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All right, folks. Good morning

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Welcome to Season 2.

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Welcome back.

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Welcome to the new ones too.

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I'm Kim, assistant director.

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Season two!

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That's great.

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-What's your name?
-My name is Kayden.

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-Like Hayden?
-Naturally.

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Okay, here we go. Quiet please.

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Welcome back to the series.

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There will be many fight scenes,

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many characters in different places,

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and lots of choreography...

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Take a few steps, then forward like this.

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In season 2 you immerse yourself in a world.

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The characters come to life.

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This is very exciting, electrifying.

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What is most important to us here is

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that it means something to people

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we create something new,
introduce new characters,

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visit new planets,

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and at the same time preserve the nostalgia,

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that people relate to Star Wars
want to see.

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I think it's more in keeping with Boba Fett.

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-True.
-Because that's how we know him.

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After Season 1 laid the foundation,

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There is more room for the fun factor here.

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At the same time, we want everything for characters
and viewers deepen.

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Am I in there?

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You're just curious.

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Away from the opening.

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Can everyone see me clearly?

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So, the scene begins

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after a few settings
from the flying ship.

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This is launch pad 35,
I think a few more

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the Millennium Falcon was refueled.

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That's good.

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It was good.

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Of course you always get into trouble with Amy
a bit astray.

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We count on everything.
This promotes creativity.

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On episode 1

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working with Jon as a director,
was great.

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He knows what he wants and enjoys working
with actors.

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He's holding back, and so are you.
Nothing is happening here yet.

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You look around, you want to know
what's going on here.

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-This is how you get the Leone style.
-Exactly.

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Camera moves in, you see bombs,
the head is spinning.

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We can't get any closer,
without hindering him.

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It then seems that if he runs away,

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the thing goes down again.

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He has a sense of stories

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and the overall picture.

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Many people get lost in details

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and hope it all fits together in the end.

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That's my job.
We actors provide the details,

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he the story.

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In the first season I wanted to
are available,

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oversee everything as producer.

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But I always wanted to
Directing, getting involved directly,

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Trying things that would be too daring

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for someone who loves the series
don't know that well.

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I didn't make it easy for myself.

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The Krayt Dragon
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something obscure
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and then makes it the main attraction.

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For example a skeleton,
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we create the evil creature out of it
from episode one.

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Doug's department has amazing designs
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like the creature during its lifetime
may have looked like.

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Jon had the benchmark for the design
placed very high.

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We should think of something really spectacular

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think within the framework of the specifications.

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We had seen the skeleton,
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How do we make the dragon out of this?

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A fun design idea was,

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that he keeps growing more limbs.

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The older he is, the more he has.

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We were then able to work this out further.

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Go one step further, heat up,

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create the spectacle,
that Jon had written.

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Just explore the limits.

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The dragon was quite big,
when John approved it.

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It was 45 meters long.

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And when Jon reviewed the layout shots,

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he became even bigger.

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As we looked at him around,

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he didn't seem very impressive.

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Then we enlarged it,

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and it was 180 meters long.
Jon said, "That looks good."

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On the animation side, the question was

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how it moves through the earth?

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We thought it was liquefying the sand
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with a kind of sound wave,

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that he swims through sand.

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It's all hidden.

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A trick.
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part is hidden,

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similar to Jaws.

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The less you show, the better.

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the more mysterious, the stronger it seems.

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This is the entrance to the "Volume".

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When writing and drafting
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I'm thinking about what else we can do
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We created outdoor environments
Caves, ice tunnels.

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Everything possible.
We were even able to see a species here

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build underground arena,
which would otherwise be unaffordable.

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In season 2 the volume increased.

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About 30 meters long and 7 meters high.

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There was a phenomenal one
new color management from ILM,

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like the pixels on the canvas
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I can practically move the whole sky,

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to discover better image compositions.

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We could also do scenes
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much darker scenes, which was phenomenal.

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Do you want to see artwork?

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So whatever.

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I did that.

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My son was watching
and then painted too. He is 18.

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Really?

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He said, "You don't do that
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And I: "I don't know."

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I liked the outdoor scenery,
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who started with graffiti,

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asked me why there was no graffiti,

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like in the animated series?

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I said, let's see

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I'll be directing soon, will you come over?

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And so David Choe designed
all the outdoor backdrops of the set.

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He said it's about layers.

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Graffiti thrives on layers.

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It's not a mural.
It should just look like...

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Generations of graffiti.

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I like the nerd factor of it.

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Yes.

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The lower part is for the Jawas.

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They don't come up that far.

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A living work of art.

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I can here
living out my childhood fantasies.

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A real win-win situation.

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Jon also gave me a mini-role
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A small incision.

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Then you can slide it underneath.

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And we'll do the rest.

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-That's right, okay?
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This way you don't have a bump.

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-But you have a hollow.
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The production provided us

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a small room available,

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so that we can produce a lot on site.

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The old ILM Creature Shop reopened,

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for the alien design.

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The director, Dave and Jon
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and then we try
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that it suits the person
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Since we make real props,

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we always make sure
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Especially with "Volume",
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We pay attention to textures and everything

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to match the costumes,

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so that it makes a cool mixture.

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They're coming in soon.

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Two Gamorreans.

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If you don't know Star Wars,
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who are fighting for their lives here.
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I know the rehearsal was strange,

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because there was no counterpart.

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But fight on the day of shooting
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Use this to draw energy from it.

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So, you are today and tomorrow
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You need good energy.

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The first team comes in
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For the episode we went all fighting styles
the galaxy.

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The pig boys
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don't move gracefully,

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they are strong and rather clumsy.

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They are slimmer, more fighters

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as the burly bodyguards
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We made them an axe.

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It's made of aluminum,
a hollow battle axe.

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We have added more details.

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A little electricity to help you fight

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Sparks fly.

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I like the idea

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from a Muay Thai sports club
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where he visits a mafia boss.

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Star Wars can touch on various genres.

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westerns, samurai films,

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a bit of a crook and war film.

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Here I want a touch of gangster film.

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Other Mandalorians
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They say you know where I can find them.

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"It's rude
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“Just enjoy the conversation.

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"One of the best in the stable."

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From my stable, in...

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“In” or “out” of my stable?

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Give the superior mafia boss,

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even if you don't play Don Corleone.

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I'll try it.

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Such an attitude:

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“Before business
Let's enjoy the food."

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Yes, good.

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All right then.
Or let me just...

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I'll try something else.

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"They say you know where I can find her."

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"It's rude
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"Enjoy the conversation.

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"One of the best in my stable."

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Okay, at the beginning.

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I like this episode.

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I love it,
Parts of Star Wars history

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to show in a new way.

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It was great
working with the actors

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which is not always possible,

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with other directors.

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But I missed collaboration.

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I was very happy, Sam Hargrave
in the second unit.

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'Cause part of the fun,

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filming The Mandalorian
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Creative people working together.

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As much as I enjoy directing,
I almost enjoy it even more

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to work with other directors.

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Maclunkey.

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But that's what Greedo says. "Maclunkey."

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If it means “end of work”?

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It means all sorts of things.

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Mando should say "Maclunkey"?

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He should. When he shoots out the light.

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-"Mando, don't leave me behind."
-Maclunkey.

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Oh come on. How does that sound?
That doesn't work.

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Episode 202.

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We'll bring the child there
really in some extreme situations.

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Perhaps the most exciting episode
the relay,

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I'm proud of that.

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Like in a darkroom.

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When we viewed the footage,

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did you want more shade,

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so that you think there is only one way out.

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A little more horror film.

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Jon wanted an ice planet,
but he didn't look like Hoth.

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We considered
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Because on a snowy planet
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We thought of a glacial planet,

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where the ice is made differently.

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Can you go down a little further or...

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The second episode was great
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because he has so much imagination.

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It was a short scripted episode.

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That offered a lot of space for new ideas

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and he liked that very much.

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You needed someone like him, 
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and continue to spin the template.

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John showed me the script

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and then I read: "ice spiders"

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I liked it straight away, it smelled like pulp.

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Based on a pulp series.

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I thought the same thing

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to the origin
the original Star Wars films.

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This also inspired George Lucas.

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That was fitting.

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When it came to design,

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we based ourselves on that of

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Ralph McQuarrie for 
The Empire strikes back.

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I grew up with Ralph's designs.

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He designed so many creatures
which were never used.

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For example, this spider on Dagobah.

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A beautiful design, it was white.

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It was always clear to me

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this creature lives in the cold.

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So we thought we could do it

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relocate to the planet as an ice spider.

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It was really fun

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to show their complete life cycle.

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First the egg and then we'll see

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the hatched small, medium-sized ones
and large spiders.

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And then of course the giant spider mom
at the end.

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Peyton has a fine sense of humor,
with which he loosens up such a sequence.

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For me the trademark
of the Star Wars films.

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They're not just dark.

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There are always funny sayings,

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a funny activity or something.
And I find

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That works great here too.

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The core of this episode is a man with a helmet,
a doll and a frog lady,

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played by Misty Rosas.

