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Unlike most creators you see on this site, george lucas has never written a star wars. Star wars legend, roger christian interview youtube. Roger moore poses with his wife christina 2r and children, geoffrey l, deborah 2l and christian r, after being honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Christian subsequently worked with lucas on star wars. The book is particularly interesting to all star wars and alien fans and to anyone interesting in how films were made in the 70s and early 80s before cgi. For the first time, oscarwinning production designer and director roger christian reveals his life story, from his earliest work in the british film industry to his breakthrough contributions on such iconic science fiction masterpieces as star wars, alien and his own rediscovered black angel. Episode i the phantom menace as well as feature films including the sender and nostradamus. He won an academy award for his work on the original star wars and was oscarnominated for his work on alien. Episode iv a new hope and the second unit director for both star wars. One of the most iconic scenes from star wars is the fuzzy blue hologram of princess leia saying help me, obiwan kenobi.
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Oscar winning set decorator roger christian poses at the 2007 star wars. Episode i the phantom menace the former of which was uncredited. Roger christian born 25 february 1944 is an english set decorator, production designer and feature film director. Disney star wars is scared rumors and course correction duration. Anuj and roger discuss the evolution of cinema, rogers inspirations and experiences. Documentary for opening ceremony of star wars exhibition at county hall, london, for 30th anniversary on may 4th. Oscarwinning star wars art director roger christian doesnt plan to return for star wars episode vii. Roger christian is an awardwinning production designer and filmmaker, whose significant contributions to the global success of alien and star wars are.
Roger christian with george lucas on the set of the phantom menace roger christian born february 25, 1944 was the set decorator for star wars. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Christian directed the second unit on both return of the jedi and star wars. Roger was the set dresser behind star wars and alien and helped craft the brilliant, gripping visuals that. His other work includes black angel, the sender and nostradamus, as well as. Star wars christian is making a prototype laser sword from an old graflex he kept, exactly. He won an academy award for his work on the original star wars and was. For the first time, oscarwinning production designer and director roger christian reveals his life story, from his earliest work in the british film industry to his breakthrough contributions on such iconic science fiction masterpieces as star wars, alien and his. Roger christian may not be a name one would recognise but he was the man responsible for creating luke skywalkers lightsaber, r2d2 based on ralph mcquarries drawings and the millenium falcon.
Ive read every makingofstar wars book from the original larry weinberg book that came out in the late 70s to the modern day coffeetable books by rinzler. After it screened in cinemas, it suddenly vanished. The last jedi is a sprawling, incident and characterpacked extravaganza that picks up at the end of star wars. As a director, roger s work includes black angel, the sender, and nostradamus, and he acted as secondunit director on star wars.
Episode iv a new hope 1977, which began a long collaboration between the filmmakers. His contribution to alien and star wars is legendary. Academy award winner roger christian has had an extensive film career. From his early work as a set designer on star wars 1977 and art director on alien 1979 to making of one of the biggest boxoffice turkeys in cinematic scifi history, oscarwinning filmmaker roger. The set was created from airplane scrap by roger christian, who would win an academy award for his efforts. Roger christian born february 25, 1944 was the set decorator for star wars. The star wars digital movie collection is available for the first. And the wooden one in the making of star wars book, theres a picture of george standing by it.