Forward to the Past: Lucasfilm Dedicates The Mandalorian Ship with a Documentary

Studio Lucasfilm presented a new documentary dedicated to the special effects of the series “Mandalorian“(The mandalorian). The focus was on work Industrial light & magic with the ship of the protagonist, which is called “Razor blade“(Razor Crest).

As it turned out, the studio staff not only used CGI, but also resorted to methods that the team George Lucas I tried it during work “New hope“We are talking about filming a detailed miniature on a blue screen, around which a video camera moves along a pre-programmed route, which allows you to create the illusion of flight. Then the material is processed on a computer.

Moreover, in the course of filming, the model of the ship became more and more detailed, so it was constantly refined. The sources of inspiration were real military aircraft. VFX specialists even visited the “graveyards” of aircraft.

In particular, director Jon Favreau, who insisted on using the miniature, adores the American stormtrooper Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is popularly called “Warthog“(Warthog). Its distinctive feature is its two engines, which are located in the rear of the aircraft.

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