Who formed Lucasfilm? George Lucas, hence why it's called 'Lucasfilm', founded the company in 1971.
What year was Lucasfilm formed? 1971.
Who is the president of Lucasfilm? Kathleen Kennedy
What other major films have they worked on? Along with Star Wars, Lucasfilm has also worked on the famous and popular film Indiana Jones.
How much was Lucasfilm sold for? The film was bought from George Lucas for $4.05 (£2.5) by Walt Disney Studios.
Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens? There was a combination of people who wrote Star Wars force awakens. The director and producer of the film J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas.
Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens? The director of the film was J.J. Abrams.
What other major films is the director responsible for? As well as Star Wars Abrams is known for working on films such as Lost, Super 8, Mission Impossible III.
How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)? There has been seven star wars films in total. Original trilogy: IV - A new hope, V - The empire strikes again, VI - Return of the Jedi. Prequel trilogy: I - The Phantom menace, II - Attack of the clones, III- Revenge of the sixth. Sequel Trilogy: VII - The Force Awakens.
How much money have they all made at the global box office? $6,479,600,000
When was the first Star Wars film released? 1977
What does ILM stand for? Industrial light and magic
What do ILM do? Create computer graphics for film. They are sent sense from studios in CGI.
Who created ILM? George Lucas
Why did they create ILM?Lucas created it when production began on the first Star Wars film. He wanted the film to have visual effects that had never been seen before so he created a company that could do that for him.
What do casting directors do? Casting Directors organise and select the cast for a film. They will host interviews and auditions with actors narrowing down the numbers as they go along and issuing call-backs to people that stand out until they find the people perfect for the roles. After this they will negotiate money and contracts with the actors they have chosen.
Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed? Abu Dhabi
What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on? IMAX
What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens? 35mm standard stock and 65mm IMAX cameras
What studio was used to film a large portion of the film? When the film was not being shot abroad a huge part of the filming to place in a London film making Studio called Pinewood studios.
Where is the studio? London, England
What major franchise is famously filmed at this studio? The studios is most famous for being the home of James Bond.
How does said franchise link to Star Wars: The Force Awakens?Both of them are a series of films that have been around for years and years developing a huge fan base. As a result of this they both have certain qualities that they have to live up to in order to keep fans interested. Both films also switch out characters and actors however unlike James Bond, the Star Wars franchise always keep the original actors in the in their previous roles only adding new actors to new roles. In the same way that boys wanted to be Luke Skywalker or Han Solo and now they possibly want to be Finn or girls that wanted to be Princess Leia now want to be Rey, boys want to be like James Bond. Both franchises have managed to create characters that the audience look up to and want to be like, they continue watching the films because they have grown up with the characters and the storyline and want to see what will happen next. They are both the same in the fact that even if you have never seen a James Bond film or a Star Wars film you have heard of it, just proving how successful both of the franchises are. Daniel Craig also had a cameo in The Force Awakens as one of the storm troopers.
Who was the inspiration for the character Maz Kanata? Maz Kanata was inspired by one of J.J's school teachers. He looked up to her and admired her. He used the memory and photographs of her to inspire and create the character.
What technology was used to create Maz Kanata? Maz Kanata was created by CGI and was voiced and performed by an actress.
Who played Maz Kanata & what other roles is she famous for? Lupita Nyong'o was the actress who played Maz Kanata. Her first big role was in the popular film 12 years of slave released in 2013,
Who played General Snoke? This character was played by Andrew Serkis.
What is he renowned for in the movie business? He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated haracters as Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings film
Where was the final scene filmed? The final scene on the film was filmed on an island called Skellig Michael off the shores of Ireland.
Who composed the film score? John Williams was the composer and conducted for the Orchestra for the film.
How many Star wars films has he composed the music for? It was very special that Williams returned to conducted for the this Star Wars as he was the conductor for all of the prequels.
What other famous films has he created the music for? Spiderman, Harry Potter, ET, Indiana Jones, Jaws
How mant times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to JJ Abrams)? 9 times.
Over what period of time did these auditions occur? 7 months.
How many people operated B-B8? One person operated him when using the puppetry technique but two people when controlling him with a remote.
What type of technology was the main version of B-B8? The body of BB-8 is a sphere with a wheeled mechanism inside it . The floating head is achieved using magnets, some of them repel and some of them attract. The magnetic attraction keeps the head and the body close together while the repulsion prevents the head from being in direct contact with the body.In the terms of controlling him they used puppetry for some of the scenes and remote controls for others.
What colour suit did the B-B8 operator wear? Green
Why did he have to wear such a suit? To create the same effect that a green screen would have, it would be easier to edit him out and to project the background image on to where he was to make it appear as though the droid was operating by itself.
What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Abrams wanted to stay authentic to the original Star Wars trilogy as he thought the prequels were flawed as a result of their over-usage of CG. He shot as much of the film as possible in camera, building extensive set and large models to minimise the use of CG. They used matte paintings instead of green screen technology and created flat force perspective paintings to make corridors and hallways appear longer. They were practical and physical whenever possible meaning that not an extensive amount of special effects were used in the film, especially compared to the prequels. There is still a lot of CGI used as it is impossible to avoid because of the setting and genre of the film, with the visual effects supervisor confirming that about 2,100 f the 2,500 shots contained some form of CGI. These were either used for explosions, droids, space battles, characters or the galaxy itself.
How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millenium Falcon? About 200
Why was Simon Pegg thanked in the credits for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? He played the part of Unkar Plutt, the junk dealer in Jakku. However, he was in costume so his face is never seen in the film.
JJ Abrams shot part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX. What is IMAX?A technique of cinematography which produces an image that is about tentimes bigger than standard 35mm film.
How many IMAX screens was The film available on? 29
What was the age rating of the film in the UK? 12A
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). They covered 15% of all production costs, contributing about £31.6 million.
How much was Harrison Ford paid to reprise his role of Han Solo? $20 million
How much were Daisy Ridley and John Boyega paid? Between $100,000 -$300,000
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