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She's in this frog costume.

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It's a real costume including a mask,

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which has CG decorations.

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You can see for a long time here
no human face,

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and that excited me.
Really Star Wars.

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Come on over here.

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Come to me, Misty.

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You read the script and ask yourself,

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How do you revive this frog lady?

295
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Misty really has this figure
incredibly well played.

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How she breathes life into the creature,
just like with Kuiil,

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is incredibly sensitive.

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You immediately love this figure.

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Misty is a superstar.

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It's very touching

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how convincing they are

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represents this little frog lady.

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your body language,
with which she can communicate.

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Such a spectacle contributes to

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that things like that
merge into the Star Wars world.

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This is our digital version
the frog lady,

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when she goes into frog mode
and jumps.

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It should be believable and realistic,

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that she can jump so far

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but at the same time a bit awkward.

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She should slither around,

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sometimes bump into each other, and not just clean ones,

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perform athletic jumps.

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That took a while.

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The character has quite funny sides,

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but there are also disturbing things.

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But the big, central story remains

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that of the Mandalorian with the child.

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This is the emotional heart.

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Including a few more

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small actors in the universe

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Actually, that's exciting.

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That was very fulfilling.

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Working with Bryce...
She is such a positive person.

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Working with her is contagious,

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because the energy is transferred,

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both on the actors
as well as the crew.

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It includes everyone.

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That's why we all had the feeling
to be co-author

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and contribute to
that their episode will be unique.

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The way Bryce ran the set

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with so much warmth and so much care,

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you can feel that in her.

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You feel this experience.

335
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As if that was simply her destiny.

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Misty and John, did you understand everything?

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Briefly the points.
You meet here, hug each other.

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Misty turns around,
you look here briefly.

339
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A big part of my episode
takes place on the planet Trask,

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a large water planet,

341
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on which lots of Mon Calamari
and Quarren live.

342
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Good, thanks. The test is over.

343
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A big challenge this year

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was the Trask ship.

345
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We filmed it standing,
but needed a moving ship.

346
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We shot on stage, with water,
with wind and all sorts of effects.

347
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Finally we had to
build a 5x5 meter tank.

348
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I sit down with the VFX team

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we look at the pre-vis,

350
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to see what is needed.

351
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It was interesting to find out

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how to make it look realistic.
You can't just say

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"Visual effects will take care of it."

354
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You want to spin it in a way

355
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how one would do it,
if it were really real.

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Only then will the audience believe
that it is real.

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One of the first recordings,

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00:20:02,110 --> 00:20:04,830
that we were working on,
was a crane pickup.

359
00:20:04,950 --> 00:20:06,450
Of course Jon saw straight away

360
00:20:06,540 --> 00:20:09,120
that you don't have a crane
gets out to sea.

361
00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:10,710
You have to take tripods.

362
00:20:10,790 --> 00:20:13,670
We shouldn't shoot anything that isn't right

363
00:20:13,750 --> 00:20:16,000
would be possible in a real environment.

364
00:20:16,090 --> 00:20:19,460
That's something
that he advises all filmmakers to

365
00:20:19,590 --> 00:20:22,090
to keep filmmaking grounded.

366
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This is a Mon Calamari
for episode 203.

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It's Frank Ippolito.
He is the craftsman.

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The costumes are off
real self-dyed wool,

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stained and trimmed to look “old”.

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00:20:36,610 --> 00:20:41,400
It takes place in a place far, far away
Galaxy, so everything is vintage.

371
00:20:41,530 --> 00:20:43,360
Nothing is futuristic.

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Everything comes from ancient times.

373
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Season 2 was everything
twice as big.

374
00:20:54,790 --> 00:20:57,790
We shot with two units at the same time,

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with great directors on both teams,

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you want to do everything 1000%.

377
00:21:02,670 --> 00:21:06,470
That's why I surround myself
with a great crew,

378
00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:10,770
for every upcoming challenge
to master. We have to do that too.

379
00:21:11,310 --> 00:21:12,310
You trust us.

380
00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:16,100
Jon and Dave trust people
that they hired.

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We work very closely 
with props, special effects

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and scene design together,
so that everyone is in the picture.

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This protects against
not to be overwhelmed

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from the huge number of challenges.

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Dave Filoni created a character
called Bo-Katan.

386
00:21:42,050 --> 00:21:46,050
And Bo-Katan was spoken
by Katee Sackhoff

387
00:21:46,180 --> 00:21:49,100
in Clone Wars and Rebels.

388
00:21:49,180 --> 00:21:51,180
And as I read my script,

389
00:21:51,270 --> 00:21:52,890
that she was there, I thought,

390
00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:56,900
My God, that's Katee Sackhoff.
Will Katee Sackhoff play her?

391
00:21:58,310 --> 00:22:02,860
It was really exciting, the figure
to bring it to life with Katee.

392
00:22:02,990 --> 00:22:05,240
Especially because Katee is so experienced,

393
00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:07,950
because she has been playing them for almost ten years.

394
00:22:08,030 --> 00:22:11,200
This is her first day as Bo-Katan
in a live action film.

395
00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:14,500
Although we have already been animated,

396
00:22:14,620 --> 00:22:16,500
but we have never met them.

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Never.

398
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-But there were common scenes.
-Many.

399
00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,960
Years ago, when she started, I said:

400
00:22:24,050 --> 00:22:27,380
If things go well, it will happen
maybe a live action film.

401
00:22:27,470 --> 00:22:31,220
And she replied: Sure, Dave.
Most certainly.

402
00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:35,980
And then when she was in full gear
appeared on set,

403
00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:38,190
With her helmet under her arm, she just said:

404
00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:41,400
I can't believe it,
exactly like you said.

405
00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:42,940
And me: Isn't that cool?

406
00:22:43,030 --> 00:22:46,860
She plays this gunslinger
just so great.

407
00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:49,110
For me she is Bo-Katan.

408
00:22:51,490 --> 00:22:55,540
Mercedes, or Sasha Banks,
what her name is as a wrestler

409
00:22:55,660 --> 00:22:58,790
has an incredibly great charisma.

410
00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,840
And I thought
it would be good for the series

411
00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:06,800
to have a Mandalorian,
who has this wildness,

412
00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,340
the energy and also the physicality.

413
00:23:10,470 --> 00:23:13,220
Because when you introduce a new character,

414
00:23:13,310 --> 00:23:18,310
who have no roots and no history
in other Star Wars productions,

415
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,060
you have to make an impression.

416
00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:30,200
It's an episode in which Mando
witnessed other Mandalorians in action,

417
00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,530
It was important to be convincing
to convey.

418
00:23:36,330 --> 00:23:41,460
Mando is standing here,
and you come over to him.

419
00:23:41,580 --> 00:23:45,000
You can see that in Luca's movement.

420
00:23:45,130 --> 00:23:48,630
The usual exchange of fire, cover.

421
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:49,840
Okay, let's see.

422
00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:51,180
My attempt to escape.

423
00:23:51,300 --> 00:23:52,720
It was just an idea of mine

424
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,680
but that might be cooler.

425
00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,890
If you don't like it, let's leave it.

426
00:23:58,100 --> 00:24:00,310
Fire, fire. Three, four.

427
00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:01,480
Five.

428
00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,810
Looks like he's part of the crew.

429
00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:04,980
That's why I believe

430
00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:07,110
When they shoot, he doesn't shoot.

431
00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:09,360
Let's try it like this.

432
00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,110
-He tries to sneak away.
-He does.

433
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,580
Then comes rapid fire,
they advance.

434
00:24:14,660 --> 00:24:16,120
Everyone leaves at the same time.

435
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,080
Then he's part of the crew.

436
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,710
He should get away from the crew?

437
00:24:19,830 --> 00:24:20,910
It's still too early.

438
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,040
They're like a machine, he's not.

439
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,720
I'm having a lot of fun on the set of Mandalorian.

440
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,760
It's simply the greatest group of

441
00:24:35,890 --> 00:24:40,230
Creatives and technicians and actors.

442
00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:43,850
And we're all obsessed with Star Wars.

443
00:24:43,980 --> 00:24:47,440
We're like six year olds in the backyard,

444
00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,320
who play Star Wars.

445
00:24:50,650 --> 00:24:53,240
The very best days on set were the ones...

446
00:24:53,990 --> 00:24:58,990
when I was with Jon and Dave.
That was so great.

447
00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:01,410
It was pure joy.

448
00:25:02,410 --> 00:25:06,420
And you reach into your pocket
and leaves something behind.

449
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,460
You pay the bill. Super.
Could she pay?

450
00:25:10,590 --> 00:25:11,720
Clear.

451
00:25:12,470 --> 00:25:14,090
For me, the women pay.

452
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:20,890
Are you all ready to be excellent?
Let's go.

453
00:25:23,140 --> 00:25:27,400
Even if you say hello early,
wait until she gets there to respond.

454
00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,360
So that the cameras see you,
then come back.

455
00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,860
So, again.

456
00:25:32,990 --> 00:25:35,610
Carl Weathers plays Greef Karga again,

457
00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:39,370
but also directs episode 4,
an exuberant adventure.

