1. Who owns Lucasfilm?
Lucasfilm is owned by Disney.
2. Who formed Lucasfilm?
Lucasfilm was founded by the filmmaker George Lucas.
3. What year was Lucasfilm formed?
Lucasfilm was formed in 1971.
4. Who is the president of Lucasfilm?
The president of Lucasfilm is Kathleen Kennedy.
5. What other major films have they worked on?
Other major films they have worked on is all the Indiana Jones films and American Graffiti.
6. How much was Lucasfilm sold for?
It was sold for $4.05 billion.
7. Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
It was written by Lawrence Kasdan, J.J.Abrams and Michael Arndt.
8. Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
It was directed by J.J. Abrams.
9. What other major films is the director responsible for?
J.J. Abrams has directed other major films such as Star Trek and it's sequel Star Trek into darkness and Mission Impossible 3.
10. How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)?
- Star Wars (1977)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Return of the Jedi (1983)
- The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars- $786,598,007
The Empire Strikes Back- $534,171,960
Return of the Jedi- $572,705,079
The Phantom Menace- $1,027,044,677
Attack of the Clones- $656,695,615
Revenge of the Sith- $848,998,877
The Force Awakens- $2,058,662,225
12. When was the first Star Wars film released?
It was released in America on the 25th May 1977 and was first premiered in the UK on the 27th of December 1977.
13. What does ILM stand for?
Industrial light and magic.
14. What do ILM do?
It is a motion picture visual effects company.
15. Who created ILM?
It was founded by George Lucas in May 1975.
16. Why did they create ILM?
It was created because Lucas wanted to use visual effects in Star Wars that had never been seen on film before.
17. What do casting directors do?
In Star Wars, the casting directors found Daisy Ridley and casted her as Ray.
18. Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed?
It was filmed at the Rub' al Khali desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
19. What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on?
It was filmed on both the 35mm film and parts where on the 65mm IMAX format.
20. What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
It was released in America on the 25th May 1977 and was first premiered in the UK on the 27th of December 1977.
13. What does ILM stand for?
Industrial light and magic.
14. What do ILM do?
It is a motion picture visual effects company.
15. Who created ILM?
It was founded by George Lucas in May 1975.
16. Why did they create ILM?
It was created because Lucas wanted to use visual effects in Star Wars that had never been seen on film before.
17. What do casting directors do?
In Star Wars, the casting directors found Daisy Ridley and casted her as Ray.
18. Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed?
It was filmed at the Rub' al Khali desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
19. What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on?
It was filmed on both the 35mm film and parts where on the 65mm IMAX format.
20. What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
65mm Film.
21. What studio was used to film a large portion of the film?
Pinewood Studios.
22. Where is the studio?
It is in Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire in the UK.
23. What major franchise is famously filmed at this studio?
The James Bond franchise.
24. How does said franchise link to Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Daniel Craig (James Bond) starred as a stormtrooper.
25. Who was the inspiration for the character Maz Kanata?
J.J. Abrams` old Palisades Charter High School English teacher Rose Gilbert.
26. What technology was used to create Maz Kanata?
Motion Capture and CGI.
27. Who played Maz Kanata & what other roles is she famous for?
She was voiced by Lupita Nyong'o and she played as Patsy in 12 Years a Slave and was nominated for several awards including the Best Supporting Actress which she won.
28. Who played General Snoke?
He is played by Andy Serkis.
29. What is he renowned for in the movie business?
He is known for starring as Gollum in Lord of the Rings.
30. Where was the final scene filmed?
It takes place on the Skellig Michael island in Ireland.
31. Who composed the film score?
John Williams.
32. How many Star wars films has he composed the music for?
All of them.
33. What other famous films has he created the music for?
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Indiana Jones Series and Home Alone 1&2.
34. How many times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to JJ Abrams)?
According to Abrams, John Boyega auditioned 9 times for the film.
35. Over what period of time did these auditions occur?
The auditions occurred over a time period of around 7 months.
36. How many people operated B-B8?
B-B8 has both a puppet and a robotic model which is changed depending on the scene, such as in the desert it was easier to use the puppet so they didn`t have to control B-B8 on sand. The puppet one was controlled by two puppeteers and the remote one was controlled by three separate operators with remotes to control different parts of him- eg: lights or his head moving.
37. What type of technology was the main version of B-B8?
B-B8 uses Sphero technology for the head and uses a gyroscope in the RC Robotic ball to work out which way is down and uses two wheels to move him from the inside.
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 out of the frame easily in post production.
40. What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Mainly they shot on film and they did this by using visual effects so they built the huge sets and costumes to reduce the amount of CGI used. J.J. Abrams did this as he wanted a more authentic feel to the film.
41. How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millenium Falcon?
There were many members of the cast and crew and according to Kathleen Kennedy, there were around 200 people watching the monitor.
42. Why was Simon Pegg thanked in the credits for Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
He has been good friends with J.J. Abrams for many years and he was a huge fan of Star Wars and did anything he could to help them on set most days.
43. JJ Abrams shot part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX. What is IMAX?
IMAX is a technique of widescreen cinematography that produces an image which is aroune 10 timezs larger than the average 35mm film.
44. How many IMAX screens was The film available on?
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shown on around 400 out of just under 1000 IMAX screens around the World.
45. What was the age rating of the film in the UK?
The age rating in the UK is 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).
Disney got £31 million from the UK Government and Disney spent at least 201 million on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens and about 15% of the production costs were given by the British government in the form of tax reliefs.
47. How much was Harrison Ford paid to reprise his role of Han Solo?
He was paid $25 million and 0.5% of the Global earnings.
48. How much were Daisy Ridley and John Boyega paid?
They were paid $450,00 each.
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