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| An unknown Imperial extra, Dave Prowse and Ron Beck on the Death Star hangar bay set. Image: Ann Skinner. |
The one true inhabitant of the Darth Vader costume, Dave Prowse, is given a final check over by Wardrobe supervisor Ron Beck before filming on the immense Death Star hangar (known on the sheet as the 'Death Star - Main Forward Bay') set on Stage 3 at Elstree Studios, for the inspection of the mysteriously abandoned Millennium Falcon vehicle. It was shot on Wednesday May 26th, 1976. The above image was a continuity polaroid taken on set by Script Supervisor Ann Skinner.
Miss Skinner's earliest 1976 pre-filming typed character and costume details for Darth Vader specifically list him as a ""Dark Lord of the Sith, at 7 feet tall, "Sc(ene). A3: face obscured by flowing robes and grotesque breath mask", with "LIGHTSABER", and a "Right hand to the Emperor"".
Dave Prowse's first shot sequence as Vader, prior April, was in actuality the now legendary deleted/
The Holiday Special re-worked scene with Leslie Schofield's Chief Bast (originally scripted to have been a Stormtrooper Commander conferring with Vader).
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The same Imperial extra, Prowse, an unknown behind the scenes man, and Ron Beck.
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Vader and Chief Bast (Leslie Schofield) in deleted scene BA53, properly revealed on the 2011 Blu-ray set.
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| Heavy commuter traffic in the heart of the Death Star. |
With thanks to Ann Skinner and the BFI. Additional thanks to Chris Baker.
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