Friday 15 September 2017

BEHIND THE SCENES: CREATURE OPERATING!


It's fair to say that the Tauntaun creatures of the ice planet of Hoth were an instant success with worldwide STAR WARS fans from 1979 onwards, and they were a hugely important part of the early marketing campaign for the premiere sequel adventure, too- who can forget the very first B/W publicity image for the film of Luke atop one of the cute and versatile beast creatures, shot on location in Norway using a life size version of the creature and a mock up for close-ups that would be crew operated, both concocted in London by Stuart Freeborn and his team, as seen in this great behind the scenes shot.

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