Star Wars Archives - Aimee Spinks Photography https://www.aimeespinks.com/tag/star-wars/ Thu, 02 May 2013 11:22:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Star Wars Photos https://www.aimeespinks.com/star-wars-photo/ Thu, 02 May 2013 11:08:37 +0000 https://www.aimeespinks.com/?p=762 A colleague and friend of mine recently shared a link to some fantastic Star Wars photos: behind the scenes images from George Lucas’s ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’  As it’s such an epic film that brings about a fair bit of nostaligia to a lot of people, I thought I’d share them with you. The images appear to have come from various sources however it is worth noting that the official photographer for the film was George Whitear who later went […]

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]]> A colleague and friend of mine recently shared a link to some fantastic Star Wars photos: behind the scenes images from George Lucas’s ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’  As it’s such an epic film that brings about a fair bit of nostaligia to a lot of people, I thought I’d share them with you. The images appear to have come from various sources however it is worth noting that the official photographer for the film was George Whitear who later went on to work as the stills photographer for many of the early Bond movies.

[clockwise from up left] Producer Gary Kurtz, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Director Irvin Kershner
 
 

[from left] Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill

[from left] Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill

[from left] ILM Visual Effects Legends Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Mike Pangrazio

Give me BACK my family!

Note Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) struts around in comfy pants

Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) watches in the background

ILM Visual Effects Legends Phil Tippett and Jon Berg

Cut scene of Wampa attacking Imperial Snowtroopers

“Giant” space slug

Producer George Lucas, David Prowse (Darth Vader), Director Irvin Kershner

Boba Fett’s armor/outfit pieces

Director Irvin Kershner and some bounty hunter scum

[from left] Yoda designer Stuart Freeborn, Yoda operator and voice Frank Oz, and Mr. Jim Henson

Can’t imagine STAR WARS ever working without Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art

Meeting Mr. Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian)

[from left] Director Irvin Kershner, Jeremy Bullock (Boba Fett), David Prowse (Darth Vader)
[from left] Director Irvin Kershner, Jeremy Bullock (Boba Fett), David Prowse (Darth Vader)

Mark Hamill and Stunt (I use this word a lot…) Legend Bob Anderson

Mark Hamill in the process of molding his hand…

…ouch!
...ouch!

Note the mattresses below

Kenny Baker, aka in the man inside R2-D2

[from left] Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, producer Gary Kurtz, director Irvin Kershner
[from left] Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, producer Gary Kurtz, director Irvin Kershner

Want even more Star Wars photos? Check out this HUGE collection of behind the scenes photos from the entire Star Wars saga, kindly shared by the original uploader of the above images: http://imgur.com/a/0RmF7#14

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