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The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

J. W. Rinzler; foreword by Ridley Scott

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Summary

Rinzler traces the making of The Empire Strikes Back through archive interviews, scripts, art and production records. The book follows story development by Lucas, Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, the Norway shoot, the building of sets and models, and work on Yoda. It also covers the new ILM facility and Skywalker Ranch. Ridley Scott contributes the foreword.

  • SourceThe Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back — source record · Book Description bullets; Product Details: 12 October 2010 hardcover; final byline credits Ridley Scott foreword.

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Examine how a successful first product changes the demands on its sequel. The book offers concrete material on new facilities, specialist work, location risk and revisions shared among writers.

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  • George LucasProduction-history subject
    The book documents Lucas and his collaborators making the film. Its author is Rinzler; the foreword is by Ridley Scott. No reading recommendation is inferred.
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