experience yourself, including the Prophecy of the Five and the Jedi Covenant. The easiest way to get it is online through Comixology, and Omnibus versions are also available.

This video was created by long-time Star Wars fan Swtorista, to help add Old Republic lore to The Lore Master’s lore-focused Star Wars channel. She also creates guides and videos about the game Star Wars: The Old Republic and is passionate about the Old Republic era!

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Star Wars Announces Cal Kestis Sequel Ahead Of Jedi Survivor

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New Cal Kestis Stories

Star Wars announced two new books revolving around the hit video game series Star Wars Jedi, which is comprised of the previous hit release, Fallen Order, and the upcoming sequel, Survivor.

The first of the books, published by Del Ray and written by Sam Madds, is titled Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars. It will be a sequel story centered on Cal Kestis and his crew on the Mantis as they are set on an adventure between the first and second games. The written tale will hit stores on March 7, 2023….

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New Star Wars Jedi Books Revealed

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Two essential releases will take fans inside the world of the Star Wars Jedi game franchise — and behind the scenes.
starwars.com TeamThe Star Wars Jedi experience is expanding — to your bookshelf.
Lucasfilm announced today two major releases tied to the Star Wars Jedi game series, of which the Cal Kestis faithful will want to take note. One title promises to tell an original story, while another goes inside the making of the upcoming sequel.

Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, a new novel from Del Rey written by Sam Maggs, finds Order 66 survivor Cal Kestis leading the Mantis crew on an adventure set between the critically-acclaimed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the highly-anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars arrives March 7, 2023….

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Whose Jedi Council Seat did Obi-Wan Take | Star Wars Explained #Shorts

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Whose Jedi Council seat did Obi-Wan take in Revenge of the Sith? After the Battle of Geonosis, a seat was left vacant by Coleman Trebor, the Jedi Master who was shot by Jango Fett while attempting to kill Count Dooku. Several Jedi Masters rotated through Trebor’s seat, but it was Obi-Wan who was granted a permanent assignment to the Jedi Council after his successful investigation into a mysterious bombing on the neutral planet Cato Neimoidia.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Actor Teases Cal Kestis’ Big Changes In Sequel

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The floodgates are about to open when it comes to Star Wars video games. As the EA exclusivity deal for the license expires next year, studios from around the world can pitch their own game in the galaxy far, far Away. However, EA will get one last Star Wars epic out there before the tides change, in Respawn Entertainment’s recently revealed Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Jedi: Survivor serves as a direct follow-up to 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order, taking place five years after the events of the first game. Protagonist Cal Kestis has quickly become a favorite amongst fans, with both Disney and actor Cameron Monaghan expressing “interest” in having the character make the jump into live-action.

But before that can happen, Jedi: Survivor has to come out, and gamers have just gotten their first taste of where the game’s main character is at this point in the story….

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The Composite Identity of a Jedi Master

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The Composite Identity of a Jedi Master

Even a Jedi Master has to practice his lines. Today we are in one of Leavesden’s flight sheds, the old hangars now taken over for additional stage space. Frank Oz is on the scene, a distinctive and distinguished figure in white. The accomplished director of films such as In and Out, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, What About Bob? and Little Shop of Horrors, Oz has briefly stepped back to the world of Star Wars to offer his inimitable performance as the Jedi sage Yoda.

Assisting Oz in his performance are three other master puppeteers: Kathy Smee, Don Austen, and David Greenaway. Modern technology could probably allow a single person to perform the entire character, but this traditional group performance allows special attention to be devoted to each individual aspect of the character.

Greenaway compares their rehearsals to the practice of an ensemble preparing, like a quartet. “When it works,” Greenaway says, “it’s like good jazz – improvisation gives it life. We learn to work together, and trust each other, learn each other’s rhythms.” He smiles. “There’s a great amount of feeling the Force.” In performance, David Greenaway becomes the windows to the soul of a Jedi Master: he is the eyes of Yoda. Complex and reflective, Greenaway brings great subtlety to his work, and must be in perfect sync with Oz for the performance to work. “Ideally with the eyes I have to be a split second ahead of Frank, or exactly with him,” Greenaway says. Having been the eyes of Yoda for Return of the Jedi, he was specifically called in by Oz for the same role in Episode I.

Soft-spoken Kathy Smee is Yoda’s right arm, working right alongside Frank Oz, while the other two performers work nearby via radio controls. Of the puppeteers’ performances, she notes that “You can’t be trying to do your own thing. Frank performs the character. He is the character. We just try to give him freedom, to work with his performance, to flow with it. Because no matter what we rehearse, Frank will always do something a little more, a little different for the real take.”

