The viewing box is full of important ILM employees

Quote of today

"Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis "the wise"?"

Chancellor Palpatine tells a Sith legend.
Revenge of the Sith

Did you know...
The Opera House patron John Knoll played is named Tannon Praji

John Knoll was born 1962 in Michigan, USA. He was a Visual Effects Supervisor for the Prequels but he also played the Opera House patron Tannon Praji.

Roger Guyett was a Visual Effects Supervisor for Revenge of the Sith but he also played the Opera House patron Ottegru Grey.

Denise Ream was a Visual Effects Executive Producer for Revenge of the Sith but she also played the Opera House patron Onara Kuat.

Jill Brooks was a Visual Effects Producer for Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith but she also played an Opera House patron and Senator Gem Sirrom attending Padmé Amidala's funeral.

Can we assume that the Opera House patron is the Senator?

Janet Lewin was a Visual Effects Producer for Revenge of the Sith but also played an Opera House patron.

Animation Supervisor Rob Coleman played the Opera House patron Romeo Treblanc, the host of the viewing box. I wrote about him yesterday.

All these patrons can be seen in the Opera House in the viewing box next to the one with Chancellor Palpatine. Seated from left to right (first row) are Jill Brooks, Rob Coleman, Janet Lewin, (and back row) Roger Guyett, Denise Ream, and John Knoll. If you look at the shots that favor Palpatine during his wistful retelling of the Darth Plagueis yarn, you'll see Knoll sitting over his shoulder.

If you wanted to split hairs about continuity, Coleman, Guyett, Ream and Brooks are also in the far background of the preceding staircase shot, suggesting that they somehow beat a running Anakin to the inside of the theatre.