458
00:25:39,450 --> 00:25:44,370
I think the first season conveyed
us overall a feeling

459
00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:49,250
for the flow of the series and the flow
of the stories.

460
00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:52,130
The more I got used to it, the better

461
00:25:53,420 --> 00:25:56,590
became my sense of perspective
the actor,

462
00:25:57,340 --> 00:26:02,140
but also where the camera has to go,
so what we see.

463
00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,180
It's a great episode.

464
00:26:04,270 --> 00:26:05,600
I'm proud of Carl,

465
00:26:05,690 --> 00:26:09,690
I was really excited
from the action scenes.

466
00:26:12,570 --> 00:26:14,610
Carl has a knack for action.

467
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,700
It was great with him.
He had one made.

468
00:26:17,780 --> 00:26:19,700
Stunt people appreciate directors,

469
00:26:19,780 --> 00:26:23,410
who know how to physicality
used in the film.

470
00:26:23,540 --> 00:26:25,710
Especially when it comes to action,

471
00:26:25,790 --> 00:26:28,380
I've been doing that in front of the camera for ages.

472
00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:32,750
And I used to be a professional athlete.

473
00:26:33,010 --> 00:26:35,970
I know what it's like to take a beating

474
00:26:36,050 --> 00:26:39,390
and I know what it's like
when you play a scene,

475
00:26:39,470 --> 00:26:41,310
how touching that can be.

476
00:26:41,970 --> 00:26:44,680
The camera pans here,
when I come in,

477
00:26:45,230 --> 00:26:46,640
and then follow me to you.

478
00:26:46,730 --> 00:26:49,190
You look away when I say “not necessary”.

479
00:26:49,730 --> 00:26:52,480
Carl and I are talking
a special language.

480
00:26:52,610 --> 00:26:56,820
We've both been together for some time
Action actor.

481
00:26:56,950 --> 00:27:00,450
And I think he understands
my view of things.

482
00:27:00,570 --> 00:27:04,370
He is an artist through and through.

483
00:27:05,580 --> 00:27:09,120
We are in Nevarro,
the setting of season 1.

484
00:27:09,210 --> 00:27:11,750
We are in week three of season 2.

485
00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:13,920
You can see that everything has been polished up.

486
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,340
Cara Dune and Greef Karga
brought the city into shape.

487
00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:19,890
Mando has his ship repaired

488
00:27:19,970 --> 00:27:21,470
and helps with an adventure.

489
00:27:23,470 --> 00:27:29,600
It was great one episode
to go on a trip

490
00:27:29,770 --> 00:27:33,110
to familiar characters as well
familiar actors.

491
00:27:33,190 --> 00:27:35,530
It was like a family reunion.

492
00:27:35,610 --> 00:27:37,280
Your ship looks bad.

493
00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:39,240
A clash with the New Republic.

494
00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,410
I really enjoy working with Gina.

495
00:27:41,530 --> 00:27:44,790
Behind the hard-looking shell

496
00:27:44,870 --> 00:27:48,910
hides a sensitive one
and vulnerable person.

497
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:54,000
Like she does in Cara Dune's character
into their backstory,

498
00:27:54,130 --> 00:27:57,210
that doesn't leave you unaffected.

499
00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:01,970
In season 1, Cara was Dune
still very heated,

500
00:28:02,050 --> 00:28:06,600
completely on your own
and alone.

501
00:28:06,770 --> 00:28:09,140
She doesn't want to have anything to do with anyone.

502
00:28:09,270 --> 00:28:11,730
When we see her in season 2,

503
00:28:11,850 --> 00:28:15,730
we see that it has established itself.

504
00:28:15,940 --> 00:28:17,480
She faces the task.

505
00:28:17,570 --> 00:28:19,570
A lot has happened.

506
00:28:19,650 --> 00:28:22,740
Cara Dune is promoted to marshal.

507
00:28:22,870 --> 00:28:26,870
That's why her costume should
reflect a higher position,

508
00:28:26,990 --> 00:28:28,620
a greater responsibility.

509
00:28:28,790 --> 00:28:30,580
I overhauled their armor,

510
00:28:30,710 --> 00:28:32,120
she freshly painted.

511
00:28:32,250 --> 00:28:33,750
It still has cracks and dents,

512
00:28:33,830 --> 00:28:36,590
because she is lucky
another tough woman.

513
00:28:36,710 --> 00:28:38,130
I took that into account.

514
00:28:40,050 --> 00:28:42,840
She's bursting with energy.

515
00:28:43,090 --> 00:28:45,100
I missed that last season.

516
00:28:45,180 --> 00:28:47,180
Here you get your money's worth.

517
00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:50,980
She kicks around, gives headbutts,
is completely in her element.

518
00:28:56,230 --> 00:28:57,820
I really enjoy directing.

519
00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:01,400
This has been going on for years
my passion.

520
00:29:01,990 --> 00:29:04,990
The more I do it, the stronger it becomes
becomes the urge.

521
00:29:05,070 --> 00:29:08,910
He takes a few more shots
from the background.

522
00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,710
We can't cover up the mountain.
Then comes:

523
00:29:11,790 --> 00:29:13,830
"What is it? Do you need an invitation?"

524
00:29:15,380 --> 00:29:19,380
First you have to do the big settings
be caught,

525
00:29:19,510 --> 00:29:23,010
then it works with the actors
about the finishing touches.

526
00:29:25,340 --> 00:29:29,140
I think Horatio is funny.
He's just funny.

527
00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:33,060
He is wonderfully cranky and crazy.

528
00:29:34,390 --> 00:29:35,770
He was outstanding.

529
00:29:37,190 --> 00:29:40,530
This is Star Wars after all
and you have to have a measure

530
00:29:40,650 --> 00:29:45,030
of expertise, a feeling
for the expectations

531
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,740
of the target audience.

532
00:29:48,030 --> 00:29:50,580
That's also something I'm proud of.

533
00:29:50,700 --> 00:29:53,290
You have no idea
what awaits you,

534
00:29:53,410 --> 00:29:57,630
when you start the journey
and wants to become a filmmaker.

535
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:02,210
But when it happens, all you think is:
Thank you, thank you very much.

536
00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:19,520
The whole episode will be on stage

537
00:30:19,610 --> 00:30:21,280
or just turned in “Volume”.

538
00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,190
Although the entire story

539
00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,450
playing outside.

540
00:30:26,700 --> 00:30:30,490
We do this for the lighting,

541
00:30:30,620 --> 00:30:33,200
and because ILM
delivers fantastic results.

542
00:30:33,290 --> 00:30:37,290
But we need an atmosphere
about the illusion

543
00:30:37,420 --> 00:30:41,170
to create,
as if we were really there.

544
00:30:41,420 --> 00:30:44,970
If you see in Kurosawa films,
how wind is used

545
00:30:45,050 --> 00:30:48,430
and this gives the story depth,
it should be clear to you

546
00:30:48,510 --> 00:30:52,600
that the environment plays a large part
has in the story.

547
00:30:55,930 --> 00:30:59,610
In episode 5, Dave went on a trip

548
00:30:59,690 --> 00:31:03,940
into a samurai culture à la Kurosawa.

549
00:31:04,030 --> 00:31:08,030
In sword fights like in The 7 Samurai,
whether Toshiro Mifune

550
00:31:08,110 --> 00:31:10,490
or others,
they are constantly assessing each other.

551
00:31:10,570 --> 00:31:14,120
-because one wrong move would be fatal.
-Yes.

552
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:18,420
Dave has taste, knows action,
Acting and drama.

553
00:31:18,540 --> 00:31:20,630
This episode is wonderful.

554
00:31:25,050 --> 00:31:29,510
In Dave's episode become real
Intermediate tones explored.

555
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:36,060
I liked the whole tonality
extremely artistic.

556
00:31:36,270 --> 00:31:38,190
And it was great too

557
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:42,860
like he is an animation character
transferred into a live-action film.

558
00:31:50,610 --> 00:31:53,870
It was particularly important to Dave Filoni

559
00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:58,330
that the audience
who grew up with Ahsoka,

560
00:31:58,410 --> 00:32:01,630
notices that we are on The Mandalorian

561
00:32:01,790 --> 00:32:04,710
have taken their previous history into account.

562
00:32:05,670 --> 00:32:08,800
I consciously don't have them
used in season 1,

563
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:10,470
so as not to screw it up.

564
00:32:13,510 --> 00:32:15,640
George and I created them.

565
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:18,310
She was one of the first characters
to Clone Wars.

566
00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,730
We wanted Ashley Eckstein
she speaks.

567
00:32:21,810 --> 00:32:25,690
She portrayed Ahsoka in the animated series
a great energy.

568
00:32:25,770 --> 00:32:29,190
People know this character,
saw them grow up.

569
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:32,320
The challenge was
all existing elements

570
00:32:32,410 --> 00:32:35,120
on the character in a live action film
to transfer.

