Kitbashed - The Origins of Star Wars
The definitive guide to the ancestry of Star Wars by Michael Heilemann.
About — Kitbashed
Kitbashed is a kind of ebook in which I attempt to map the origins of Star Wars. It covers everthing from Lucas's earliest student films, European cinema of the time, westerns, samurai films, war …
The Mœbius Probe — Kitbashed
Aug 23, 2015 · One of art legend Mœbius’s smallest comic book doodles grew to a starring role in Star Wars II .
John Berkey & The Mechanical Planet — Kitbashed
Feb 15, 2013 · He provided the empire with the ultimate weapon, though he couldn't have known it at the time. His style is uniquely elegant, yet mechanical, and though he would do some …
The Millennium Falcon — Kitbashed
Feb 28, 2016 · The panels in varying greys and the kitbashed surfaces of the 2001 vehicles was a template for all many science fiction films to come, even ones with a fantasy bent.
A Filmography — Kitbashed
The first complete collection of George Lucas's earliest films, from his first kinestasis to his post-graduate project THX 1138 4EB, and beyond.
The Jawa Sandcrawler — Kitbashed
Feb 13, 2013 · I asked Jonathan Rinzler, who wrote The Making of Star Wars about it: @ kitbashed The NASA remark came from the archival interviews. I think it had something to do …
The Birth of R2-D2 — Kitbashed
Apr 5, 2015 · How Douglas Trumbull's 1972 low-budget, bleeding heart science fiction classic yielded not just the basic look of, but the humanity of R2-D2 and robots everywhere.
Chewbacca — Kitbashed
Mar 20, 2013 · The in-depth look at the creation of everyone's favorite walking carpet. From the earliest idea, and the word 'wookie' in THX 1138, up through his visual development, …
American Graffiti (1974) — Kitbashed
May 10, 2013 · Torn out of his days cruising the streets of Modesto, American Graffiti is Lucas's love letter to a long since dead mating ritual. Seeming perhaps a sidestep in relation to Star …