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Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD * — Page 142

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emanswfan said:

Note how BB-8 is being puppeteered.

 Like a puppet on a stick... interesting.

Is that BB-8 though? It looks like it has wheels. The body also looks kind of boxy.
It could be that Rey had a droid before she met BB-8. Kind of like Luke's tool droid on Tatooine before he meets R2-D2 and C-3PO.

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ZkinandBonez said:

ray_afraid said:

emanswfan said:

Note how BB-8 is being puppeteered.

 Like a puppet on a stick... interesting.

Is that BB-8 though? It looks like it has wheels. The body also looks kind of boxy.
It could be that Rey had a droid before she met BB-8. Kind of like Luke's tool droid on Tatooine before he meets R2-D2 and C-3PO.

 Yeh, it's definitely BB-8

And did no one notice the Millennium Falcon in this shot? ;) (Click for larger image)

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ZkinandBonez said:

Remember this guy?
It's literally a praying mantis wearing a skirt.

And this is literally why Trek will never beat Wars when it comes to awesome alien designs.

Of course, the Gorn does come close ...

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Not sure that's really a fair comparison, unless you include all of modern Trek.

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ZkinandBonez said:

Did anyone notice this thing?
It looks like a droid to me. 

Might be a model that does the heavy lifting.  I'm also getting a Futurama vibe. ;)

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Well ... it looks like old Carrie Fisher to me

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It might be the angle, but her features look softer to me. :o)

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ray_afraid said:

So you really think this thing wouldn't stick out in the Cantina?
Sure, there are some low budget masks in there, but I have little problem throwing a little imagination in and believing those creatures really live in that world. They don't look purposefully goofy.

 

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SilverWook said:

Not sure that's really a fair comparison, unless you include all of modern Trek.

Don't worry, I was just joking*.

*Well, half-joking. 

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emanswfan said:

Nice little interview with the production designer on TFA.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/why-jj-abrams-and-his-crew-went-back-to-1977-for-star-wars-the-force-awakens-20150713

 

From the article;

They also reverse-engineered the VFX to accommodate, for example, 2D forced perspective backings rather than relying on CG.....You can glimpse this in a corridor shot in the Comic-Con making-of reel

I caught it immediately and was really happy to see it.  It's that attention to continuity that will make these a welcome addition to the franchise.  Story and character first, but there is most certainly something to be said for visual continuity as well.

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Akton said:

ray_afraid said:

So you really think this thing wouldn't stick out in the Cantina?
Sure, there are some low budget masks in there, but I have little problem throwing a little imagination in and believing those creatures really live in that world. They don't look purposefully goofy.

 

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 Again, there's no comparison with those guys and the fuzzy minion vader.
I gots no problem believing in those creatures and they weren't designed for laughs.
As for the big mantis, you only see a piece of it and for less than 2 seconds.
The picture of it that was posted is not in the film. Even George hated that thing, but had to make do with what he had. I don't mind such things in a low budget film.
And, again, I can believe in that thing more so than the fuzzyminionvader.
I'm sure we won't see much of him, if at all, in the finished film. But the fact that the design was OKed and that he was picked for the comicon reel is a bit.... Meh. Who cares.

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Akton said:

ray_afraid said:

So you really think this thing wouldn't stick out in the Cantina?
Sure, there are some low budget masks in there, but I have little problem throwing a little imagination in and believing those creatures really live in that world. They don't look purposefully goofy.

 

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 I wonder if this is the photo that fooled Kenner into thinking Snaggletooth was six feet tall? Doesn't explain why they thought he was wearing blue though! ;)

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Also looking at the concept art seen in the back of one shot,

Doesn't that one piece look somewhat like the one of the force priestesses from the TCW arc my profile pic comes from.

A bit of a stretch but the movie is The Force Awakens.

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All I know is I see Bossk up there!

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The one in the upper left corner reminds me of a creature in one McQuarrie painting...

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SilverWook said:

 I wonder if this is the photo that fooled Kenner into thinking Snaggletooth was six feet tall? Doesn't explain why they thought he was wearing blue though! ;)

 Weren't they using black and white photos or something?

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You're probably right. But the silver go go boots on the action figure were pure imagination. ;)

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It's a bit fishy that link if you ask me...

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That's awesome. I hope they do get in contact with him. Heck, they could even squeeze in a cameo for Rebels while they're at it.

They got Tom Kane to do Ackbar for the upcoming Battlefront reboot. I'm a fan of Kane's work in general but his Ackbar just sounds like Yularen.

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An excerpt from that Aftermath book (that's supposed to start to link Jedi to Awakens) was released. http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/16/star-wars-exclusive-actual-opening-aftermath-reveals-tragic-violent-uprising

Aside from being poorly written, it's interesting that they decide to kick off the film with a scene from SE Jedi. Somewhat satisfying, at least, to see the dumb little parade that Lucas added goes to shit pretty much the moment that shot ends, though.

I don't think I'll really be brought in by this piece of drama. But I'll probably read the novel for more glimpses of the post Jedi empire, as it's now being imagined, trying to hold itself together.