Star Wars Prequels' Art Director Doug Chiang Talks

inherent writes: "Recently, representatives of three fansites covering Westwood's upcoming release, Earth and Beyond Online had the opportunity to interview Doug Chiang, Art Director for the Star Wars prequels, and the designer of the spacecraft models in Earth and Beyond Online. Chiang speaks on topics like the differences between film and digital animation, advice for upcoming digital artists, and the now infamous Jar Jar Binks. The interview transcript is available at Earth and Beyond Portal"

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Know what i'd like to see?

[Bowie J. Poag]

Killing off Jar Jar in Episode 3 would make the fans happy, as well as providing a pleasant "Mr. Hooper's gone" introduction for children to learn the realities of death.

Besides that, I (and others, no doubt..) would actually go see one if I knew Jar Jar was going to get snuffed out beforehand.

My $0.02,

Re:What Jar Jar could have been

[Anonymous Coward]

Chewbacca was a "wise-cracking type of character?"

I don't remember this. I suppose I should learn Wookie.

Call me a skeptic...

[Rhinobird]

Color me a skeptic, but I'll believe in this so called 'Star Wars Episode II' when I can go to theater and see it with my own two eyes. Don't believe everything you read, this 'StarWars' is pure fiction. Pictures can be faked, and video can be edited. I'm waiting for some good solid PROOF of this 'Star Wars: Episode II'. Until then it's just so much hokem.

Wait, what were we talking about? Jar-Jar must die? I'm down with that. But so many people here want to see Jar-Jar die. I want to see something else happen. I want Jar-Jar to be turned into that monster in Jabba's palace from "Return of the Jedi". That would rock, cause then Jar-Jar would be this painfully, horribly disfigured creature, AND we would have all seen him die a painfull death already, no waiting.

Jar Jar must live, deal with it

[Anonymous Coward]

Jar Jar is important to the story line. Yes, he is silly, he talks like mickey mouse on crack, and he flops around stupidly, but had it not been for Jar Jar, there would be no episode 2 or 3.. or the rest even. If Qui Gon and Obi Wan had not stumbled across
Jar Jar, they would have never gotten transport to the naboo city, nor would they have cannon fodder types to fight the war with the battle droids. The trade federation would have won, and the evil sith schemes would have prospered.. probably would have started the elimination of the jedi a few years earlier.. So, next time when you bash jar jar, realize that he is important to the story.

Jar Jar was actually the best possible combination

[pussycat]

from the transcript:

Jar Jar was actually the best possible combination of shapes and personalities and elements that George wanted.

(emphasis mine)

translation:

Jar Jar was actually the best possible combination of shapes and personalities and elements that anyone could make out of a sack of crap.

Yuck yuck yuck! If anyone involved in the conception and realization of JJ Binks ever qualifies him by saying "well, he was designed for kids" again, I am going to move to a different planet.

Cast Steve Irwin In The Next Star Wars Prequel

[The Evil Beaver]

Sign Our Petition!

That's right, a petition to Cast Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin in Star Wars ep. 3! Combining the coolness of Star Wars with the great character that is everyone's favorite Australian. Sign the petition and let George Lucas know who you want to see in the final Star Wars Prequel!