Star Wars "Empire" 1980 Behind the Scenes Footage Filming Hoth Battle and Interview

Star Wars 1980 "The Empire Strikes Back" Brian Johnson (Special Effects) interview and filming footage of the Battle of Hoth.
See some behind the scenes footage of Hoth and miniatures.
From the Clapper Board show
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[@insanelook]

Absolutely fantastic documentary, loved it. Saw the movie 3 times when it came out in summer 1980, I was 12 and trust me it made me a huge WOW everytime I watched it, couldn't get enough of it. The golden time of sfx.

[@noyoureafuckintube]

Never knew Chris De Burgh had a hand in ESB's SFX.

[@nigelcarren]

😂 imagine the soundtrack!! "Vader in red.... he's dancing with me" Kind of kills the vibe... or maybe this could have been the greatest love story ever told?

[@justinb954]

Ralph Macquarie is truly the co-visionary unsung hero of the SWs universe.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

You actually have to be unsung to be unsung...

[@ia5662]

That troop transport with the big gun attached never gets any screen time, but I've seen that before in a production still with mark hamill and him holding the gun pointing in his flight suit. Very cool prop, so cool to see it get used in this archival footage! Thanks for posting

[@bonorbitz]

I'd love to hear why the shots it was in were cut. Maybe it moved a bit too slow and clunky?

[@hiltonfitzsimmons4097]

The legend that is Brian Johnson

[@eliaspeter7689]

2:08 I have a lego set with that vehicle. I never knew it was actually in the film, I thought lego just made it up for the battle pack. But wow.

[@seanahmed9079]

Lots of quick shots of vehicles which were not shown in the movie. How cool!!

[@nigelcarren]

Personally, as a prop/armour-maker myself, I like the fact that the 'identical' props in varying scales are far from identical, but this doesn't matter as I didn't notice in 1977 and nor would anyone notice in 2020... providing one thing is absolutely watertight... your STORY! Great upload thanks you and may the Force be with you all this new Year... a New year = A new Hope!

[@vstar7196]

Artistic creativity. The crap they make today is visually appealing, but to those who truly appreciate the art of movie making, films today don’t measure up.

[@FP194]

Did you know there are computer effects in every movie made today ?

[@simonfarrell6585]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this👌

[@whitechair3846]

Industrial Light and Magic...the early years.....they were just a bunch of kids with better toys than us >

[@justinb954]

sarlaccpitpodcast - once again thank you for sharing these rare videos!!! I've never seen these.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

1:29 Legend has it he was the very last Cowboy.

[@TheKinoEye]

This is completely nuts! Wow!

[@simmysims9209]

A time when Star Wars was good.

[@insanelook]

Simmy Sims tell me about it

[@contactlight8079]

There is not enough space in the comments section to deal with the sized of my Eyeroll.

[@chazzthaspazz4475]

back when there was no wokeness

[@itsikcarmona9845]

It was very cold in this room where it was filmed. Look on their coat. Brrrrr.cold very very cold.

[@oceanpacific886]

previously unseen troop transport! sooo cool!

[@AlexEvtush789]

times when films were made by directors and screenwriters, not marketers.

[@deanrussell2224]

Clapperboard back in the day 🤣

[@MarcoPolo82]

2:09 interesting, that tank/snow mobile doesn't appear in the movie.

[@andrewpiltenko9432]

So i always thought that the speeder from Lego Star Wars 8083 set was made up by Lego, but apparently it's a real thing from the movie production, it just didn't make it to the final cut. You can see it at 2:08

[@odeed]

Back when everything wasn't cgi'd.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

yeah, and?

[@djsavada7033]

Pigumon i think you have no idea what that means?

[@Cog_In_The_Gear]

Old school was the best school.