Don Austen laughs about the pitfalls of impressing the audience when one doesn’t mean to. “You make a big wrong move with Yoda’s ears in the middle of Frank’s performance, and on a 60-foot-high movie screen it’s going to throw people back in their chairs like an IMAX film!” Turning serious, but still smiling, Austen considers the tightrope they walk. “You want to do more than simple basic puppeteering with these things–more than just ‘ears up, he’s happy! And ears down, he’s morose.’ You want to lend some dimension with the work, but not overdo it.”

Of the supporting performers for Yoda, George Lucas comments on the set, “What goes on back there is extremely important.” The group turns intense and focused as they become Yoda together, working through run after run, getting the timing of a single blink down to perfection within the performance. It seems no surprise that Oz has chosen these people as his ensemble.

“I look for sensitivity, awareness,” says Oz of his co-performers, “for a sensibility that will work for the character. And, also the ability to work well with the monitors.” During performance and rehearsal, the Yoda performers all watch TV monitors to see how their work looks in action. What’s it like seeing and being Yoda again? “It’s nice seeing old friends again,” Oz says of his co-performers, “and Yoda is like an old friend too. But it’s still a challenge.” It’s a challenge that Oz and his ensemble are clearly ready to meet. “David’s right, it is like music,” Oz reflects. “When everything works, we get to a place where things just happen.” And there the Jedi master comes alive once more.

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Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

Release Date: May 25, 1983 (original); March 14, 1997 (Special Edition)

Synopsis: (4 years after Episode IV) In the epic conclusion of the saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor. In the last second, Vader makes a momentous choice: he destroys the Emperor and saves his son. The Empire is finally defeated, the Sith are destroyed, and Anakin Skywalker is thus redeemed. At long last, freedom is restored to the galaxy.

Opening Crawl:

Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in an attempt to rescue his
friend Han Solo from the clutches of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt.

Little does Luke know that the GALACTIC EMPIRE has secretly begun construction on a new armored space station even more powerful than the first dreaded Death Star.

When completed, this ultimate weapon will spell certain doom for the small band of rebels struggling to restore freedom to the galaxy…

Awards: Academy Award Winner: Special Achievement in Visual Effects. Academy Award Nominee: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Sound, Best Original Score.

BAFTA Award Winner: Best Special Visual Effects. BAFTA Nominee: Best Make Up Artist, Best Production Design/Art Direction, Best Sound

Saturn Award Winner: Best Actor, Best Costumes, Best Make-Up, Best Science Fiction Film, Best Special Effects. Saturn Award Nominee: Best Actress, Best Director, Best Music, Best Supporting Actor, Best Writing.