571
00:32:37,370 --> 00:32:41,370
Ahsoka is such a clearly defined,

572
00:32:41,870 --> 00:32:44,250
important figure,

573
00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:48,130
and Rosario is so brave. And I know

574
00:32:48,260 --> 00:32:52,340
I'm sure she will do the job
master it with flying colors.

575
00:32:52,890 --> 00:32:56,220
I think we leave the hood down
in this scene,

576
00:32:56,350 --> 00:32:58,520
as if she had taken them off offscreen.

577
00:32:58,640 --> 00:32:59,640
Understood.

578
00:32:59,730 --> 00:33:01,020
Later in the fighting

579
00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:03,350
then you have it on. This will be cool.

580
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:04,690
She comes out like this?

581
00:33:04,770 --> 00:33:06,440
She comes out without a hood.

582
00:33:06,570 --> 00:33:08,030
I forego it.

583
00:33:08,110 --> 00:33:12,570
That's strong. Your face is so strong.
So then.

584
00:33:12,780 --> 00:33:15,280
Sometimes I stare at her and think,

585
00:33:15,410 --> 00:33:17,080
she looks the same

586
00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:18,990
-Alive?
-like my drawing.

587
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,620
Rosario theoretically knows everything,
knows the figure,

588
00:33:22,710 --> 00:33:24,670
but now she has to become her.

589
00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:26,420
This has never happened before.

590
00:33:28,710 --> 00:33:31,800
The figure was tricky.
It was a tightrope walk

591
00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:35,930
to find a look
between human and real

592
00:33:36,180 --> 00:33:41,430
and something that the fans of the animated
Clone Wars figure would satisfy.

593
00:33:55,740 --> 00:33:59,160
It was great with her.
You're also nervous.

594
00:33:59,660 --> 00:34:01,410
You want to do everything right,

595
00:34:01,500 --> 00:34:04,920
is constantly thinking about it
about everything possible.

596
00:34:05,210 --> 00:34:07,420
She was really able to help me

597
00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,460
to stay relaxed and enjoy it.

598
00:34:11,670 --> 00:34:13,170
We have another scene.

599
00:34:13,260 --> 00:34:14,880
Yes I know. That's great.

600
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:24,020
We wanted narrow,
elegant swords for her.

601
00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:25,850
Like a katana and a shōtō.

602
00:34:25,940 --> 00:34:27,020
It should too

603
00:34:27,190 --> 00:34:30,230
with our lighting control consoles
interact.

604
00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,990
Except for batteries and receivers, we had to

605
00:34:33,070 --> 00:34:35,740
also accommodate the wireless stuff.

606
00:34:35,900 --> 00:34:39,120
The sword kept getting bigger
and Dave said:

607
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,410
"No. It shouldn't look like that."

608
00:34:41,540 --> 00:34:43,120
We had many runs,

609
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,080
had to make it narrower

610
00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,710
and equipped with battery,

611
00:34:46,790 --> 00:34:49,000
so that it looked good in the end.

612
00:34:49,130 --> 00:34:50,790
As soon as we have them,

613
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,250
we hand it over to you.

614
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,340
What did you do today?

615
00:34:54,420 --> 00:34:58,010
The great progress
in the lightsabers of recent years

616
00:34:58,090 --> 00:35:00,180
is interactive lighting

617
00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:01,640
of the characters during filming.

618
00:35:04,140 --> 00:35:07,480
The cameraman can now
regulate very precisely,

619
00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:10,560
where this sword light
falls in a scene,

620
00:35:10,770 --> 00:35:13,230
which immediately takes on a dark mood.

621
00:35:13,530 --> 00:35:16,280
Ahsoka is between the trees
just a silhouette,

622
00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:19,320
until the swords hit her face
bathe in light.

623
00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,490
If you go deeper you get more...

624
00:35:24,620 --> 00:35:26,660
The deeper you go, the more...

625
00:35:27,750 --> 00:35:30,170
-That's good.
-Very nice.

626
00:35:30,290 --> 00:35:32,880
Rosario has charisma and passion,

627
00:35:33,050 --> 00:35:34,760
in everything she does.

628
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,630
She makes an effort.

629
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:40,010
She is focused, attentive,
she really wants to

630
00:35:40,090 --> 00:35:42,470
learn their processes,
always stay tuned.

631
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,850
Another step, left foot forward.

632
00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:49,440
Then I come in, hold it like that
and come back up.

633
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:51,190
To honor the old films,

634
00:35:51,270 --> 00:35:53,650
you definitely need the samurai feeling.

635
00:35:57,530 --> 00:36:00,780
Fluid movements. Fluent instead of...

636
00:36:01,950 --> 00:36:05,740
There was more flow in the sword handling,
so still samurai,

637
00:36:05,870 --> 00:36:07,790
but not so clean.

638
00:36:15,630 --> 00:36:17,880
-Okay, again.
-When he says

639
00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:21,800
"I'd rather you take him,"

640
00:36:21,890 --> 00:36:25,470
Grogu looks up at Dad
with such an expression "really?"

641
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,520
Then she speaks, then he sees
back to her.

642
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,730
Just briefly, like my dad says,
“Better take him.”

643
00:36:31,810 --> 00:36:35,190
-He thinks, "What are you talking about?"
-Not shocked, more like...

644
00:36:35,270 --> 00:36:37,860
-No, but like that...
-They understand each other.

645
00:36:37,940 --> 00:36:41,070
I just introduce new characters
that serve a purpose.

646
00:36:41,150 --> 00:36:43,740
When I wrote the episode with her in it,

647
00:36:43,870 --> 00:36:48,410
it was about how we got the name
of the child.

648
00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:50,660
Who could know something like that?

649
00:36:51,330 --> 00:36:54,000
Grogu and I feel the thoughts
of the other.

650
00:36:55,750 --> 00:36:59,380
Fascinatingly, she is
the first figure

651
00:36:59,460 --> 00:37:00,920
who Yoda knew.

652
00:37:01,010 --> 00:37:03,340
She should have all the memories
to bring back,

653
00:37:03,430 --> 00:37:06,430
which the audience also experienced,

654
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,470
when they first saw the child.

655
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,440
I learned so much from this episode

656
00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:14,810
and would like to bring this in in the future.

657
00:37:14,980 --> 00:37:16,270
Never stop learning.

658
00:37:16,860 --> 00:37:19,360
The Jedi Way, never stop learning.

659
00:37:20,490 --> 00:37:22,530
Do you want to hold the baby?

660
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,910
No. You're so mean.

661
00:37:26,740 --> 00:37:30,040
-I'm dying.
-There you go. Hold on for a moment.

662
00:37:32,580 --> 00:37:35,500
This is your great-great-great-grandfather.

663
00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,680
Robert Rodriguez blew me away.

664
00:37:50,850 --> 00:37:52,770
One day working with you

665
00:37:52,890 --> 00:37:56,520
changed my view of the universe.

666
00:37:57,480 --> 00:38:00,570
He's so relaxed.
Plays his guitar.

667
00:38:00,650 --> 00:38:02,900
But his head is constantly rattling.

668
00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:08,240
What I think is so great about Robert is,

669
00:38:08,370 --> 00:38:12,870
like him danger and courage
brings into a sequence

670
00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:17,290
and introduces a legendary character.

671
00:38:20,340 --> 00:38:22,760
There is no one better than Robert for that.

672
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,340
Everyone loves boba. He's a great character.

673
00:38:25,430 --> 00:38:29,220
So it's about authenticity
and partly the connection

674
00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:31,810
to other Star Wars parts,
if plausible.

675
00:38:31,890 --> 00:38:34,770
Where would the figure be better placed?
than here?

676
00:38:39,690 --> 00:38:42,150
Do you think for sure everyone knows
that it...

677
00:38:42,230 --> 00:38:43,860
Do you know it's boba?

678
00:38:43,990 --> 00:38:44,990
On the spot.

679
00:38:45,110 --> 00:38:47,820
But then there is speculation that it...

680
00:38:48,570 --> 00:38:50,740
-Mando is?
-"Mando." Then it says:

681
00:38:50,830 --> 00:38:53,790
"That's a Boba Fett sound,
they are charring us."

682
00:38:53,870 --> 00:38:55,660
Boba has already been excluded.

683
00:38:55,790 --> 00:38:57,330
He has spurs, but not like this.

684
00:39:01,130 --> 00:39:04,170
I was nine when I saw the first Star Wars.

685
00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:07,050
I watched it again and again,
all versions,

686
00:39:07,180 --> 00:39:11,010
I was already a Boba Fett fan
before The Empire Strikes Back.

687
00:39:11,180 --> 00:39:13,770
Boba was a star even before the premiere,

688
00:39:13,850 --> 00:39:17,140
and we kids were looking forward to the film,

689
00:39:17,350 --> 00:39:18,560
to see him.

690
00:39:18,650 --> 00:39:21,570
Just the word “bounty hunter”
it was cool then.

691
00:39:21,690 --> 00:39:25,280
That his face was not seen,
made it even more mysterious.

692
00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,280
He was the counterpart to Han Solo.