[@drobnoxius9483]

@@Cog_In_The_Gear ok boomer

[@Cog_In_The_Gear]

dr obnoxius 😂

[@patriciomaldonado2215]

maravilloso trabajo, digno de ejemplo

[@Howlingburd19]

F**king masterpiece of a movie :D

[@user-qy3lx3kp6x]

❤😂🎉😮😅❤😂🎉😮😅❤😂🎉😮😅

[@MarkBonaz]

The true magic 😍

[@mithramithra6918]

That’s so nice, one reason why we all fall in the original version ( which Winn the oscars) of sound and effects and not the dam shit which come later. It’s Like children game play.

[@83Porsche982Sforsale]

Geez I like the ESB movie even more now. Anyone else think CGI makes the movies seem less real and more like animation these days? The models made the movies seem more real

[@damone70]

The models made the film seem real, because they are real. CGI tries hard, but fails every time to fool the human eye.

[@FP194]

Jake 19 No it doesn’t there is CGI in almost every movie now and you didn’t realize it

[@damone70]

@@FP194 So you're going to tell me what I realize and don't? Yeah okay. Maybe you're fooled, but not me.

[@brucestradingcards6211]

Hoth is Norway 🇳🇴 awesome

[@edmaybe3914]

Good questions. Makes a change.

[@aliensoup2420]

So easy to write : "Giant mechanical quadrupeds attack a rebel base on a snow planet. A battle ensues." Producer : "How the hell are going to do THAT?!!" ... 2 years, a few million dollars, and several failed marriages later... "Congratulations everybody, you've just made movie history!"

[@seanahmed9079]

1:07 DAAAAMN!! What is that?

[@sev2300]

Release the unaltered versions of these movies Disney!

[@bobrew461]

Clapper Board with Chris Kelly. Great kids TV! Do you have the show which featured Raiders of the Lost Ark??

[@Steve.909]

Clapper Board. 👍 🎬

[@stevedickson5853]

" They're big as camels 🐫 arent they" ..🤣

[@Cta2006]

Filmed at Finse in Norway

[@grumpbert]

Chris Kelly! :O Wow, I feel old now!

[@therookpiece]

I assume this is from an episode of Clapperboard?

[@alexanderharris8310]

❤

[@itsMrNoble]

You can see my Godfather Mike cleaning a lens at 1.04

[@megavide0]

0:28 "This is the Landspeeder..." // actually no... ;) It was _(subsequently!)_ called the "Snowspeeder"...

[@eddherring4972]

Technically you are right but if you remember the line about difficulty adapting them to the cold? Seems strange to have difficulties adapting a Snowspeeder to the cold. I think that might be an oops. Either that or it’s a really rubbish Snowspeeder which Hoth is too cold for. Or it’s a Landspeeder adapted to the cold with difficulty and as such is so different from the original vehicle that it is now designated by the name Snowspeeder. Or Snowspeeder is the name used to differentiate adapted Landspeeders so unadapted ones are not used accidentally.

[@purefoldnz3070]

but when the snow thaws its a landspeeder again.

[@bonorbitz]

@@eddherring4972 Or they may just be "speeders" when they aren't adapted for the cold.

[@mountainhermit4724]

Thats because Chris De Burgh is "high on" emotion.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

They're called Airspeeders, they were adapted for use in the snow. A Landspeeder is what Luke drove back on Tatooine.

[@DBNIGHT]

At-at the size of camels eh eh eh

[@whitechair3846]

yea we used actual camels...these are screen replicas

[@itsMrNoble]

You're the size of camels, mate, if anyone is...

[@itsikcarmona9845]

Poor people They were in icland. Hahaha very cold.

[@Cta2006]

No, Norway

[@mike.94]

2:06 this is tank build from lego rebel hoth battle pack

[@isaacmchale8832]

*B*rian Johnson... with a B!... TIFU

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

wait...WHAT??? The AT-ATs weren't real???

[@Bandido894]

Also Space 1999 special effects designer?

[@JordanOrlando]

Yes! Lucas was a fan of S99, and tried to hire Johnson. But Ridley Scott’s group snagged him for “Alien” so he wasn’t available ro Lucas until the second “Star Wars.”

