Who owns Lucasfilm?
Walt Disney and Walt Disney Studios.
Who formed Lucasfilm?
The founder of the film George Lucas.
What year was Lucasfilm formed?
1971.
Who is the president of Lucasfilm?
Kathleen Kennedy.
What other major films have they worked on?
Indiana Jones
All other Star Wars films
The Land before Time and Willow
How much was Lucasfilm sold for?
$4 billion.
Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
J.J. Abrams
Lawrence Kasdan
Michael Arndt
Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
J.J. Abrams.
What other major films is the director responsible for?
Star Trek
Mission Impossible III
Armageddon.
How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)? & How much money have they all made at the global box office?
Star Wars (1977) - $786,598,007
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - $534,171,960
Return of the Jedi (1983) - $572,705,079
The Phantom Menace (1999) - $1,027,044,677
Attack of the Clones (2002) - $656,695,615
Revenge of the Sith (2005) - $848,998,877
The Force Awakens (2015) - $2,058,662,225
Episode VIII (2017)
When was the first Star Wars film released?
1977.
What does ILM stand for?
Industrial light and magic.
What do ILM do?
Industrial light and magic are an American modern picture and visual effects company.
Who created ILM?
George Lucas.
Why did they create ILM?
They created for ILM to use at the beginning of the Production of Star Wars.
What do casting directors do?
Casting Directors decide who gets the role of each character and hire the actors.
Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed?
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on?
Film.
What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
This Star Wars film was shot on Kodak Film and was filmed on IMAX Cameras
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What studio was used to film a large proportion of the film?
Pinewood Studios.
Where is the studio?
Iver, Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
What major franchise is famously filmed at that studio?
James Bond is also filmed here.
How does said franchise link to Star Wars the Force Awakens?
Daniel Craig is in both movies and both films are also moving to another studio called "Troy Studios"
Who is the inspiration for Maz Kanata?
The inspiration for this character came from J.J. Abrams former high school teacher.
What technology was used to create Maz Kanata?
CGI was used to create this character whilst she wore a motion-capture suit covered in white dots on her face. A tiny camera then captured every move that the actress performed.
Who played Maz Kanata and what other role is she famous for?
Lupita Nyong'o and she has also played Patsy in 12 Years of Slave.
Who played General Snoke?
Andy Serkis.
What is he renowned for in the film business?
He is always used for capturing roles in motion capture acting, animation and voice work.
Where was the final scene filmed?
Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Ireland.
Who composed the final score? How many have they composed for?
John Williams produced all scores in all Star Wars films.
What other famous films has he created the music for?
He has also created music for: Jaws, Indiana Jones, E.T, Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan.
How many times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to J.J. Abrams)
9.
Over what time did these auditions occur?
They occurred over a period of 7 months.
How many people operated B-B8?
1 person operates B-B8 when he is moving but he can also be operated by 3 people with hand controls. It took many people to design and make the model.
What type of technology was the main version of B-B8?
B-B8 was a physical prop although the voice was made through sound effects. Abrams wanted a physical prop instead of using CGI.
What colour suit does the operator of B-B8 wear?
He wore green so that he could be edited out or implanted on a green background.
Why did he have to wear a suit?
He needed to wear this suit so that he could be added to a green background and be edited out easily and a background would be easily added to the picture.
What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars The Force Awakens?
Abrams wanted this film to be as much like the original as possible so he used as much CGI as he could to make it relate and connect to the original. He did most of it practically though as he felt this had a better feel and reaction via an audience.
How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millennium Falcon?
Over 200 people were behind the monitor as it was such an emotional journey and experience to be seen and watched as this hadn't happened in such a long time and people admired it. That moment will go down in Star Wars history.
Why was Simon Pegg thanked in the credits?
He was credited as he played a role in the film and he came up with numerous ideas surrounding the film and also because him and Abram are friends and he helped Abrams out by playing a role in this film.
JJ Abrams shot parts of Star Wars The Force Awakens in IMAX. What is IMAX?
IMAX is a widescreen cinematography technique which produces an image 10 times larger than a standard film.
How many IMAX screens was the film available on?
Over 1000 IMAX screens was the height for this Star Wars.
What was the age rating of the film in the UK?
12A.
How much money did the UK Government contribute to this Star Wars?
The UK Government provided the film with £31.6 million to this particular film. This figure was 13% of the whole cost of the film.
How much was Harrison Ford paid to reprise his role of Hans Solo?
Harrison Ford was paid £20 million for his role in this Star Wars as it was a come back for his character.
How much were Daisy Ridley and John Boyega paid?
They earned between $100,000 ad $300,000 for their roles in this film.
