As issue 211 of Star Wars Insider lands, the official site takes a look at one of the articles within, an in-depth discussion with Oscar-winning Production Designer Roger Christian, one of the architects of the look of the galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars Insider: How did you apply that sensibility to sets like the Millennium Falcon?
Roger Christian: The Falcon cockpit was actually the first set I ever did. Obviously 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) was the landmark sci-fi movie before us, but it was too shiny and beautiful. It was not what George wanted, so I began researching submarines and cockpits of B-52 bombers. I began to think that, if I just used actual airplane scrap, I could layer all of the sets with it. I began to go to all the London airfields, buying up their airplane junk, which I found cost nothing. There were mountains of jet engines, and I was taking as much as I could.
I spent $100,000 under my little budget, because no one wanted this scrap. But it was cheap as chips, and that was the core of the design of Star Wars. The whole hold area of the Falcon ended up just being miles of junk and PVC piping.
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