Friday, 23 August 2013

Gilbert Taylor, director of photography on Star Wars, dies aged 99

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Gil Taylor with George Lucas on the set of Star Wars. Picture: Fansided.com Gilbert Taylor, the British director of photography on  St...
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Did everyone really think Star Wars would be a flop?

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Star Wars : The At Long Last Love of science fiction? Who knew Star Wars would be a hit? Most written accounts suggest that ...
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Tuesday, 6 August 2013

John Dykstra, ILM and the special effects of Star Wars

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The special effects of Star Wars   –  fine just the way they were On its first release, the thing reviews of Star Wars seemed to dwell...
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Friday, 2 August 2013

The Star Wars Bookshelf #2: Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster

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"The further adventures": The US edition of Splinter of the Mind's Eye   When a Star Wars spin-off novel called Splint...
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Writing Star Wars: "The story of Mace Windy"

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The opening of George Lucas's handwritten "idea fragment" that became Star Wars "This is the story of Mace Windy [s...
Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Wars-weary: The production of Star Wars and how George Lucas's stress made for a great movie

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How not to dress for a heatwave: Chewbacca's fur is combed on the set of  Star Wars Here in the UK, we've been experiencing a...
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Monday, 22 July 2013

Perfect finish – the final scenes of Star Wars

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The Rebellion lines up all the troops – including  a few strangely  lifeless  ones to make up  the num bers –  as it salutes the heroes...
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