Thursday

gold c3po Lego – cool.

From 2000 to 2007, the Lego Star Wars C-3PO was a light gold colour. Then, in 2007, Lego made 10,000 chrome gold limited edition C-3PO Minifigures and they were inserted into random 2007 LEGO Star Wars Sets for lucky buyers to get a suprise. Also, five 14-carat gold C-3PO Minifigures were produced. In 2008, the colour of C-3PO was changed to a darker shade of gold and is used in LEGO sets today.

The top photo is the 14K Solid Gold Lego C3P0

gold c-3p0

cool star wars photos star wars minifigure gold c3-p0

Tuesday

How the Star Wars opening title was made

How the Star Wars opening title was made for Star Wars Episode V but it would have been made exactly the same for Episode IV and Episode VI. Great photo isn’t it?

how the star wars opening title was made behind the scenes

Here is the whole ending credits to the STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK movie from 1980.


PRODUCTION CREW
Directed by.....................................................IRVIN KERSHNER
Produced by.........................................................GARY KURTZ
Screenplay by...............................LEIGH BRACKETT and LAWRENCE KASDAN
Story by..........................................................GEORGE LUCAS
Executive Producer................................................GEORGE LUCAS
Production Designer............................................NORMAN REYNOLDS
Director of Photography................................PETER SUSCHITZKY B.S.C.
Edited by...................................................PAUL HIRSCH A.C.E.
Visual Special Effects...........................BRIAN JOHNSON, RICHARD EDLUND
Music by.........................................................JOHN WILLIAMS
Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
Associate Producers..................................ROBERT WATTS, JAMES BLOOM
Design Consultant and Conceptual Artist........................RALPH McQUARRIE
Art Directors.........................LESLIE DILLEY, HARRY LANCE, ALAN TOMKINS
Set Decorator.....................................................MICHAEL FORD
Construction Manager..............................................BILL WELCH
Assistant Art Directors............................MICHAEL LAMONT, FRED HOLE
Sketch Artist...................................................IVOR BEDDOES
Draftsmen.............................TED AMBROSE, MICHAEL BOONE, REG BREAM,
STEVE COOPER, RICHARD DAWKING
Modellers................................FRED EVANS, ALLAN MOSS, JAN STEVENS
Chief Buyer...................................................EDWARD RODRIGO
Construction Storeman.........................................DAVE MIDDLETON
Operating Cameramen.................................KELVIN PIKE, DAVID GARFATH
Assistant Camermen..............................MAURICE ARNOLD, CHRIS TANNER
Second Assistant Cameramen......................PETER ROBINSON, MADELYN MOST
Dolly Grips.......................................DENNIS LEWIS, BRIAN OSBORN
Matte Photography Consultant............................STANLEY SAYER B.S.C.
Gaffer..........................................................LAURIE SHANE
Rigging Gaffer....................................................JOHN CLARK
Lighting Equipment and Crew...................................LEE ELECTRIC
Make-up and Special Creature Design............................STUART FREEBORN
Chief Make-up Artist.........................................GRAHAM FREEBORN
Make-up Artists.....................................KAY FREEBORN, NICK MALEY
Chief Hairdresser............................................BARBARA RITCHIE
Yoda Fabrication...............................................WENDY MIDENER
Costume Designer....................................................JOHN MOLLO
Wardrobe Supervisor............................................TINY NICHOLLS
Wardrobe Mistress............................................EILEEN SULLIVAN
Property Master...................................................FRANK BURTON
Property Supervisor..........................................CHARLES TORBETT
Property Dressing Supervisor......................................JOE DIPPLE
Head Carpenter................................................GEORGE GUNNING
Head Plasterer..................................................BERT RODWELL
Head Rigger.....................................................RED LAWRENCE
Sound Design and Supervising Sound Effects Editor....................BEN BURTT
Sound Editors..................MICHAEL BURROW, TERESA ECKTON, BONNIE KOEHLER
Producion Sound...................................................PETER SUTTON
Sound Boom Operator..............................................DON WORTHAM
Production Maintenance...........................................RON BUTCHER
Re-Recording.........................BILL VARNEY, STEVE MASLOW, GREGG LANDAKER
Music Recording.................................................ERIC TOMLINSON
