Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Questions
Who owns Lucasfilm?
Disney, the worlds second largest media conglomerate.
Who formed Lucasfilm?
Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney.
What year was Lucasfilm formed?
1971
Who is the president of Lucasfilm?
Kathleen Kennedy
What other major films have they worked on?
The 6 previous Star Wars films and the Indiana Jones franchise.
How much was Lucasfilm sold for?
$4.06 billion
Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
J. J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt.
Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
J. J. Abrams
What other major films is the director responsible for?
Regarding Henry (1991)
Forever Young (1992)
Armageddon (1998)
Cloverfield (2008)
How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)?
Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Episode IV - A New Hope
Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Episode VII - The Force Awakens
How much money have they all made at the global box office?
Episode I - The Phantom Menace - $1,027,044,677
Episode II - Attack of the Clones - $656,695,615
Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - $848,998,877
Episode IV - A New Hope - $786,598,007
Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - $534,171,960
Episode VI - Return of the Jedi - $572,705,079
Episode VII - The Force Awakens - $2,058,662,225
When was the first Star Wars film released?
May 25 1977
What does ILM stand for?
Industrial Light and Magic
What do ILM do?
Computer graphics and visual effects in film.
Who created ILM?
George Lucas
Why did they create ILM?
Lucas wanted his 1977 film Star Wars to include visual effects that had never been seen on film before. After discovering that the in-house effects department at 20th Century Fox was no longer operational, Lucas approached Douglas Trumbull, famous for the effects on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Trumbull declined as he was already committed to working on Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but suggested his assistant John Dykstra to Lucas. Dykstra brought together a small team of college students, artists, and engineers, and set them up in a warehouse in Van Nuys, California. Lucas named the group Industrial Light and Magic, which became the Special Visual Effects department on Star Wars.
What do casting directors do?
Casting directors organize the casting of actors for all the roles in a film.
Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed?
Abu Dhabi
What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on?
65mm IMAX format
What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
IMAX cameras
What studio was used to film a large portion of the film?
Pinewood Studios
Where is the studio?
Buckinghamshire, England
What major franchise is famously filmed at this studio?
James Bond
How does the said franchise link to Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Daniel Craig (James Bond) plays a storm trooper in The Force Awakens.
Who was the inspiration for the character Maz Kanata?
J. J. Abrams' old English teacher Rose Gilbert
What technology was used to create Maz Kanata?
Motion capture and CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
Who played Maz Kanata & what other roles is she famous for?
Lupita Nyong'o, she is also famous for her roles in 12 years a slave, non-stop and the jungle book.
Who played General Snoke?
Andy Serkis
What is he renowned for in the movie business?
He is renowned for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, King Kong in the 2005 film, Caesar in Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Where was the final scene filmed?
Skellig Michael, Country Kerry, Ireland.
Who composed the film score?
John Williams
How many Star wars films has he composed the music for?
7
What other famous films has he created the music for?
Jaws
Superman
Dracula
E.T
Home Alone
Jurassic Park
Schindler's list
Harry Potter
Indiana Jones
War Horse
The Adventures of Tin Tin
How many times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to JJ Abrams)?
9 times
Over what period of time did these auditions occur?
7 months
How many people operated B-B8?
3 People
What type of technology was the main version of B-B8?
The remote control robotic ball uses a gyroscope to determine which way is down and two wheels to move the sphere from inside. The base plate (batteries included) serves as a counterweight to keep the wheels acting against the lower half of the sphere. There's also a vertical bearing that helps to keep the wheels in contact with the walls. This is Sphero's technology. According to the latest updates from Lucasfilm, Sphero's technology wasn't useful to achieve the expressiveness that the character demanded. Therefore the Creature FX engineers had to develop their own mechanism to make BB-8 behave the way Abrams wanted.
What colour suit did the B-B8 operator wear?
Green
Why did he have to wear such a suit?
So he could be edited out of the shot using green screen chroma key techmology.
What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
CGI
Green screen technology
Motion capture
How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millenium Falcon?
Around 200 people.
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