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The Millenuim Falcon
he's got it where it counts kid
Click the
thumbnails for a full-size view.
In
this picture we can see the cast and crew, busy shooting a scene
inside the cockpit of the Falcon. For this particular type of shot, only
a partial model of the Falcon was used, as they had to be able to
simulate a sometimes bumpy ride. (Which in some cases was done merely by a
couple of stage-hands, grabbing onto something conveniently out of
camera and rocking the set on cue.)
Here
we see the full size model of the Falcon on the Hothian set, which
in reality was located in England.
In
this beautifully detailed picture, at Dockingbay 94 where Han waits for Jabba in
this picture, we get a pretty good idea of how big the Falcon really was.
Looks
strange without the gray paint and other details on it,
doesn't it? But this wooden structure is indeed the ship that
"made the Kessel run, in less than 12 parsecs".
A
nice close-up of the wooden-Falcon, a little
further along it's course of being completed.
Another
bird's-view of the construction
of the Falcon.
Down
on the ground again, you'll see one
of the gunner-windows, used by Han and Luke
to blast their way out of the Deathstar.
Rear-view,
revealing where the lightspeed engine is... not.
This
considerably smaller model of the Falcon was suspended in thin whires, in front of a
blue screen to simulate flight.
Let's
have a look inside the Falcon.
Here's 3 angles of the room where Luke took his first
step into a larger world, by practicing against a
remote.
It's one of the many smaller sets that was made to
look like you actually were in a fully functional
spaceship.
Stop-motion
photography was used to make the holographic chess board.
Back to Behind the Scenes
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"On the set, I would have to say, 'Don't blow up my planet, please!' and all
I'm doing is looking at a board with and X on it, held by an assistant
director who couldn't wait for the tea break." - Carrie Fisher on having to
pretend a lot on the set
(Rolling Stone)
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