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| 900 years old and as wise as ever: the inimitable Yoda. |
“I wanted for him to be the kind of character
you can find in fairy tales and mythology. A character
that is usually a frog or a needy old man. In his path the
hero sees this poor, insignificant person. The
lesson the hero must learn is that he had to
respect everybody beyond their physical
appearance, since there may be the key to his
success. He's a weird creature with a froggish
look, half a meter tall. I wanted
the public to see him as a funny creature, not as
the most powerful of all the Jedi. I was looking for the opposite of anyone you
would expect, since the Jedi based their beliefs
in a philosophical idea, instead of a physical
concept.” George Lucas on Yoda - 1997 interview
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| Inside Yoda's small home interior at Elstree, Lucas observes a dummy version of the character manipulated by Oz. |
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| Oz confers with Lucas, Kershner and Kurtz about the puppet. |
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| The detailed puppet created by Stuart Freeborn and his team, though another was also created by Nick Maley and equally used on screen. |
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| Oz manipulates the puppet with his small team at Elstree during August/September 1979. |
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| Mark Hamill's acting skills help bring further believability to the character of Yoda, especially in this important scene with Luke, which also features the spectral voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi. |
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| Continuity Polaroids taken for reference. |
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| With the film's release from May 1980 onwards, Yoda's visage is no longer a secret, with a special press release and photos sent out fully introducing the unique new character to the saga. |
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