Orchestrations..............................................HERBERT W. SPENCER
Supervising Music Editor......................................KENNETH WANNBERG
Assistant Film Editors........DUWAYNE DUNHAM, PHIL SANDERSON, BARBARA ELLIS,
STEVE STARKEY, PAUL TOMLINSON
Dialogue Editors................ART SCHULKEY, LESLIE SHATZ, JOANNA D'ANTONIO
Optical Coordinator..........................................ROBERT FRIEDMAN
Assistant Sound Editors........JOHN BENSON, JOANNE CAPPUCCELLI, KEN FISCHER,
CRAIG JAEGER, NANCY JENKS, LAUREL LADEVICH
Foley Editors..................................ROBERT RUTLEDGE, SCOTT HECKER
Foley Assistants..............................EDWARD M. STEIDELE, JOHN ROESH
Sound Effects Recording...........................................RANDY THOM
Recording Technicians...................GARY SUMMERS, HOWIE, KEVIN O'CONNELL
Production Supervisor............................................BRUCE SHARMAN
Assistant Production Manager...................................PATRICIA CARR
Production Coordinator...........................................MIKI HERMAN
First Assistant Director.......................................DAVID TOMBLIN
Second Assistant Directors.........................STEVE LANNING, ROY BUTTON
Location Manager...............................................PHILIP KOHLER
Continuity.........................................KAY RAWLINGS, PAMELA MANN
Casting.............................IRENE LAMB, TERRY LEIBLING, ROB EDMISTON
Assistant to Producer............................................BUNNY ALSUP
Assistant to Direcctor...........................................DEBBIE SHAW
Assistant to Executive Producer.....................................JANE BAY
Production Assistants.............BARBARA HARLEY, NICK LAWS, CHARLES WESSLER
Stunt Coordinator................................................PETER DIAMOND
Stunt Doubles.....................................BOB ANDERSON, COLIN SKEAPING
Production Accountant...............................................RON PHIPPS
Assistant Accountant...........................................MICHAEL LARKINS
Set Cost Controller.................................................KEN GORDON
Location Accountant...................................................RON COOK
Staff Photographer..............................................GEORGE WHITEAR
Unit Publicist.....................................................ALAN ARNOLD
Assistant Publicist...............................................KRISTEN WING
Studio Second Unit
Directors...........................................HARLEY COKLISS, JOHN BARRY
Directory of Photography..........................................CHRIS MENGES
Assistant Director...........................................DOMINIC FULFORD
Second Assistant Director..................................ANDREW MONTGOMERY
Location Second Unit
Director.......................................................PETER MacDONALD
Director of Photography...........................................GEOFF GLOVER
Operating Cameraman................................................BOB SMITH
Assistant Cameramen.............................JOHN CAMPBELL, MIKE BREWSTER
Second Assistant Cameramen.............................JOHN KEEN, GREG DUPRE
Dolly Grip..........................................................FRANK BATT
Production Manager..............................................SVEIN JOHANSEN
Assistant Directors..................................BILL WESTLEY, OLA SOLUM
Production and Mechanical Effects Unit
Mechanical Effects Supervisor......................................NICK ALLDER
Location Unit Supervisor.........................................ALLAN BRYCE
Senior Effects Technician............................NEIL SWAN, DAVE WATKINS
Robot Fabrication and Supervisor......................ANDREW KELLY, RON HONE
Effects Technicians..............PHIL KNOWLES, BARRY WHITROD, MARTIN GANT,
BRIAN EKE, GUY HUDSON, DENNIS LOWE
Effects Engineering............................ROGER NICHOLLS, STEVE LLOYD
Electrical Engineer..............................................JOHN HATT
Electrical Consultant........................................ROB DICKINSON
Model Construction...........................................JOHN PAKENHAM
Effects Assistants................ALAN POOLE, DIGBY MILNER, ROBERT McLAREN
Effects Secretary................................................GILL CASE
Miniature and Optical Effects Unit
Effects Director of Photography...................................DENNIS MUREN
Effects Cameramen..................................KEN RALSTON, JIM VEILLEUX
Camera Operators..........................................DON DOW, BILL NEIL
Assistant Cameramen..............SELWYN EDDY, JODY WESTHIEMER, RICK FIGHTER,
CLINT PALMER, MICHAEL McALISTER, PAUL HUSTON,
RICHARD FISH, CHRIS ANDERSON
Optical Photography Supervisor.................................BRUCE NICHOLSON
