The system was instrumental in creating the film’s spectacular space battles, and in addition to a host of other technological advances made on the film, revolutionized the visual effects field. One such technology was a motion control camera system dubbed the Dykstraflex, which facilitated the compositing of numerous elements through its capacity to repeat multi-axis camera moves. To bring his vision to the screen, Lucas entrusted John Dykstra with assembling a group that could develop the technology needed to create some 360 effects shots. The film was filled with hundreds of effects, and yet his camera treated them casually. Lucas became the first filmmaker to utilize the Vista Vision camera for visual effects, which made crisper composites possible. It was unlike anything anyone had seen before. For the home planet of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the desert planet of Tatooine, Lucas chose the landscapes and native architecture of Tunisia (Tataouine. The energy and communication among the exceptionally talented cinematographers, engineers, and artists resulted in a film that rocked the visual effects world. Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empires world-destroying Death Star. It was the first time that people who worked in all the visual effects departments had ever gathered under one roof to create a film. Young farm boy Luke Skywalker is thrust into a galaxy of adventure when he intercepts a distress call from the captive Princess Leia.
And finally, the legendary concept artist, Colin Cantwell passed away at the age of 90.
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Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire’s world-destroying Death Star, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Final Fantasy 9's animated series is inching closer to a reveal, which just might be later this week.