693
00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,740
He had a jetpack, a cool ship,
a cool name.

694
00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:34,660
I still remember it well,

695
00:39:34,790 --> 00:39:38,080
how mysterious he seemed.
He was my favorite character.

696
00:39:38,170 --> 00:39:41,340
It was an honor for me
to bring this figure back,

697
00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:44,090
and being Jango's son.

698
00:39:45,670 --> 00:39:46,800
Help!

699
00:39:48,630 --> 00:39:51,090
The last we see of him is,

700
00:39:51,220 --> 00:39:52,680
that he falls into the Sarlacc.

701
00:39:54,970 --> 00:39:58,980
Then we thought he survived
in the belly of the monster.

702
00:39:59,940 --> 00:40:02,560
All that stomach acid and stuff.

703
00:40:02,730 --> 00:40:06,990
Jon and Dave wanted to show that he wasn't
got away unscathed.

704
00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,280
In the first test we tried

705
00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:10,860
how far we go.

706
00:40:13,490 --> 00:40:17,200
Then it was refined,
so that we can see more of him.

707
00:40:17,290 --> 00:40:19,670
To make him look more human.

708
00:40:19,790 --> 00:40:21,880
The main thing is that it stimulates the memory

709
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:23,500
of the people.

710
00:40:23,590 --> 00:40:26,130
-By Jabba.
-Take it another way.

711
00:40:26,260 --> 00:40:27,590
Tuck it under your arm.

712
00:40:27,710 --> 00:40:29,010
Try it like this.

713
00:40:29,130 --> 00:40:31,640
-This is what boba looks like.
-Exactly.

714
00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:33,930
Tilt it forward a little.

715
00:40:38,060 --> 00:40:41,060
What really makes it Star Wars
confirm the actors,

716
00:40:41,140 --> 00:40:42,190
that we dress.

717
00:40:42,270 --> 00:40:45,820
As soon as they put on their costume,
it says, "that's it".

718
00:40:45,940 --> 00:40:49,030
Especially Tem, who plays Boba Fett.

719
00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:53,280
When he slipped into the costume,
his posture changed.

720
00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:55,830
Do you notice the difference?
The perspective?

721
00:40:56,790 --> 00:40:59,910
You can feel a dynamic,
when wearing the armor.

722
00:41:00,830 --> 00:41:02,040
He's the boss.

723
00:41:02,170 --> 00:41:05,460
He is the boss of the galaxy.
Don't mess with him.

724
00:41:05,590 --> 00:41:07,920
Like a cowboy entering a saloon,

725
00:41:08,010 --> 00:41:09,880
and the doors swing open.

726
00:41:09,970 --> 00:41:11,590
Then you find out

727
00:41:11,720 --> 00:41:14,180
who is the best revolver shooter.

728
00:41:14,300 --> 00:41:15,720
Otherwise you're dead.

729
00:41:16,390 --> 00:41:17,680
That's me.

730
00:41:24,060 --> 00:41:26,570
I have a fight scene from three pages

731
00:41:26,650 --> 00:41:28,610
made a nine minute scene,

732
00:41:28,730 --> 00:41:32,950
because I was so excited about it
To bring Boba back.

733
00:41:33,070 --> 00:41:35,910
I had an idea and told Jon.

734
00:41:36,070 --> 00:41:38,200
I imagined Boba Fett like this

735
00:41:38,290 --> 00:41:40,790
when I was a child.
Boba has to be different,

736
00:41:40,870 --> 00:41:43,040
not just a second Mando.

737
00:41:43,170 --> 00:41:45,630
He has to move differently
feel different,

738
00:41:45,710 --> 00:41:48,000
occupy another space,

739
00:41:48,130 --> 00:41:52,130
and radiate dignity that shows
why he is such a legend.

740
00:41:52,340 --> 00:41:56,600
He should live up to the name,
that we whispered to each other as kids.

741
00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:02,180
A mysterious figure with a past,
that you want to find out more about.

742
00:42:02,890 --> 00:42:07,110
If Mando is a gunslinger,
Boba must be a barbarian.

743
00:42:07,230 --> 00:42:10,480
To illustrate what I meant,

744
00:42:10,650 --> 00:42:13,820
I took my boba and
stormtrooper halloween costumes,

745
00:42:13,900 --> 00:42:17,240
put them on my sons,
went with them into the garden

746
00:42:17,370 --> 00:42:18,870
and filmed Boba's arrival.

747
00:42:25,670 --> 00:42:27,750
Since I didn't have any stunt people,

748
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:30,050
I took my Star Wars figures.

749
00:42:30,170 --> 00:42:33,300
Pictures say more than words.
With this I was able to show

750
00:42:33,420 --> 00:42:35,760
what I planned to do with the crew.

751
00:42:36,010 --> 00:42:38,640
When I showed it to Jon and Dave,
Dave said:

752
00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:41,810
“Did I just see action figures?”

753
00:42:41,890 --> 00:42:44,890
I said I had unfortunately
had nothing else.

754
00:42:45,020 --> 00:42:48,980
"Don't get me wrong.
A storyboard couldn't be cooler."

755
00:42:49,110 --> 00:42:51,860
I just thought: "This is the right place for me!"

756
00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:57,530
Another peculiarity of the character Boba

757
00:42:59,240 --> 00:43:00,830
is the way he fights.

758
00:43:00,910 --> 00:43:04,960
I draw a lot from that
from my Māori tradition.

759
00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:11,040
It's called Haka. 'Ha' is the breath,
'Ka' is fire. Fire breath.

760
00:43:13,590 --> 00:43:17,510
Temuera showed Jon
his traditional Māori dance,

761
00:43:17,590 --> 00:43:21,510
with sticks, stamping feet
and tongue sticking out.

762
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,720
When Jon saw this he asked me,

763
00:43:23,850 --> 00:43:26,440
whether we have the style somehow
could record?

764
00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:30,360
Then we asked Josh
to make a Māori weapon.

765
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:34,070
Temuera wanted his own Gaffi lance.

766
00:43:34,190 --> 00:43:36,950
He wanted a longer, slimmer one.

767
00:43:37,030 --> 00:43:39,240
The ones from the earlier films

768
00:43:39,490 --> 00:43:42,080
are a lot thicker and wider.

769
00:43:42,450 --> 00:43:45,750
That didn't fit with the choreography
of his fight.

770
00:43:45,870 --> 00:43:47,830
It should be something special

771
00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:50,420
that is suitable for action.
That's where it gets to the point.

772
00:43:50,500 --> 00:43:52,250
He flattens stormtroopers.

773
00:43:52,340 --> 00:43:53,670
I like that.

774
00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:59,090
We had to go to a filming location for the first time

775
00:43:59,220 --> 00:44:01,720
because of the considerable size.

776
00:44:01,850 --> 00:44:04,970
The volume is fantastic,
but it has its limits.

777
00:44:05,060 --> 00:44:06,980
Direct sunlight, large areas,

778
00:44:07,060 --> 00:44:11,230
Such lighting conditions are difficult
in volume.

779
00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:14,530
Direct sunlight would otherwise
taken in the yard.

780
00:44:14,610 --> 00:44:16,440
But he was too small for that.

781
00:44:16,570 --> 00:44:17,780
Off to Simi Valley.

782
00:44:19,110 --> 00:44:20,660
The terrain was difficult.

783
00:44:20,740 --> 00:44:23,990
We had to haul everything up ourselves.

784
00:44:24,370 --> 00:44:27,040
It was very dry
so that meant no fire.

785
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:28,250
No explosions.

786
00:44:28,330 --> 00:44:31,290
Only when Fennec walks on the rocks.

787
00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:33,590
The explosions were possible,

788
00:44:33,750 --> 00:44:36,000
because they were far enough away

789
00:44:36,170 --> 00:44:38,050
from anything combustible.

790
00:44:38,220 --> 00:44:40,970
And of course there is a fire department on site.

791
00:44:41,050 --> 00:44:44,510
Special effects people always have
Fire extinguishers everywhere.

792
00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:46,640
It is very safe. But of course

793
00:44:46,720 --> 00:44:49,430
were the bigger explosions
all visual effects.

794
00:44:57,030 --> 00:44:58,900
I really enjoy physical work.

795
00:44:59,950 --> 00:45:01,990
Run, jump, every day

796
00:45:02,660 --> 00:45:04,950
Parkour training over the rocks.

797
00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:12,750
But there was also a moment
there we were on top of the rocks

798
00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:16,840
the cameraman weighed a good fifty pounds,
I had to run

799
00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:18,670
be careful of poison oak,

800
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,630
rattlesnakes, holes in the ground,

801
00:45:21,800 --> 00:45:24,140
I thought longingly about the volume.

802
00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,060
I wanted to pretend that this was it
the only opportunity

803
00:45:30,230 --> 00:45:33,060
or episode in which we see Boba Fett.

804
00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:35,650
It has to be convincing.

805
00:45:35,730 --> 00:45:36,980
I don't assume

806
00:45:37,070 --> 00:45:39,190
that he will appear in further episodes.