Optical Printer Operators...........DAVID BERRY, KENNETH SMITH, DONALD CLARK
Optical Line-up.................WARREN FRANKLIN, MARK YARGO, PETER AMUNDSON,
LORING DOYLE, THOMAS ROSSETER, TAM PILLSBURY,
JAMES LIM
Optical Coordinator...........................................LAURIE VERMONT
Laboratory Technicians..................TIM GEIDEMAN, DUNCAN MYERS, ED JONES
Art Director - Visual Effects.....................................JOE JOHNSTON
Assistant Art Director.....................................NILO RODIS-JAMERO
Stop Motion Animation...................................JON BERG, PHIT TIPPETT
Stop Motion Technicians...........................TOM ST. AMANO, DOUG BESICK
Matte Painting Supervisor...................................HARRISON ELLENSHAW
Matte Artists.............................RALPH McQUARRIE, MICHAEL PANGRAZIO
Matte Photography...............................................NEIL KREPELA
Additional Matte Photography..................................MICHAEL LAWLER
Matte Photography Assistants.....................CRAIG BARRON, ROBERT ELSWIT
Chief Model Maker...............................................LORNE PETERSON
Modelshop Foreman...............................................STEVE GAWLEY
Model Makers..........................PAUL HUSTON, TOM RUDDUCK, MIKE FULMER,
SAMUEL ZOLLTHEIS, CHARLES BAILEY, EASE OWYEUNG,
SCOTT MARSHALL, MARC THORPE, WESLEY SEEDS,
DAVE CARSON, ROB GEMMEL, PAT McCLUNG
Animation and Rotoscope Supervisor.................................PETER KURAN
Animators......................SAMUEL COMSTOCK, GARRY ALLER, JOHN VAN VLIET,
RICK TAYLOR, KIM KNOWLTON, CHRIS CASADY,
NINA SAXON, DIANA WILSON
Visual Effects Editorial Supervisor................................CONRAD BUFF
Effects Editor.................................................MICHAEL KELLY
Assistant Effects Editors........................ARTHUR REPOLA, HOWARD STEIN
Apprentice Editor.................................................JON THALER
Production Administration........................................DICK GALLEGLY
Production Secretary...........................................PATRICIA BLAU
Production Associate............................................THOMAS BROWN
Production Accountant............................................RAY SCALICE
Assistant Accountants..............GLENN PHILLIPS, PAM TRAAS, LAURA CROCKETT
Production Assistant..........................................JENNY OZNOWICZ
Transportation.................................................ROBERT MARTIN
Still Photography...............................................TERRY CHOSTNER
Lab Assistant................................................ROBERTO McGRATH
Electronic Systems Designer.....................................JERRY JEFFRESS
System Programming................................................KRIS BROWN
Electronic Engineers...................LHARY MEYER, MIKE MacKENZIE, GARY LEO
Special Project Coordinator........................................STUART ZIFF
Equipment Engineering Supervisor.................................GENE WHITEMAN
Design Engineer....................................................MIKE BOLLES
Machinists........................................UDO PAMPEL, GREG BEAUMONTE
Draftsman.........................................................ED TENNLER
Special Projects.................................................GARY PLATER
Supervising Stage Technician.......................................T.E. MEHNKE
Stage Technicians...................WILLIAM BECK, BOBBY FINLEY, LEO LOVERRO,
EDWARD HIRSH, DICK DOVA, ED BREED
Miniature Pyrotechnics...............JOSEPH VISKOCIL, DAVE PIER, THAINE MORRIS
Optical Printer Compenent Manufacturer.......................GEORGE RANDLE CO.
Camera and Movement Design.......................................JIM BEAUMONTE
Special Optical Designer.........................................DAVID GRAFTON
Special Optical Fabrication..........................J.L. WOOD OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Optical Printer Component Enginnering........................FRIES ENGINEERING
High Speed Camera Movements..............................MITCHELL CAMERA CORP.
Ultra High Speed Cameras................................BRUCE HILL PRODUCTIONS
Color Timer...........................................................ED LEMKE
Negative Cutting...................................ROBERT HART, DARRELL HIXSON
Dolby Consultant................................................DON DIGIROLAMO
Additional Optical Effects....VAN DER VEER PHOTO EFFECTS, MODERN FILM EFFECTS,
RAY MERCER & COMPANY, WESTHEIMER COMPANY,
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN FILMS
Aerial Camera Systems.........Westcam Camera Systems (Europe)
Aerial Cameraman................................RON GOODMAN
Assistant.................................. MARGARET HERRON
Helicopter Supplied...............Dollar Air Services Limited
Pilot............................................MARK WOLFE


