I was just thinking with their use of the Unreal Engine in production that now when people say those special effects look like a video game they'll be right. 
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This was the episode of the Gallery I was most looking forward to because it basically was the "How did we do Baby Yoda" episode. That was really interesting and the original designs did look a little weird. I loved Carano's talk about how she was holding the puppet like a real life baby (And her story about the blaster). Also, this is the second episode Filoni has waxed poetry on Star Wars to end it. If he hasn't considered it, I would love if he wrote a book on the whole mythology and behind the scenes and just the stories he has to share. I would read that book. He's really opened my eyes throughout this entire series.
Unless I've misunderstood, they aren't using the engine to generate the final images for filming, they're using it to control the assets.I was just thinking with their use of the Unreal Engine in production that now when people say those special effects look like a video game they'll be right.
My big takeaway from watching it was that there were A LOT of people who kept the secret. Some of those sets looked full of people, and none of them blabbed. It's not like The Child was some on-set surprise that they added in later in post.
Also, I love that they've got a reel to watch for reference on how Star Wars ships move.
I'm so happy we got a Gallery episode on the Score to the series. I think one of my favorite aspects of the show was the musical score. It sounds like Star Wars with a lot of western flair. To see how it came to be from studio to live orchestra is really cool.
I'd call it a perfect hybrid of western and eastern music. The woodwind and drum always puts me in mind of Japanese Samurai movies, while the actual melody has a decidedly western feel...mostly the ones made in Spain by Italians...
But yeah, Favreau's whole pitch about "let's not reference Star Wars, let's reference what inspired Star Wars" is for me probably the best and most succinct explanation I've yet heard that sums up why the ST didn't work for me and why The Mandalorian, SWR, TCW etc. did.
Mark Hamill had a secret role in “The Mandalorian,” that nobody knew about until Friday.
Story if you dare look.
On the final episode of the behind-the-scenes docuseries “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” it was revealed that Hamill lent his voice to a character in the Disney+ series. And who he voiced is an Easter Egg hunter’s dream: The droid EV-9D9.
Story if you dare look.
This episode was basically "hey, remember all that stuff you were shocked and thrilled to see in The Mandalorian, here's a reminder". Great episode. I loved the R5-D4 info. And the guy who was like "red goes on this side, green goes on this side. Hope you guys appreciate it." Oh yeah, and when Filoni complimented Bryce's acting when she acted interested in the ice cream maker. Great episode to end on, easily one of the best of the series.
I really enjoyed the Gallery series on The Mandalorian. I loved how they were pointing out those hardcore connections that only dedicated Star Wars fans would know and even referenced the Holiday Special. The scene where they are talking about it with Lucas and he basically disowns the whole thing was funny. Also the Ice Cream maker story was hysterical.
You could definitely see the directors mentally checking out as Jon and Dave waxed poetic about Willrow Hood and the ice cream maker/ cantono.
It was hilarious.
Willrow Hood finally has a reason to be.
Fans be crazy.
Fans be crazy.
How much you wanna bet there's still even now there's a raging argument on Wookiepedia as to whether or not this constitutes a design variant?
They don't seem to stress that much about behind-the-scenes production design info. They have no information on why there are two canon versions of the Imperial Star Destroyer, or that the Rogue One X-Wing is (probably) a T-65C instead of a T-65B like the ANH one because it's shaped differently. It probably has to do with their sourcing rules; unless it's an approved source, and it spells it out in so many words, they don't seem to accept it, probably to prevent arguments like that.
That link kinda makes me wish I'd just been joking. There's a level of pedantic fandom that I find more and more off putting the older I get. (this coming from the person that attempted to create a 100% accurate set of plans for the E-nil.)
Is there a variant of the X-Wing two-dimensional because of the cardboard stand-ups used to fill in the background? or how about one that has the cockpit internals all back to front because they used a giant mirror to extend the Yavin hangar set too?
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