807
00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:41,990
He has to show everything he can here.

808
00:45:42,950 --> 00:45:44,620
That's what Boba Fett is all about.

809
00:45:44,990 --> 00:45:47,370
This episode was supposed to say

810
00:45:47,490 --> 00:45:51,540
that Boba is back,
That was my personal concern.

811
00:45:51,710 --> 00:45:54,880
And with Rodriguez, yeah

812
00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:59,380
Let's do season two of The Mandalorian

813
00:46:01,420 --> 00:46:02,420
Oh, yeah

814
00:46:02,510 --> 00:46:06,930
We have the Mandalorian Blues

815
00:46:07,010 --> 00:46:08,970
In the desert of Tatooine

816
00:46:15,770 --> 00:46:18,980
It's an interesting process
in the series,

817
00:46:19,110 --> 00:46:23,070
because Jon is an author and writes
the majority of the scripts.

818
00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:26,110
Dave and I are the only ones next to us

819
00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:28,870
Chris Yost co-wrote the series.

820
00:46:30,490 --> 00:46:34,040
Part of it was
adapt the script,

821
00:46:34,210 --> 00:46:38,590
when different ideas came together
and slowly took shape.

822
00:46:39,290 --> 00:46:43,380
Rick has everything in his head.
He is cool and relaxed.

823
00:46:43,510 --> 00:46:47,720
If you look at his episodes,

824
00:46:47,890 --> 00:46:50,640
you think he's totally energized.

825
00:46:50,970 --> 00:46:53,680
But he's chilled.
"First we do this,

826
00:46:53,770 --> 00:46:55,100
"Then let's do that."

827
00:46:55,690 --> 00:46:58,810
And then how he puts it together,
is terrific.

828
00:46:58,980 --> 00:47:00,690
It goes on. Clear that out.

829
00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:02,400
Where are we now?

830
00:47:03,030 --> 00:47:06,320
I appreciate and love working with Rick.

831
00:47:06,410 --> 00:47:07,530
He is my...

832
00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:09,870
I would always work with him.

833
00:47:09,950 --> 00:47:11,620
I have a job for you.

834
00:47:11,700 --> 00:47:15,210
Would you like to try something?
with his figure, he says:

835
00:47:15,540 --> 00:47:17,290
"Yeah, sure. Go ahead."

836
00:47:17,420 --> 00:47:21,000
Many directors like to keep
the control.

837
00:47:21,550 --> 00:47:23,050
"Be as I want."

838
00:47:23,130 --> 00:47:25,920
And Rick says, "Okay. What are you going to do?"

839
00:47:26,010 --> 00:47:29,220
He immediately asks:
"You're the drivers...?"

840
00:47:29,390 --> 00:47:32,390
He notices when you develop things

841
00:47:32,510 --> 00:47:34,890
and gets involved in it too.

842
00:47:34,980 --> 00:47:38,190
That was cool.
In Rick's episode, Mando takes it for the first time

843
00:47:38,310 --> 00:47:39,940
the helmet off.

844
00:47:40,020 --> 00:47:42,900
We see his face for the first time
in season 2.

845
00:47:42,980 --> 00:47:45,530
I think for...
No, I'm sure.

846
00:47:45,610 --> 00:47:48,360
For the first time
someone else sees his face,

847
00:47:48,450 --> 00:47:50,450
since he's been wearing the helmet.

848
00:47:51,530 --> 00:47:54,580
You are the drivers
who brought the rhydonium?

849
00:47:59,120 --> 00:48:01,540
Very reserved and subtly told.

850
00:48:01,670 --> 00:48:04,000
He puts everything on the line.

851
00:48:04,130 --> 00:48:07,090
His values, the code,
just to save the child.

852
00:48:07,800 --> 00:48:12,850
“Let’s stop this kind of rescue mission
right here,

853
00:48:13,060 --> 00:48:16,560
Or will I do what I never do?
wanted to do?"

854
00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:20,810
But I think this is where he decides

855
00:48:20,900 --> 00:48:23,270
what his code really means to him,

856
00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:27,070
and the protection of the child
is the focus.

857
00:48:28,530 --> 00:48:32,700
I like the idea,
that in Star Wars,

858
00:48:32,780 --> 00:48:35,450
which is otherwise packed with action,

859
00:48:35,660 --> 00:48:38,870
such a calm and intense scene

860
00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:43,500
between these people,
who pursue different goals,

861
00:48:43,590 --> 00:48:45,460
who are trying to understand each other.

862
00:48:45,550 --> 00:48:47,920
All heroes of the empire.

863
00:48:48,010 --> 00:48:53,680
It was a good and different break
in the world of Star Wars and Mando.

864
00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:02,060
Nobody knows what's happening in the ship,
when it rotates.

865
00:49:02,230 --> 00:49:04,020
We only know it from the outside.

866
00:49:05,320 --> 00:49:07,900
That inspired us, that in the volume
to rotate.

867
00:49:07,990 --> 00:49:09,820
To use these opportunities.

868
00:49:09,950 --> 00:49:11,530
Rotating is a good trick.

869
00:49:13,450 --> 00:49:17,240
The ship rotates when it takes off.

870
00:49:17,370 --> 00:49:19,870
It starts flat and tips forward.

871
00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:23,580
The pilot lies on his back during takeoff,
then it turns,

872
00:49:23,670 --> 00:49:26,960
and he sits upright.
Below is the navigation room.

873
00:49:27,090 --> 00:49:31,010
And as soon as the ship
turns into flight position,

874
00:49:31,090 --> 00:49:33,720
this part of the ship remains horizontal.

875
00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:36,560
I knew immediately
We'll try that in volume.

876
00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:39,270
I found it incredibly exciting

877
00:49:39,350 --> 00:49:42,810
because the kids back then
played with this ship

878
00:49:43,060 --> 00:49:46,190
and wondered what it looked like inside,
when it rotates.

879
00:49:47,820 --> 00:49:51,360
It was tricky to find out
whether it would work like that.

880
00:49:51,450 --> 00:49:54,030
But with traditional special effects,

881
00:49:54,110 --> 00:49:55,120
easy to imagine

882
00:49:55,200 --> 00:49:57,450
it would have been huge and complicated.

883
00:49:57,580 --> 00:50:00,540
We built a raised deck
with a few seats

884
00:50:00,620 --> 00:50:03,170
and a console. But that was all.

885
00:50:03,290 --> 00:50:05,670
The rest comes from the computer.

886
00:50:06,920 --> 00:50:10,800
We shot it in volume,
with the LED background.

887
00:50:10,880 --> 00:50:13,090
Everyone was really excited.

888
00:50:13,220 --> 00:50:15,720
I think that was the case with season 2

889
00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:19,640
what hyperspace was in season 1.

890
00:50:19,850 --> 00:50:22,680
Everyone was excited, knew
what it was about

891
00:50:22,770 --> 00:50:25,310
and were children again. Wonderful.

892
00:50:26,730 --> 00:50:28,230
Never gets boring.

893
00:50:36,950 --> 00:50:39,830
One of the most exciting things about Season 2

894
00:50:39,950 --> 00:50:43,790
was the construction of a 1.5 meter long
Model of a light cruiser.

895
00:50:47,290 --> 00:50:52,920
This can be pulled out
and you have access to the front.

896
00:50:53,090 --> 00:50:56,260
But there's a TIE fighter dock in here.

897
00:50:56,340 --> 00:50:58,100
And here it is.

898
00:50:58,180 --> 00:50:59,640
Right here.

899
00:51:05,140 --> 00:51:08,230
John Knoll has with his camera

900
00:51:08,310 --> 00:51:11,650
took some photos with the models.

901
00:51:12,650 --> 00:51:15,740
A classic one
Star Destroyer-like ship

902
00:51:15,820 --> 00:51:18,740
with own design, internal lighting.
Stunning.

903
00:51:18,820 --> 00:51:22,740
We were fidgety like school kids,
when the first recordings came.

904
00:51:23,750 --> 00:51:28,080
Like we're in the late 1970s
or early 1980s,

905
00:51:28,170 --> 00:51:32,000
and would do what George did,
with the same characteristics.

906
00:51:32,090 --> 00:51:35,970
It takes me back to my childhood,
when I wanted such a model.

907
00:51:36,090 --> 00:51:37,300
Really spectacular.

908
00:51:42,510 --> 00:51:46,270
We also have the miniatures
used slightly differently.

909
00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:48,900
Instead of filming the miniature,

910
00:51:48,980 --> 00:51:51,650
it was scanned and then projected.

911
00:51:51,770 --> 00:51:54,940
The model maker completed episode seven

912
00:51:55,070 --> 00:51:59,450
12, 15 TIE fighter canopies
and this wonderful table set,

913
00:51:59,530 --> 00:52:01,660
which was projected in the background.

914
00:52:01,740 --> 00:52:04,700
A good example of this,
how to models

915
00:52:04,790 --> 00:52:07,330
can be combined with today's technology.

916
00:52:07,410 --> 00:52:11,080
There's something about making them by hand,
physically produce them.