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Luke Skywalker
Mark Hamill
Han Solo
Harrison Ford
Princess Leia Organa
Carrie Fisher
Lando Calrissian
Billy Dee Williams
See Threepio (C-3PO)
Anthony Daniels
Chewbacca
Peter Mayhew
Anakin Skywalker
Sebastian Shaw
The Emperor
Ian McDiarmid
Yoda
Frank Oz
Voice Of Darth Vader
James Earl Jones
Darth Vader
David Prowse
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
Alec Guinness
Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
Kenny Baker
Moff Jerjerrod
Michael Pennington
Admiral Piett
Kenneth Colley
Bib Fortuna
Michael Carter
Wedge
Denis Lawson
Admiral Ackbar
Tim Rose
General Madine
Dermot Crowley
Mon Mothma
Caroline Blakiston
Wicket
Warwick Davis
Paploo
Kenny Baker
Boba Fett
Jeremy Bulloch
Oola
Femi Taylor
Sy Snootles
Annie Arbogast
Fat Dancer
Claire Davenport
Teebo
Jack Purvis
Logray
Mike Edmonds
Chief Chirpa
Jane Busby
Ewok Warrior
Malcom Dixon
Ewok Warrior
Mike Cottrell
Nicki
Nicki Reade
Star Destroyer Controller #1
Adam Bareham
Star Destroyer Controller #2
Jonathan Oliver
Star Destroyer Captain #1
Pip Miller
Star Destroyer Captain #2
Tom Mannion
Jabba Puppeteers
Toby Philpott
David Barclay
Mike Edmonds
Puppeteers
Michael McCormick
Simon Williamson
Swim Lee
Richard Robinson
Deep Roy
Hugh Spirit
Michael Quinn
Ewoks
Margo Apostocos
Ray Armstrong
Eileen Baker
Michael H. Balham
Bobbie Bell
Patty Bell
Alan Bennett
Sarah Bennett
Pamela Betts
Dan Blackner
Linda Bowley
Peter Burroughs
Debbie Carrington
Maureen Charlton
William Coppen
Sadie Corrie
Tony Cox
John Cumming
Jean D’agostino
Luis De Jesus
Debbie Dixon
Margarita Fernandez
Phil Fondacaro
Sal Fondacaro
Tony Friel
Dan Frishman
John Gavam
Michael Gilden
Paul Grant
Lydia Green
Lars Green
Pam Grizz
Andrew Herd
J.J. Jackson
Richard Jones
Trevor Jones
Glynn Jones
Karen Lay
John Lummiss
Nancy Maclean
Peter Mandell
Carole Morris
Stacy Nichols
Chris Nunn
Barbara O’laughlin
Brian Orenstein
Harrell Parker Jr.
John Pedrick
April Perkins
Ronnie Phillips
Katie Purvis
Carol Read
Nicholas Read
Diana Reynolds
Daniel Rodgers
Chris Romano
Dean Shackenford
Kiran Shah
Felix Silla
Linda Spriggs
Gerald Staddon
Josephine Staddon
Kevin Thompson
Kendra Wall
Brian Wheeler
Butch Wilhelm
Mime Artists
Franki Anderson
Ailsa Berk
Sean Crawford
Andy Cunningham
Tim Dry
Graeme Hattrick
Phil Herbert
Gerald Home
Paul Springer
Stunt Performers
Bob Anderson
Dirk Yohan Beer
Marc Boyle
Mike Cassidy
Tracy Eddon
Sandra Gross
Ted Grossman
Frank Henson
Larry Holt
Bill Horrigan
Alf Joint
Julius Leflore
Colin Skeaping
Malcom Weaver
Paul Weston
Bob Yerkes
Dan Zormeier

