Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Jabba's right arm

Quote of today
"You will know. When you are calm, at peace. Passive. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack."

Yoda explains how to know the good side from the bad.
The Empire Strikes Back

Did you know...
David Alan Barclay was hired by Stuart Freeborn to sculpting 6 different top lip appliances for Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back.


David Alan Barclay was then drafted in as puppeteer for Yoda's eyes when Wendy Midener-Froud became allergic to some thing on set, and a puppeteer replacement was needed for her. For the last week of Yoda filming in The Empire Strikes Back he replace Frank Oz as chief Puppeteer in parts of the training sequence including where Luke is doing a handstand, with Yoda standing on his feet.

David Barclay return as chief puppeteer for Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi.For the death scene on the barge, Dave and Toby were joined inside by Mike Quinn who operated Jabba's eye bulge.
Read more about David Barclay's work at his official website.

Yoda is the Jedi Master who lived his final years hiding on the swamp planet of Dagobah.
Jabba the Hutt is the preeminent kingpin of crime in the Outer Rim Territories.

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