917
00:52:11,170 --> 00:52:14,630
That gives them
the unique Star Wars look.

918
00:52:17,510 --> 00:52:22,430
At the center of what I do
wanted to show with this episode

919
00:52:22,510 --> 00:52:27,980
stood the fact that we were Star Wars
sometimes perceived in a very polarized way.

920
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:30,940
There is the light and the dark side,

921
00:52:31,020 --> 00:52:33,860
the rebels and the empire.

922
00:52:33,940 --> 00:52:38,400
It was important to me to do this too
to bring up,

923
00:52:38,610 --> 00:52:42,620
that not everything is always black and white.

924
00:52:42,740 --> 00:52:44,410
That there are many shades of gray,

925
00:52:44,540 --> 00:52:47,370
especially when we talk about power,

926
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:50,750
Use and transfer of power.

927
00:52:50,870 --> 00:52:55,250
I thought, let's see how far we can go
things can develop,

928
00:52:55,340 --> 00:52:58,590
and whether we the stories
can't tell a bigger story.

929
00:52:58,670 --> 00:53:00,090
To the Empire.

930
00:53:03,550 --> 00:53:06,560
You hit it on the floor, look

931
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:10,060
and then you surprise yourself.
Ha! I managed it.

932
00:53:15,690 --> 00:53:16,780
We cut that.

933
00:53:19,990 --> 00:53:22,530
As an almost lifelong Star Wars fan

934
00:53:23,740 --> 00:53:25,580
I would never have forgiven myself

935
00:53:25,660 --> 00:53:27,740
if I had rejected the final.

936
00:53:27,830 --> 00:53:32,460
It was exciting, Mando in the spotlight
to have this rescue mission.

937
00:53:32,540 --> 00:53:35,630
And having Bo-Katan and Koska,

938
00:53:35,710 --> 00:53:39,010
Fennec and Cara making their way

939
00:53:39,210 --> 00:53:42,550
make your way through the Imperial ship.
That was fantastic.

940
00:53:42,630 --> 00:53:45,220
I read the script
and really wanted to do it.

941
00:53:45,300 --> 00:53:47,010
Stay in this position.

942
00:53:48,180 --> 00:53:51,100
Then on cue
the door opens and...

943
00:53:54,230 --> 00:53:57,070
If you make an episode,
you want to know which characters

944
00:53:57,150 --> 00:53:58,980
occur in it, what kind of fights,

945
00:53:59,070 --> 00:54:00,690
what kind of sequences?

946
00:54:00,780 --> 00:54:03,360
In the 208, Moff has Gideon
the darksaber,

947
00:54:03,450 --> 00:54:07,030
and now Mando has that Beskar lance.

948
00:54:07,280 --> 00:54:09,870
What happens when they meet?

949
00:54:09,950 --> 00:54:12,210
Certainly not a normal lightsaber duel.

950
00:54:12,410 --> 00:54:14,210
This will be something completely different.

951
00:54:14,290 --> 00:54:15,290
How does it look?

952
00:54:18,630 --> 00:54:21,510
The Darksaber was difficult to get right.

953
00:54:21,630 --> 00:54:26,090
Dave and George have that
thought out together.

954
00:54:26,300 --> 00:54:30,270
Dave has a precise idea
from the object,

955
00:54:30,390 --> 00:54:32,310
how it should look and act

956
00:54:32,390 --> 00:54:33,390
on the audience.

957
00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:35,560
This is silver.

958
00:54:35,650 --> 00:54:38,190
Yes. This is the new change.

959
00:54:38,940 --> 00:54:40,360
He can paint it.

960
00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:45,110
It took forever
to get the energy effect right,

961
00:54:45,280 --> 00:54:47,200
which you can see along the blade.

962
00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:49,700
We created a truly spectacular design,

963
00:54:49,790 --> 00:54:51,160
that works differently

964
00:54:51,330 --> 00:54:53,620
and still like a Star Wars film.

965
00:54:53,750 --> 00:54:56,120
It boils down to this:

966
00:54:57,210 --> 00:54:59,550
This time the darksaber appears a lot.

967
00:54:59,630 --> 00:55:02,010
That's why we had to redesign it.

968
00:55:02,090 --> 00:55:06,640
This is a full aluminum handle,
which ensures more stability.

969
00:55:06,760 --> 00:55:08,260
Comes across very well.

970
00:55:08,390 --> 00:55:12,890
Moff Gideon is not a master swordsman.
He seems more like a bureaucrat.

971
00:55:13,020 --> 00:55:16,100
But he is in possession of the darksaber,

972
00:55:16,560 --> 00:55:18,730
and he is full of anger.

973
00:55:18,900 --> 00:55:22,230
We almost got in trouble

974
00:55:22,320 --> 00:55:26,070
because we have too many sword props
have wrecked.

975
00:55:26,200 --> 00:55:28,990
The prop man Josh wasn't happy

976
00:55:29,070 --> 00:55:30,240
but prepared.

977
00:55:30,330 --> 00:55:33,870
Giancarlo had it easy
played in a rage,

978
00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:36,210
what you can see in the finished episode.

979
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:40,590
Giancarlo has endless energy.

980
00:55:40,710 --> 00:55:42,170
Yes. Hell yes!

981
00:55:42,250 --> 00:55:43,800
Carry on. Stay tuned.

982
00:55:45,510 --> 00:55:47,430
It definitely challenges me.

983
00:55:47,510 --> 00:55:49,720
If he brings energy and passion,

984
00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:51,810
I also have to be concentrated

985
00:55:51,890 --> 00:55:53,890
then that will come across later.

986
00:55:54,430 --> 00:55:57,100
So we are literally fighting.

987
00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:01,570
An eye-catcher,

988
00:56:01,650 --> 00:56:04,360
people will be amazed.

989
00:56:04,440 --> 00:56:05,690
Good setting.

990
00:56:11,240 --> 00:56:12,990
Standing still.

991
00:56:15,290 --> 00:56:19,830
Get the two in front ready
to raise your arms in three, two one.

992
00:56:21,710 --> 00:56:22,710
Stop.

993
00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:26,340
Most exciting in the designs
of the Dark Troops,

994
00:56:26,420 --> 00:56:27,970
that Jon

995
00:56:28,800 --> 00:56:31,220
always wants to shoot something.

996
00:56:31,300 --> 00:56:34,140
He didn't want a pure CG version.

997
00:56:34,260 --> 00:56:37,310
He wanted us to take a close look at each other,

998
00:56:37,390 --> 00:56:42,190
like the surfaces on Darth Vader
reflect the light

999
00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:44,400
The shoulder pads or the helmet

1000
00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:47,240
do not have a perfect surface.
In the 3D model

1001
00:56:47,320 --> 00:56:51,200
it would be that, unless
it would be modeled by the artist,

1002
00:56:51,320 --> 00:56:53,240
that she is not perfect.

1003
00:56:53,330 --> 00:56:58,540
It was important to Jon that we were the actors
film with the camera.

1004
00:56:58,620 --> 00:57:00,750
We knew for our version

1005
00:57:00,830 --> 00:57:02,790
Stunt people have to portray them.

1006
00:57:03,540 --> 00:57:06,630
Therefore we were allowed the parts
don't change too much,

1007
00:57:06,710 --> 00:57:11,050
but it still had to
look like the original design.

1008
00:57:13,260 --> 00:57:17,390
To make it clear that
there is no human in the droid,

1009
00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:19,310
we add to Visual Effects

1010
00:57:19,430 --> 00:57:22,150
rings around neck,

1011
00:57:22,230 --> 00:57:24,770
elbow and knee joints,

1012
00:57:24,860 --> 00:57:26,860
Add ankles and shoulders,

1013
00:57:26,940 --> 00:57:28,360
which must be seamless.

1014
00:57:29,700 --> 00:57:30,700
Tweezers.

1015
00:57:30,780 --> 00:57:33,160
No, he always had two. Really weird.

1016
00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:35,580
You can't see it, but someone is like that

1017
00:57:35,660 --> 00:57:38,660
and the other wrapped around the back.

1018
00:57:38,870 --> 00:57:42,080
They're so disgusting, the little things.
And they are ticklish.

1019
00:57:45,130 --> 00:57:48,380
We really wanted Jabba's palace
bring into volume.

1020
00:57:48,460 --> 00:57:52,890
The problem with Jabba's palace was,
we didn't find a good transition

1021
00:57:53,010 --> 00:57:56,560
from the real to the digital walls.

1022
00:57:56,720 --> 00:57:59,730
It had to be exactly
match the blueprints

1023
00:57:59,850 --> 00:58:02,100
from the original Return of the Jedi.

1024
00:58:03,480 --> 00:58:06,820
It should feel just like back then,

1025
00:58:06,940 --> 00:58:08,230
like the first time.

1026
00:58:13,570 --> 00:58:17,490
In the back there are
lots of little corners and niches.

1027
00:58:17,580 --> 00:58:21,210
That wouldn't have been suitable
for a set in volume.

1028
00:58:21,290 --> 00:58:24,330
That's why we recreated it,
very accurate.

