popularmechanics.com — George Lucas?s team of F/X wizards took home an Oscar for Star Wars in 1977, and one of the quiet but crucial innovators among them was Grant McCune. Since then, he?s built models for over 100 films, spanning decades of sci-fi and action classics.
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annflowerMar 27, 2008
R2D2 and C3PO. When i was child i thought that they are the greatest inventions of humanity!
Closed AccountMar 27, 2008
Episode 1 was the last movie to use models.<a class="user" href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Adam_Savage">http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Adam_Savage</a>Lucas has sold his model division to the employees.
punkcatMar 27, 2008
agree. i don't care much for learning about him though, i wanted to know the inspiration and ideas behind r2d2 and the falcon.how much he worked with ralph. was it all just hacked together? or was there a general vision of shape?as it stands it just glosses over his entire process and we learn little.
spaceyraygunMar 27, 2008
one time i was at a rainbow vacuum cleaner repair store and the guy, who was head to toe in rainbow garb (shoes too), said that R2-D2 was modeled after some of the earliest rainbow vacuum cleaners. i still have yet to see anyone actually admit that.
Closed AccountMar 27, 2008
I hate CGI with a passion, but puppet Yoda in Episode I = Abortion-worthy fail.
mrcabMar 28, 2008
Grant's IMDB page:<a class="user" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567263/">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567263/</a>
phanthommaniaDec 1, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://www.greenleaftoy.com">http://www.greenleaftoy.com</a>