It needs to be pointed out that 99% of documentaries regarding Star Wars focus on ILM and that 80% of the classic trilogy was filmed 6000 miles away by a team of British filmmakers rarely mentioned with the exception of 3 or 4 individuals. Good luck with your project

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy Yes, for sure. The doco has a major focus on Graham, Stuart & a little on Kay, plus yourself. And 9 out of 10 interviews have been filmed there in the UK with the British talent who were behind the masks.

@@StarWars100Interviews let me know when it is viewable

I checked your chanel to see what I told you, at celebration and Jedicon, but couldn't find either there.

@NickMaleyYodaGuy We had just the one interview so far. It was back in Orlando and I think we chatted for 15 to 20 minutes. Those original Mini DV tapes can't be played on equipment downunder but hopefully, I will find a solve soon, as we had a great and fun chat.

The illusion of Yoda in ESB was a marriage of the talents of several extraordinary contributors; my boss Stuart Freeborn for his vision, sculpting, innovation, and non radio control mechanics; Wendy Midener for her traditional puppet building skills, her very significant influence on the character development, and her puppeteering; radio control specialists Ron Hone and Dennis Lowe for the r/c versions needed when a shot did not allow the puppeteers access; myself for molding, casting, chemical processing, non radio control mechanics and assembly; Frank Oz and his unsung team of puppeteers Cathy Mullen, Wendy, and David Barclay who's sensitive puppeteering brought Yoda to life so much better than I can ever do single handed in this video. It was a privilege to be a part of the world's first animatronic superstar and it inflenced everything that came after.

Well you came to the right chanel for practical FX. CG spoils the wonder of the movies. "They destroyed the universe!" "Yes, did it with a computer."🤔

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy Awesome! Will def check out your other vids!

🙂 you are welcome.

you are connected

Sounds like an expensive thing to prop your bed up with.

the inner mouth was made separately

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy How do your fingers stay in place when you are controlling the mouth? In puppets I’ve made I’ve had an insert lining that keeps your fingers in place - is this the same in Yoda? Thanks so much for responding!

@@WhovianHedgehog Making a quality animatronic puppet is a balance of many elements. How you attach to the mouth is dependent upon how the skin is made, how flexible and how tearable it is, how thick the lips are. Telling you how it was done for yoda won't be relevant if your material, thicknesses, tensile strength and weight are different. I will say that each finger had a different function and therefore was connected individually.

there are a lot of elements that effect what you finally see on screen, obviously the sculpt (which was pretty good foe Ep VIII as best I can tell) to the way the puppet is fitted to the hand inside, and the digital layers they put over and behind it. When the director of the shot is not the creature builder it can end as a mashup

I don't know that anyone did, William. I did the scared face and there was no reference. I SUSPECT the character was assembled from stuff lying in wardrobe depatment. At the time it was "need some bounty hunters. What do you have?" Bossk was one of 5 "crockers" heads that we has previously made for Mos Eisley

Thank you Mr Maley! There’s so many legends stories written about the character beyond the 2 brief scenes, I was wondering what the real ‘behind the scenes’ development story was. Nobody seems to have first hand knowledge… nobody that’s still around that is.

@@kirkanos77 you are welcome

I think Steven Grimes basic design was good. The problem for me was that they had to go on burley stunt men who were, in many cases, broad and chunky which made them look more like men in suits than I would have liked. The worm into the ground? I believe that was so they could come out for the sequel that was never made.

I don't really remember. I suspect a light reflective khaki material.

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy thank you. I appreciate it. When is your part 2 video coming out on the cantina?

Hi Andris. With so many Disney spin offs, they rarely invite behind the scenes personalities now, and don't allow us to do autographs if we attend at the invitation of exhibitors. I was in the UK last year to see my friend Robert Watts and so don't expect to be there for Celebration unless something extraordinary crops up.

Yes I'm ok now. I had COVID. Took some weeks to recover, but I think I'm over it now.

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy ok great your wife was super friendly

it was a clothing dye put directly into the foam latex while liquid

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy nice , thanks

thanks for that

Not a lot of room in there, probably a relatively small suction device.😳🤭

my ego thanks you

I don't remember having this conversation with you.

Given your comparison, they paid me the equivalent of $2580 to help create characters that were sold for billions. Does that really change the point being made???

@@NickMaleyYodaGuy No, I was just stating a fact. I was thinking if anyone watching this might think, "how much is that in today's money?" I wasn't implying anything. I meant no offence.

my ego thanks you and Tested both

welcome! Lately I am slow adding videos as the foundation has so few helpers. But stick with us and we will increase asap