1029
00:58:24,420 --> 00:58:28,460
Really cool. And you can do that with help
of images to look through.

1030
00:58:28,550 --> 00:58:33,720
Crack by crack
a reconstruction of Jabba's palace.

1031
00:58:35,050 --> 00:58:38,680
You go through it and think:
"Wow, we're in the palace.

1032
00:58:38,760 --> 00:58:42,850
"and there at the back of the stairs
hangs this strange mobile,

1033
00:58:42,940 --> 00:58:44,810
"that Carrie Fisher came across."

1034
00:58:44,900 --> 00:58:46,360
Every detail is right,

1035
00:58:46,440 --> 00:58:48,730
because everyone has a personal relationship

1036
00:58:48,820 --> 00:58:50,860
to every single frame of these films.

1037
00:58:50,940 --> 00:58:52,990
And the thing is hanging there on the set.

1038
00:58:53,070 --> 00:58:54,400
Everything exactly the same.

1039
00:58:54,490 --> 00:58:57,320
When we recreate things
like Jabba's palace,

1040
00:58:57,410 --> 00:58:59,080
let's show them respect.

1041
00:58:59,160 --> 00:59:02,910
Not just in terms of appearance,

1042
00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:04,580
for example the cantina,

1043
00:59:05,540 --> 00:59:07,670
but the people,

1044
00:59:07,750 --> 00:59:10,630
which is part of the legacy
from Lucasfilm.

1045
00:59:10,710 --> 00:59:12,510
Because of you we have work.

1046
00:59:13,380 --> 00:59:18,140
These demands and this creativity
we want to be fair.

1047
00:59:18,220 --> 00:59:21,060
Between Return of the Jedi
and today

1048
00:59:21,140 --> 00:59:25,850
lie years after Bib Fortuna
has taken over everything.

1049
00:59:25,940 --> 00:59:28,440
We thought about what could happen
have changed

1050
00:59:28,520 --> 00:59:29,820
and what not?

1051
00:59:29,900 --> 00:59:33,190
We put the throne there,
where in the original

1052
00:59:33,280 --> 00:59:35,280
the band plays at the party.

1053
00:59:35,360 --> 00:59:37,740
It seemed a little more cheerful there,

1054
00:59:37,820 --> 00:59:38,910
with us darker,

1055
00:59:38,990 --> 00:59:40,910
shabbier in basic feeling.

1056
00:59:42,540 --> 00:59:44,910
Jabba the Hutt, sure, that's him.

1057
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:46,920
But there are other Hutts.

1058
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:49,210
They're all fat and big.

1059
00:59:49,290 --> 00:59:52,130
But you will...

1060
00:59:52,210 --> 00:59:53,550
Insatiable.

1061
00:59:53,630 --> 00:59:57,590
It's changing. Like the ring
makes one one of the Gaunts.

1062
00:59:57,680 --> 01:00:00,350
It's a metaphor for insatiability.

1063
01:00:00,430 --> 01:00:03,310
And if he has become so fat?

1064
01:00:03,390 --> 01:00:06,060
To where he has the second decoration.

1065
01:00:06,140 --> 01:00:07,140
Yes, exactly.

1066
01:00:07,230 --> 01:00:09,860
I think emphasizing that helps.

1067
01:00:09,940 --> 01:00:11,650
Yes, underneath, that's how it will be.

1068
01:00:11,730 --> 01:00:13,440
OK. Are you continuing there?

1069
01:00:18,780 --> 01:00:21,490
Matt Wood is in the Bib Fortuna costume.

1070
01:00:22,450 --> 01:00:24,540
He's from sound engineering.

1071
01:00:24,620 --> 01:00:27,040
We already know each other from season 1.

1072
01:00:27,120 --> 01:00:30,540
Dave has been with him for a long time
worked together on Clone Wars.

1073
01:00:30,630 --> 01:00:32,000
Big deal at Lucasfilm.

1074
01:00:32,090 --> 01:00:36,010
But it is worth mentioning here,
that you played him.

1075
01:00:36,090 --> 01:00:38,840
Yes. In The Phantom Menace
and the prequels.

1076
01:00:38,930 --> 01:00:40,180
You were born for it.

1077
01:00:40,260 --> 01:00:42,640
Yes, that's right. I was allowed to do this in 1997.

1078
01:00:42,720 --> 01:00:44,470
It's great that it's working again.

1079
01:00:44,560 --> 01:00:46,350
Matthew Wood is back.

1080
01:00:46,430 --> 01:00:48,770
You can rely on him, he was totally involved.

1081
01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:52,400
Two large tentacles, hood,
large facial part,

1082
01:00:52,480 --> 01:00:54,360
contact lenses, then teeth,

1083
01:00:54,440 --> 01:00:57,530
Finger extensions and a fatsuit.

1084
01:00:57,610 --> 01:01:00,240
This stick is also very cool.

1085
01:01:00,320 --> 01:01:03,410
He didn't appear in the films. But...

1086
01:01:03,490 --> 01:01:05,240
Tell me what happened with that.

1087
01:01:05,330 --> 01:01:08,660
I had the action figure as a child
by Bib Fortuna,

1088
01:01:08,750 --> 01:01:11,330
played by Michael Carter. The staff was

1089
01:01:11,420 --> 01:01:14,290
Part of the figure, but never appeared
in films.

1090
01:01:14,380 --> 01:01:15,460
And here he is.

1091
01:01:16,460 --> 01:01:18,590
No one has ever been happier

1092
01:01:18,670 --> 01:01:20,630
wearing such a huge costume.

1093
01:01:20,720 --> 01:01:24,390
But standing there in Jabba's palace...

1094
01:01:24,470 --> 01:01:27,720
That was such a moment
in which it dawns

1095
01:01:27,810 --> 01:01:30,440
that one in the reconstruction of a set

1096
01:01:30,520 --> 01:01:33,770
from almost 40 years ago.

1097
01:01:33,980 --> 01:01:37,400
People don't just want it
see in history,

1098
01:01:37,480 --> 01:01:40,570
it demands
to be taken up again.

1099
01:01:55,590 --> 01:01:58,090
At the end of the second season

1100
01:01:58,420 --> 01:02:03,720
you saw the potential
for very strong emotions.

1101
01:02:03,930 --> 01:02:05,550
The challenge was

1102
01:02:05,640 --> 01:02:08,140
putting all these elements together.

1103
01:02:08,390 --> 01:02:11,100
And I felt a great responsibility,

1104
01:02:11,190 --> 01:02:12,810
to get the episode done well.

1105
01:02:16,820 --> 01:02:20,610
Being a part of The Mandalorian

1106
01:02:20,690 --> 01:02:24,320
is generally fantastic.

1107
01:02:24,530 --> 01:02:26,830
We didn't know if it would work.

1108
01:02:27,700 --> 01:02:31,040
Because it unfolds in such a special way,

1109
01:02:31,120 --> 01:02:33,620
and in a visually familiar way,

1110
01:02:33,710 --> 01:02:38,460
A completely surreal relationship emerges

1111
01:02:38,750 --> 01:02:41,720
to the child you were then,

1112
01:02:41,840 --> 01:02:44,010
and the films you saw in the cinema.

1113
01:02:44,550 --> 01:02:48,220
It's not just about replicating
of a film set

1114
01:02:48,390 --> 01:02:49,970
or well-known characters.

1115
01:02:50,060 --> 01:02:52,850
It's about how we show them.

1116
01:02:53,020 --> 01:02:54,770
It's all part of the magic.

1117
01:02:56,400 --> 01:03:00,320
It's a mix of artists,

1118
01:03:00,480 --> 01:03:04,400
from a wide variety of areas,
and everyone gets involved,

1119
01:03:04,490 --> 01:03:05,990
Week after week.

1120
01:03:06,070 --> 01:03:08,080
When you're called to Star Wars,

1121
01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:10,080
you just think: I'm there.

1122
01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:12,000
I'll give it my all.

1123
01:03:12,080 --> 01:03:15,960
And all departments are doing their best.

1124
01:03:16,460 --> 01:03:18,090
It's a real team.

1125
01:03:18,170 --> 01:03:20,590
And every single person contributes something.

1126
01:03:24,380 --> 01:03:27,010
I think it was so well received by the audience

1127
01:03:27,220 --> 01:03:29,970
because you are really surprised.

1128
01:03:30,140 --> 01:03:33,230
All the images that are newly composed,

1129
01:03:33,310 --> 01:03:36,940
George Lucas style.
It seems so real,

1130
01:03:37,100 --> 01:03:41,530
because Jon and Dave had that in mind.
They wanted to create something

1131
01:03:41,650 --> 01:03:44,280
that stays true to what George created.

1132
01:03:45,240 --> 01:03:48,950
It's all there. I hope
it offers the opportunity

1133
01:03:49,200 --> 01:03:54,540
all different fan groups
to unite in this experience.

1134
01:03:55,580 --> 01:03:56,750
This is the way.

1135
01:04:34,370 --> 01:04:36,370
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