StarWars.com has a feature on the making of BB-8, tracing the origins of the ball droid from concept to puppets to the working model we saw at Celebration.
What we learned from The Force Awaken’s behind-the-scenes teaser
For those of us who didn’t get to be in Hall H and treated to a live concert, the behind-the-scenes video was the highlight of The Force Awakens panel in San Diego. So, naturally, we obsess. Yesterday I looked at the panel itself, but today is all about screencaps. Or, you should probably watch the video again…
I do read spoilers, but I am trying to keep them out of this. Still, enter at your own risk…
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How the Star Wars logo got confused with Nazi typography
How the Star Wars logo got confused with Nazi typography. One for the font nerds.
Rinzler details upcoming Star Wars costume book
J.W. Rinzler takes the release of Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy as occasion to take a look at some of Lucasbooks’ other upcoming nonfiction (and humor) releases. He has a bit to say on one of the new books James spotted last month, Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy. It will include new photos of the costumes and interviews with costume designers John Mollo, Aggie Rodgers, and concept artist Nilo Rodis-Jamero. We even have a release date: October 28.
He also talks about the next Jeffrey Brown Star Wars book, Goodnight, Darth Vader, which we’ll start hearing more about soon – and Rinzler confirms there’s a fourth book in the pipeline as well.
Roger Christian on building Star Wars from junk
Set decorator Roger Christian on building Star Wars from junk. “My first conversation with [George Lucas] was that spaceships should be things you see in garages with oil dripping and they keep repairing them to keep them going, because that’s how the world is. So we had the conversation and I got hired.”
Video: Birth of the lightsaber
In this nearly 16-minute featurette, George Lucas, Ben Burtt, and Mark Hamill talk about the aim, origins and uses of the iconic weapon throughout the saga.
Video: Keira Knightley on being Natalie Portman’s double
Keira Knightley talks a bit about playing Natalie Portman’s Phantom Menace decoy on The Graham Norton Show.
Video: Dennis Muren on ROTJ’s effects
The retro interviews move on from Lucas to Dennis Muren, who talks about the challenges of the Return of the Jedi VFX.
Video: George Lucas on casting Harrison Ford
George Lucas talks about hiring Harrison Ford for Star Wars: “He was the best.”
For the hell of it, here’s Ford and Mark Hamill doing a version of the Alderaan scene:
History lesson: The evolution of the Star Wars logo
The blog Tenth Letter of the Alphabet has a great entry tracking the design and development of the Star Wars logo.