Crew

Directed By
Richard Marquand
Screenplay By
Lawrence Kasdan
George Lucas
Story By
George Lucas
Produced By
Howard Kazanjian
Executive Producer
George Lucas
Co-Producers
Robert Watts
Jim Bloom
Production Designer
Norman Reynolds
Director Of Photography
Alan Hume B.S.C.
Edited By
Sean Barton
Marcia Lucas
Duwayne Dunham
Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
Dennis Muren A.S.C.
Ken Ralston
Costume Designers
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Mechanical Effects Supervision
Kit West
Make-Up And Creature Design
Phil Tippett
Stuart Freeborn
Sound Design
Ben Burtt
Music By
John Williams
First Assistant Director/ Second Unit Director
David Tomblin
Casting
Mary Selway Buckley
Location Director Of Photography
Jim Glennon
Additional Photography
Jack Lowin
Production Sound
Tony Dawe
Randy Thom
Supervising Music Editor
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Recording
Eric Tomlinson
Orchestrations
Herbert W. Spencer
Chief Articulation Engineer
Stuart Ziff
Production Supervisor
Douglas Twiddy
Production Executive
Robert Latham Brown
Unit Production Manager
Miki Herman
Assistant Production Manager
Patricia Carr
Associate To Producer
Louis G. Friedman
Conceptual Artist
Ralph McQuarrie
Art Directors
Fred Hole
James Schoppe
Set Decorators
Michael Ford
Harry Lange
Property Master
Peter Hancock
Chief Hairdresser
Patricia McDermott
Stunt Co-Ordinator
Glenn Randall
Stunt Arranger
Peter Diamond
Production Controller
Arthur Carroll
Production Accountant
Margaret Mitchell
Second Assistant Directors
Roy Button
Michael Steele
Chris Newman
Russell Lodge
Production Assistant
Ian Bryce
Production Co-Ordinator
Lata Ryan
Co-Ordination Assistants
Sunni Kerwin
Gail Samuelson
Script Supervisor
Pamela Mann Francis
Location Script Supervisor
Bob Forest
Location Casting
Dave Eman
Bill Lytle
Assistant To Mr. Kazanjian
Kathleen Hartney
Assistant To Mr. Bloom
John Syrjamaki Ross
Assistant To Mr. Lucas
Jane Bay
Assistant Art Directors
Michael Lamont
John Fenner
Richard Dawking
Set Dresser
Doug Von Koss
Construction Manager
Bill Welch
Assistant Construction Manager
Alan Booth
Construction Supervisor
Roger Irvin
General Foreman
Bill Iiams
Construction Foremen
Greg Callas
Guy Clause
Doug Elliott
Stan Wakashige
Paint Foreman
Gary Clark
Sketch Artist
Roy Carnon
Scenic Artist
Ted Michell
Decor And Lettering Artist
Bob Walker
Set Draftsmen
Reg Bream
Mark Billerman
Chris Campbell
Production Buyer
David Lusby
Construction Storeman
David Middleton
Operating Cameramen
Alec Mills
Tom Laughridge
Mike Benson
Focus Pullers
Michael Frift
Chris Tanner
Assistant Cameramen
Leo Napolitano
Bob La Bonge
Second Assistant Cameramen
Simon Hume
Steve Tate
Martin Kenzie
Michael Glennon
Gaffers
Mike Pantages
Bob Bremner
Aerial Photography
Ron Goodman
Margaret Herron
Helicopter Pilot
Mark Wolfe
Key Grip
Dick Dova Spah
Best Boy
Joe Crowley
Dolly Grip
Chunky Huse
Reg Hall
Matte Photography Consultant
Stanley Sayer, B.S.C.
Rigging Gaffers
Clark Garland
Tommy Brown
Chief Make-Up Artists
Tom Smith
Graham Freeborn
Make-Up Artists
Peter Robb King
Dickie Mills
Kay Freeborn
Nick Dudman
Hairdressers
Mike Lockey
Paul Le Blanc
Assistant Articulation Engineer
Eben Stromquist
Armature Designer
Peter Ronzani
Plastic Designer
Richard Davis
Sculptural Designers
Chuck Wiley
James Howard
Key Sculptors
Dave Carson
Tony McVey
Dave Sosalla
Judy Elkins
Derek Howarth
Chief Moldmaker
Wesley Seeds
Moldmaker
Ron Young
Creature Technicians
Randy Dutra
Kirk Thatcher
Dan Howard
James Isaac
Brian Turner
Jeanne Lauren
Richard Spah, Jr.
Ethan Wiley
Creature Consultants
Jon Berg
Chris Walas
Production/ Creature Co-Ordinator
Patty Blau
Latex Foam Lab Supervisor
Tom McLaughlin
Animatronics Engineer
John Coppinger
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ron Beck
Costume Supervisor
Mary Elizabeth Still
Wardrobe Mistress
Janet Tebrooke
Shop Manager
Jenny Green
Jeweler
Richard Miller
Creature Costumers
Barbara Kassal
Edwina Pellikka
Anne Polland
Elvira Angelinetta
Assistant Property Master
Charles Torbett
Property Supervisors
Dan Coangelo
Brian Lofthouse
Property
Holly Walker
Ivan Van Perre
Propmakers
Bill Hargreaves
Richard Peters
Master Carpenter
Bert Long
Master Plasterer
Kenny Clarke
Master Painter
Eric Shirtcliffe
Supervising Rigger
Red Lawrence
Supervising Stagehand
Eddie Burke
Sail Co-Ordinators
Bill Kreysler
Warwick Tompkins
Sails Engineering
Derrick Baylis
Peggy Kashuba
Assistant Film Editors
Steve Starkey
Conrad Buff
Phil Sanderson
Nick Hosker
Debra McDermott
Clive Hartley
Sound Effects Editors
Richard Burrow
