Robin Gurland, Casting Director
Rick McCallum had the foresight to know that we'd need an in-depth pre-casting period...
Building A Galaxy Board By Board
For Star Wars: Episode I, Production Designer Gavin Bocquet faced the usual challenges...
The Very Model of a Modern Major Model Shop
Traditional model-making retains a strong role in the creation of Star Wars: Episode I...
The Look of Episode I: A Talk with Doug Chiang
Episode I's chief artist Doug Chiang has taken up where Ralph McQuarrie's paintbrush left off...
The Creatures Of Episode I Take Form
See how Star Wars: Episode I creatures took form through animatronics and CG...
The Composite Identity of a Jedi Master
Star Wars insights on Frank Oz, Yoda, and the artistry behind the Jedi Master’s performance...
Looks are Everything – Part II
Discover Sue Love’s hairdressing artistry behind Star Wars Episode I...
David Dozoretz
Explore how David Dozoretz and his team used animatics at Skywalker Ranch...
Looks are Everything – Part I
Discover insights as Paul R. A. Engelen unveils how iconic characters were brought to life....
Watto’s Character Development – From Concept to CG
Explore Watto’s design journey from concept art to CG...
Kevin Baillie
Explore The Holocron archives and discover Kevin Baillie's journey from student animator to key artist...
Ben Burtt: The Sound Design of Episode I
Explore The Holocron and discover how Ben Burtt revolutionised Star Wars sound design...
Animatics: Part 2
Explore archived Star Wars articles on animatics and filmmaking...
Animatics: Part 1
Discover how George Lucas used animatics to bring Star Wars Episode I to life...
The Art of Visual Storytelling
Explore archived Star Wars insights on lighting, mood, and colour...
Behind the Masks
Explore The Holocron and discover Jason Baird’s insights on creating practical Star Wars creatures......
Ryan Tudhope – Animatics Artist
Explore Ryan Tudhope’s inspiring leap from high school to creating animatics for Star Wars Episode I...
Supreme Office Space
Explore the archived Star Wars insights into Palpatine’s Office in Attack of the Clones...
Special Effects! The Episode I Virtual Paradox
Explore how Star Wars Episode I balanced advanced special effects with classic continuity...
The George Lucas Super Live Adventure
Discover The Holocron, an archive of rare Star Wars and Lucasfilm history,...
Huttese as a Second Language
Explore rare Star Wars archives as Ben Burtt reveals how authentic alien sounds and unique effects were created...
Continuity
Discover how script supervisor Jayne-Ann Tenggren ensured flawless continuity...
The Urban Legends of Star Wars
Explore Star Wars urban legends archived from starwars.com...
Mocking Up Episode I
A behind-the-scenes look at Robert Barnes’ creative role in shaping Episode I....
Spherical Solutions
Discover how Industrial Light & Magic used simple spheres to perfect lighting...
Model Concepts
Star Wars interviews with model makers John Goodson and John Duncan...
Designing a Sith Lord
Star Wars insights revealing how Darth Maul’s iconic design in The Phantom Menace was brought to life by artist Iain McCaig....
At First Glance
Explore inside The Holocron, a collection of archived Star Wars articles...