Star Wars on Location: 6 Ways to Better Protect Communities and Nature
Star Wars On Location How Film and TV Productions Can Improve Outcomes for Communities and Nature Rebecca Harrison Summary With biodiversity loss widespread across Britain, it’s critical that the screen industries adopt good practice to protect nature and establish good relationships with local communities during location shoots. To do this, we need to look beyond […]
Lightsabers
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Lightsaber From Prop to Toy Rebecca Harrison with Siti Syuhaida Mohamed Yunus Additional research by Mark Williams The team that created the original lightsabers for A New Hope back in 1976 relied on scrap items that would otherwise have been discarded. Today, meanwhile, there are thousands of replica ‘laser swords’ available to buy […]
Throne Room Dress
Rebecca Harrison with Siti Syuhaida Mohamed Yunus Queen Amidala’s iconic red dress in The Phantom Menace (1999) represented high fashion in Star Wars. In this study, we trace the environmental impacts of materials used to create the garment, and suggest how practitioners might source sustainable alternatives fit for royalty today. Summary The ‘Throne Room’ dress, […]
Artoo Detoo
Case Study and Calculator One of galaxy’s most recognisable droids, an aluminium Artoo first appeared onscreen in 1977. He has since turned up in fibreglass and CGI, and is now the subject of 3D modelling. But what are the environmental impacts of different Artoo units? This case study investigates physical and digital builds to find […]