Teresa Eckton
Ken Fischer
Dialogue Editors
Laurel Ladevich
Curt Schulkey
Bonnie Koehler
Vickie Rose Sampson
Assistant Sound Editors
Chris Weir
Bill Mann
Gloria Borders
Suzanne Fox
Kathy Ryan
Nancy Jencks
Mary Helen Leasman
Re-Recording Mixers
Gary Summers
Roger Savage
Ben Burtt
Randy Thom
Re-Recording Engineer
Tomlinson Holman
Boom Operators
David Batchelor
David Parker
Sound Assistants
Shep Dawe
Jim Manson
Audio Engineers
T.M. Christopher
Catherine Coombs
Kris Handwerk
K.C. Hodenfield
Howie
Tom Johnson
Brian Kelly
James Kessler
Susan Leahy
Robert Marty
Scott Robinson
Dennie Thorpe
John Watson
English Lyrics
Joseph Williams
Huttese Lyrics
Annie Arbogast
Ewokese Lyrics
Ben Burtt
Special Effects Supervisor
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Foreman
William David Lee
Special Effects Floor Controller
Ian Wingrove
Senior Effects Technician
Peter Dawson
Chief Electronics Technician
Ron Hone
Wire Specialist
Bob Harman
Location Special Effects
Kevin Pike
Mike Wood
Choreographer
Gillian Gregory
Location Choreographer
Wendy Rogers
Production Accountant
Colin Hurren
Assistant Accountants
Sheala Daniell
Barbara Harley
Location Accountants
Diane Dankwardt
Pinki Ragan
Transportation Co-Ordinator
Gene Schwartz
Transportation Captains
John Feinblatt
H. Lee Noblitt
Studio Transportation Managers
Vic Minay
Mark La Bonge
Location Contact
Lennie Fike
Still Photographers
Albert Clarke
Ralph Nelson, Jr.
Unit Publicist
Gordon Arnell
Assistant Publicist
June Broom
Research
Deborah Fine
Minature And Optical Effects Unit
Industrial Light And Magic
Art Director-Visual Effects
Joe Johnston
Optical Photography Supervisor
Bruce Nicholson
General Manager, Ilm
Tom Smith
Production Supervisor
Patricia Rose Duignan
Matte Painting Supervisor
Michael Pangrazio
Modelshop Supervisors
Lorne Peterson
Steve Gawley
Animation Supervisor
James Keefer
Supervising Visual Effects Editor
Arthur Repola
Effects Cameramen
Don Dow
Michael J. McAlister
Bill Neil
Scott Farrar
Selwyn Eddy Iii
Michael Owens
Robert Elswit
Rick Fichter
Stewart Barbee
Mark Gredell
David Hardburger
Assistant Cameramen
Pat Sweeney
Kim Marks
Robert Hill
Ray Gilberti
Randy Johnson
Patrick McArdle
Peter Daulton
Bessie Wiley
Maryan Evans
Toby Heindel
David Fincher
Peter Romano
Production Co-Ordinators
Warren Franklin
Laurie Vermont
Optical Printer Operators
John Ellis
David Berry
Kenneth Smith
Donald Clark
Mark Vargo
James Lim
Optical Line-Up
Tom Rosseter
Ed L. Jones
Ralph Gordon
Philip Barberio
Lab Technicians
Tim Geideman
Ducan Myers
Michael Moore
Production Illustrator
George Jenson
Matte Painting Artists
Chris Evans
Frank Ordaz
Matte Photography
Neil Krepela
Craig Barron
Stop Motion Animator
Tom St. Amand
Chief Model Makers
Paul Huston
Charles Bailey
Michael Glenn
Fulmer
Ease Owyeung
Model Makers
William George
Marc Thorpe
Scott Marshall
Sean Casey
Larry Tan
Barbara Gallucci
Jeff Mann
Ira Keeler
Bill Beck
Mike Cochrane
Barbara Affonso
Bill Buttfield
Marghi McMahon
Randy Ottenberg
Head Effects Animators
Garry Waller
Kimberly Knowlton
Effects Animators
Terry Windell
Renee Holt
Mike Lessa
Samuel Comstock
Rob La Duca
Annick Therrien
Suki Stern
Margot Pipkin
Visual Effects Editors
Howard Stein
Peter Amundson
Bill Kimberlin
Assistant Visual Effects Editors
Robert Chrisoulis
Michael Gleason
Jay Ignaszewski
Joe Class
Supervising Stage Technician
Ted Moehnke
Stage Technicians
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Bob Finley Iii
Ed Hirsh
John McLeod
Peter Stolz
Dave Childers
Harold Cole
Merlin Ohm
Joe Fulmer
Lance Brackett
Pyrotechnicians
Thaine Morris
Dave Pier
Supervisor-Still Photography
Terry Chostner
Still Photographers
Roberto McGrath
Kerry Nordquist
Electronic System Designers
Jerry Jeffress
Kris Brown
Electronic Engineers
Mike Mackenzie
Marty Brenneis
Computer Graphics
William Reeves
Tom Duff
Equipment Engineering Supervisor
Gene Whiteman
Machinists
Udo Pampel
Conrad Bonderson
Apprentice Machinists
David Hanks
Chris Rand
Design Engineer
Mike Bolles
Equipment Support Staff
Wade Childress
Michael J. Smith
Cristi McCarthy
Ed Tennler
Administrative Staff
Chrissie England
Laura Kaysen
Paula Karsh
Karen Ayers
Sonja Paulsen
Karen Dube
Production Assistants
Susan Fritz-Monahan
Kathy Shine
Steadicam
Garrett Brown
Plate Photography
Ultra High Speed Photography
Bruce Hill Productions
Color Timers
Jim Schurmann
Bob Hagans
Negative Cutter
Sunrise Film, Inc.
Additional Optical Effects
Lookout Mountain Films
Pacific Title
Monaco Film Labs
California Film
Visual Concepts Engineering
Movie Magic
Van Der Veer Photo Effects