[@alexanderschulze7767]

I guess Brian Johnson would have made a much better last Jedi although not being a director.

[@john-paulnagel2732]

Amazing When Computers 💻 Did Not Dictate The World 🌎

[@rberg135]

John-Paul Nagel , yes but they were still using computers for the camera controls system. Without those, what we would consider crude computers in today’s standards, they wouldn’t be able to make to complex camera moves.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

They still don't dictate the world. They're tools like any other. Please stop trying to make arguments that don't exist.

[@mrpaddy3318]

prepair for gunassault

[@shauncampbell969]

Ice Planet Jupiter

[@hugo-garcia]

Today would be hundreds of computers aniamtiors which one in a different country doing a little piece each. This destroys all creative process

[@bonorbitz]

2:58 "In the picture the look as big as camels..." (Referring to the AT-AT's) CAMELS? DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF SCALE? 😐

[@Bandido894]

AT-AT = the camel, who shoot lasers. Was my first impression after seeing the movie as a kid 1980. :)

[@bonorbitz]

@@Bandido894 He said they look as "big" as camels, not "like" (which they do in a way). What I'm saying is how is it that they look as "big as camels" when it's obvious much smaller snowspeeders are flying around them? The movie makes it obvious that these things are huge, so there's no mistaking they're the size of actual camels. :)

[@atticus-rex]

What a total tool.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

I'm hoping he meant the models looked as big as camels.

[@MrShirial]

wheew, i thought for a moment he said rian johnsen

[@noyoureafuckintube]

CHRIS KELLY!!!

[@georgfriedrichhendl9881]

Brian Johnson > Rian Johnson.

[@javiergonzalezlopez10]

he sound quality of the interview is so poor. Couldn't they have found a silent place without so much noise? Specially being the II part, and already clear this was a historical movie and this footage about the FX was crucial and for the future wer are now.

[@glennrhee1128]

Javier González López it was 1980! You don’t even understand because you’re a kid

[@eddherring4972]

Some people aren’t happy unless everything is perfect and crystal clear! Try watching the deleted sandstorm scene then mention lack of clarity!

[@raystantz2471]

*snow speeder

[@Knuck_Knucks]

+Brandon Hanson , ya know, I grew up calling them snow speeders as well but, there is a line in the movie explaining they have yet to be "configured" for snow opts (or something of the sort) suggesting they are used over various land terrain. Watch it again, before Han goes out to look for Luke. :)

[@raystantz2471]

+duhg McDuhgal oh yeah, they had trouble adapting them to the cold. Makes sense that they could've been used for different purposes

[@Knuck_Knucks]

+Brandon Hanson Lol. But in the end you're still kind of right. check out this link starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Snow_speeder from Wookiepedia... Enjoy!

[@raystantz2471]

+duhg McDuhgal cool thanks

[@UncleFeedle]

And not a feminist in sight.

[@bonorbitz]

Lucas and the screenwriters were feminists- instead of making Leia a typical damsel in distress, they made her strong and willing to fight.

[@patriciogonzaga3101]

@@bonorbitzshe needed rescuing in all three movies

[@blueshirt06]

A bunch of Norwegian Rebels without a clue, the Hoth battle lost even before it started

[@sharms888]

Crappy fragile models worth $$$millions

[@stevedickson5853]

CGI models worth nothing as they don't exist

[@t.6087]

Old white guys created that awesome universe. Hmmmmm how is this possible? ;) ;)

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

As well as the cameras, film, microphones, recording devices, the light bulb, electricity, electric motors, plastics, internal combustion engines, indoor plumbing, concrete, steel, radio, telephones, computers, refrigeration, modern agriculture, modern medicine, the X-ray, mass production, democracy, and freedom of speech.... just to name a few. Oh, and I almost forgot; eradicated the institution of slavery from the face of the Earth. But you'll never hear about THAT from the media.