Monday 3 October 2016

 1.      Who owns Lucasfilm? Walt Disney is the company that owns LucasFilm
2.      Who formed Lucasfilm? It was formed by George Lucas
3.      What year was Lucasfilm formed? LucasFilm was created in 1971
4.      Who is the president of Lucasfilm? Kathleen Kennedy is the president of Lucas Films
5.      What other major films have they worked on? Lucas Films have worked on all the Indiana Jones films as well as all the Star Wars films as well as some other smaller films.
6.      How much was Lucasfilm sold for? Lucas films was sold for $4.05 Billion on October 30th 2012.
7.      Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens? George Lucas was the writer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
8.      Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens? J.J. Abrams was the main director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
9.      What other major films is the director responsible for? J.J. Abrams was responsible for the 3 most recent star trek films, Cloverfield and Mission impossible 3.
10.   How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)? There has been 7 Star Wars films so far.
·        Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
·        Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the clones
·        Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the sith
·        Star Wars: Episode IV – A new hope
·        Star Wars: Episode V – The empire strikes back
·        Star Wars: Episode VI -  Return of the Jedi
·        Star Wars: Episode VII – The force awakens
11.   How much money have they all made at the global box office?
·        Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: $786,598,007
·        Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the clones: $534,171,960
·        Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the sith: $572,705,079
·        Star Wars: Episode IV – A new hope: 1,027,044,677
·        Star Wars: Episode V – The empire strikes back: $656,695,615
·        Star Wars: Episode VI -  Return of the Jedi: $848,998,977
·        Star Wars: Episode VII – The force awakens: $2,058,662,255

12.   When was the first Star Wars film released? The first Star Wars film was released back in 1977 and it was Star Wars Ep. IV: A new hope
13.   What does ILM stand for? ILM Stands for Industrial Light & Magic, it’s a visual effects company
14.   What do ILM do? ILM is a division of the film production company LucasFilm and they did CGI and all the graphics and animations to do with LucasFIlm.
15.   Who created ILM? George Lucas is the founder.
16.   Why did they create ILM? Because they needed a good company to create animations and CGI for the first ever Star Wars.
17.   What do casting directors do? Casting directors are the people that chose the actors and they conduct and arrange the interviews and auditions for the actors.
18.   Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed? The very first scenes of the film were recorded in the desert near Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
19.   What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on? They shot using films, mainly Kodak just like the old Star Wars to make sure it looked the same.
20.   What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
21.   What studio was used to film a large portion of the film? Pine wood studio
22.   Where is the studio? Buckinghamshire
23.   What major franchise is famously filmed at this studio? The James Bond franchise began at pinewood
24.   How does said franchise link to Star Wars: The Force Awakens? They are both big budget films
25.   Who was the inspiration for the character Maz Kanata? The inspiration for the character was one of J.J. Abram’s school teachers called Rose Gilbert
26.   What technology was used to create Maz Kanata? Motion Capture
27.   Who played Maz Kanata & what other roles is she famous for? Maz Kanata was played by Lupita Nyong’o, she’s known for her parts in 12 years a slave, The jungle book 2016 and Non-stop
28.   Who played General Snoke? Andy Serkis
29.   What is he renowned for in the movie business? He is well known for his motion capture films like The hobbit, Dawn of the planet of the apes and the new Star Wars.
30.   Where was the final scene filmed? Skelling Island in Island.
31.   Who composed the film score? John Williams
32.   How many Star wars films has he composed the music for? All of them (7)
33.   What other famous films has he created the music for? Jaws, BFG, Jurassic Park
34.   How many times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to JJ Abrams)? 7 months of auditions for all the actors.
35.   Over what period of time did these auditions occur?
36.   How many people operated B-B8? 3 (2 on the puppet version and 1 on the remote)
37.   What type of technology was the main version of B-B8? It was push operated (puppet) and also had a remote control for the head lights and all the sounds.
38.   What colour suit did the B-B8 operator wear? Green
39.   Why did he have to wear such a suit? So they could edit him into the background with CGI and the green screen.
40.   What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars: The Force Awakens? CGI mainly but also Maz Kanata was Motion Capture
41.   How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millenium Falcon? Most of the crew and cast all gathered around the monitor for this moment. So hundreds of people.
42.   Why was Simon Pegg thanked in the credits for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? He plays the one who gives the portions for the scrap parts at the very start of the film in a very large suit.
43.   JJ Abrams shot part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX. What is IMAX? A technique of wide screen cinematography it produces a 10x bigger image than a standard film.
44.   How many IMAX screens was The film available on? Every Sunday from December 19th to January 9th with 500 gets.
45.   What was the age rating of the film in the UK? 12
46.   How much money did the UK government contribute to the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? (Express this figure as a percentage of the total cost and as a figure in pounds). 31 Million
47.   How much was Harrison Ford paid to reprise his role of Han Solo? 16.7 million
48.   How much were Daisy Ridley and John Boyega paid? 100-300k 

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