Special Edition Crew

Producer
Rick McCallum
Editor
T.M. Christopher
Sound Designer
Ben Burtt
Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Summers
First Assistant Editor
Samuel Hinckley
Assistant Editor
Robert Marty
Assistant Avid Editors
Mike Jackson
Robin Lee
Sound Editor
Teresa Eckton
Assistant Sound Editor
Lisa Storer
Re-Recordist
Ronald G. Roumas
Digital Mix Technician
Gary A. Rizzo
Archivist
Tim Fox
Optical Supervisors
Phillip Feiner
Chris Bushman
Film Restoration Supervisor
Pete Comandini
Color Timer
Robert J. Raring
Negative Continuity
Ray Sabo
Negative Cutter
Bob Hart
Special Edition Digital Remastering Provided By
Skywalker Sound A Lucas Digital Ltd. Company
Film Restoration Consultant
Leon Briggs
Optical Restoration
Pacific Title
Film Restoration By
Ycm Laboratories
Industrial Light And Magic
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dave Carson
Visual Effects Producer
Tom Kennedy
Computer Graphics Supervisor
Tom Hutchinson
Visual Effects Art Director
George Hull
Visual Effects Editor
Michael McGovern
Color Timing Supervisor
Bruce Vecchitto
Visual Effects Coordinator
Lisa Todd
Digital Effects Artists
Don Butler
Michael Conte
Howard Gersh
Marshall Krasser
Tia Marshall
Stuart Maschwitz
Julie Neary
Ken Nielsen
Eddie Pasquarello
Ricardo Ramos
Tom Rosseter
Lawrence Tan
Paul Theren
Hans Uhlig
Li-Hsein Wei
Ron Woodall
Digital Matte Artists
Ronn Brown
Eric Chauvin
Brian Flora
William Mather
3d Matchmove Artist
James Hagedorn
Digital Paint & Roto Artists
Lisa Drostova
Heidi Zabit
Chief Creature Maker
Howie Weed
Model & Creature Makers
Carol Bauman
Don Bies
Giovanni Donovan
Wendy Morton
Anne Polland
Mark Siegel
Steven Walton
Sabre Group Supervisor
Daniel McNamara
Sabre Artists
Rita Zimmerman
Chad Taylor
Mary McCulloch
Grant Guenin
Caitlin Content
Software Research And Development
David Benson
Jim Hourihan
Zoran Kacic-Alesic
Florian Kainz
Jeff Yost
Digital Scanning Supervisor
Joshua Pines
Digital Scanning Operators
Randall Bean
Michael Ellis
Earl Beyer
Negative Supervisor
Doug Jones
Negative Line-Up
Andrea Biklian
Tim Geideman
Projectionist
Tim Greenwood
Digital Plate Restoration
Melissa Monterrosa
Mike Van Eps
Wendy Hendrickson
Assistant Visual Effects Art Director
Alex Laurant
Assistant Visual Effects Editor
John Bartle
Video Editor
Angela Leaper
Animatic Artist
Jonathan Rothbart
Digital Effects Technical Assistants
Okan Ataman
Peter Chesloff
Joshua Levine
Dawn Matheson
Daniel Shumaker
Digital Effects Resource Assistant

Daniel Brimer
Visual Effects Production Staff
Julie Creighton

Joshua Marks
Video Assistants
Dawn Martin

Wendy Bell
Production Engineering
Ken Beyer
Ken Corvino

Gary Meyer
Aerial Camera System By Wesscam Camera Systems (Europe)
Aerial Cameraman
Assistant
Ron Goodman
Margaret Herron
Helicopter Supplied By Dollar Air Services Limited
Pilot

Mark Wolfe
Cloud Plates Photographed With
Astrovision(c) By Continental Camera Systems Inc.Snow Vehicles Supplied By
Aktiv FischerR2 Bodies Fabricated By
White Horse Toy CompanySpecial Assistance From
Giltspur Engineering And CompairPhotographed On The Hardengerjekulan Glacier, Finse, Norway
And At Emi – Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, EnglandMusic Recorded At
Anvil Studios, Denham, EnglandRe-Recording At
Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSpecial Visual Effects Produced At
Industrial Light And Magic, Marin County, California