CAST
Luke Skywalker MARK HAMILL
Han Solo HARRISON FORD
Princess Leia CARRIE FISHER
Lando Calrissian BILLY DEE WILLIAMS
C-3PO ANTHONY DANIELS
Darth Vader DAVID PROWSE
Chewbacca PETER MAYHEW
R2-D2 KENNY BAKER
Yoda FRANK OZ
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi ALEC GUINNESS
Boba Fett JEREMY BULLOCH
Lando's Aide JOHN HOLLIS
Chief Ugnaught JACK PURVIS
Snow Creature DES WEBB
Performing Assistant for Yoda KATHRYN MULLEN
Voice of Emperor CLIVE REVILL
IMPERIAL FORCES
Admiral Piett KENNETH COLLEY
General Veers JULIAN COLLEY
Admiral Ozzel MICHAEL SHEARD
Captain Needa MICHAEL CULVER
Other Imperial Officers JOHN DICKS, MILTON JOHNS, MARK JONES,
OLIVER MAGUIRE, ROBIN SCOBEY


REBEL FORCES
General Rieekan BRUCE BOA
Zev (Rogue 2) CHRISTOPHER MALCOM
Wedge (Rogue 3) DENNIS LAWSON
Hobbie (Rogue 4) RICHARD OLDFIELD
Dak (Luke's Gunner) JOHN MORTON
Janson (Wedge's Gunner) IAN LISTON
Major Derlin JOHN RATZENBERGER
Deck Lieutanant JAKE McKENZIE
Head Controller JERRY HARTE
Other Rebel Officers NORMAN CHANCER, NORWICH DUFF, RAY HASSETT,
BRIGITTE KAHN, BERNELL TUCKER


Cloud Plates Photographed with Astrovision by Continental Camera Systems Inc.
Snow Vehicles Supplied by Aktiv Fisher
R2 Bodies Fabricated by White Horse Toy Company
Special Assistance from Giltspur Engineering and Company
Photographed on he Hardangerjskuien Glacier, Finse, Norway
and at EMI Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, England
Music Recorded at Anvil Studios, Danham, England
Re-Recording at Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Los Angeles, California
Special Visual Effects Produced at Industrial Light and Magic,
Marin County, California
Filmed in Panavision Recorded in DOLBY STEREO
Color by Rank Film Laboratories Prints by Deluxe
A Lucasfilm Ltd. Production A Twenieth Century-Fox Release
Original Soundtrack on RSO Records Novalization from Ballantine Books

Monday

Darth Vader at the beach surfing

Let’s go surfing – Darth Vader style. Darth searching for the perfect wave. Darth Vader at the beach surfing

darth vader surfboard

In one of the Star Wars Role-Playing Game books there was an Alliance Intelligence Reports and it says the final destination of students of the Galactic Outdoor Survival School during their punishing final examination was called Ninth Aquatic Zone or the AquaZone 9. This area is known for its green sandy beaches.

(maybe that's is where Vader is in this photo Smile )

Sunday

Hooha On The Death Star Obi Wan v Darth Vader

Hooha On The Death Star Obi Wan v Darth Vader. the battle of the century (but what century). Bigger than the Thriller In Manila.

star wars hooha on the death star

Saturday

Han Solo and Chewbacca dressed as Pokemon

Han Solo and Chewbacca dressed as Pokemon. Chewbacca is Pikachew and Han Solo is Ash. No I think Samus for the Nintendo game Metroid.

Han and Chewbacca piccachu

Friday

Sandcastle sculpture of Star Wars C3P0 and R2D2

Sandcastle sculpture of Star Wars C3P0 and R2D2. Talented people that do these, hey?

geeky star wars sand sculpture r2d2 c3p0

Thursday

IKEA instructions on how to make a lightsaber

IKEA instructions on how to make a real working lightsaber.

ikea how to make a real lightsaber