2. Who formed Lucasfilm? George Lucas formed Lucasfilm, he is an American film maker and entrepreneur.
3. What year was Lucasfilm formed? 1971
4. Who is the president of Lucasfilm? With Micheline Chau's departure, senior executives for each of the Lucasfilm divisions will report directly to Kathleen Kennedy.
5. What other major films have they worked on? As well as Star Wars, Lucasfilm has worked on Indiana Jones.
6. How much was Lucasfilm sold for? Around $4 billion
7. Who wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens? George Lucas wrote the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8. Who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens? J.J Abrams directed the film, he is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction
9. What other major films is the director responsible for? J.J Abrams also direct the sequel to Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
10. How many Star Wars films have there been so far (list them)?
Star Wars (1997)The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Phantom Menace (1999)
Attack of the Clones (2002)
Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The Force Awakens (2015)
Episode VIII (2017)
11. How much money have they all made at the global box office? Here are some examples of how much money the global box office make in the years 1900-2016
$ 2788.0 Avatar (2009)
$ 2186.8 Titanic (1997)
$ 2066.0 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
$ 1670.4 Jurassic World (2015
$ 1519.6 The Avengers (2012)
$ 1516.0 Furious Seven (2015)
$ 1405.4 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
$ 1341.5 Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2012)
$ 1276.5 Frozen (2013)
$ 1215.4 Iron Man 3 (2013)
$ 1163.5 Minions (2015)
$ 1152.7 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
$ 1123.7 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
$ 1122.0 Jurassic Park (1993)
$ 1119.9 The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003)
$ 1108.6 Skyfall (2012)
$ 1104.0 Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
$ 1084.9 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
$ 1066.2 Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
$ 1050.7 Toy Story 3 (2010)
$ 1045.7 Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
$ 1027.0 Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
$ 1025.5 Alice in Wonderland (2010)
$ 1023.1 Zootopia (2016)
$ 1021.1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) TOTAL $33224.3
12. When was the first Star Wars film released? May 25, 1977
13. What does ILM stand for? Industrial Light and Magic
14. What do ILM do? They create visual effects and CGI
15. Who created ILM? George Lucas
16. Why did they create ILM? For the production of the Star Wars franchise
17. What do casting directors do? Casting Directors organize the casting of actors for all the roles in a film. This involves working closely with the director and producer to understand their requirements, and suggesting ideal artists for each role, as well as arranging and conducting interviews and auditions.
18. Where were the first scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmed? The first scenes were filmed in the desert near Abu Dhabi
19. What format was Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot on? 66mm IMAX
20. What types of camera were used to film Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Kodak cameras were used to film Star Wars
21. What studio was used to film a large portion of the film? Production for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ was predominantly based at Pinewood Studios, where stars Harrison Ford, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley filmed a large portion of the film
22. Where is the studio? Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England. Approximately 20 miles west of Central London
23. What major franchise is famously filmed at this studio? The James Bond franchise and the Carry On films
24. How does said franchise link to Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Daniel Craig, the main character in James Bond, played a storm trooper in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens
25. Who was the inspiration for the character Maz Kanata? The inspiration of Maz Kanata was J.J Abrams' old teacher Rose Gilbert
26. What technology was used to create Maz Kanata? The medusa performance capture system
27. Who played Maz Kanata & what other roles is she famous for? Lupita Nyong'o played Maz Kanata, she is also famous for Raksha in The Jungle Book, Gwen in Non-Stop etc.
28. Who played General Snoke? Andy Serkis
29. What is he renowned for in the movie business? He is renowned for playing Gollum in The Lord of The Rings
30. Where was the final scene filmed? The last scene, involving the mysterious role of Mark Hamill, takes place in the Skellig Michael island in Ireland.
31. Who composed the film score? John Williams composed the music for Star Wars
32. How many Star wars films has he composed the music for? 6
33. What other famous films has he created the music for? John Williams has also composed for the films: Jaws, E.T, Superman, Saving Private Ryan, Hook, Home Alone, and Star Wars I, II, III, VII and the VIII coming in 2017
34. How many times did John Boyega audition for the film (according to JJ Abrams)?
35. Over what period of time did these auditions occur? 7 months
36. How many people operated B-B8? 3, one person operates the head, another operates the body's acceleration, and the last person operates the direction in which B-B8 goes
37. What type of technology was the main version of B-B8? The ball is giant remote-control robot puppet very much like one called Sphero which was design by Bob Iger, the head is attached to the body with a magnet so that it doesn't fall off but also allows the body to move freely.
38. What colour suit did the B-B8 operator wear? Green
39. What did he have to wear such a suit? He had to wear a green suit because it is similar to the green screen that you can edit and put backgrounds on that aren't actually there. So he wears the green suit so that he can be edited to fit the background so it looks like B-B8 moves on his own.
40. What type of special effects (SFX) were employed on Star Wars: The Force Awakens? CGI
41. How many people were behind the monitor watching the scene when Han and Chewie returned to the Millenium Falcon? Around 200
42. Why was Simon Pegg thanked in the credits for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Because he helped make the film and he played a character.
43. JJ Abrams shot part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX. What is IMAX? IMAX is a technique of widescreen cinematography which produces an image approximately ten times larger than that from standard 35 mm film.
44. How many IMAX screens was The film available on? Only 15 films in North America and 2 internationally are showing in the IMAX screens
45. What was the age rating of the film in the UK? 12
46. 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). £31.6 million - 15% financed by the UK government.
47. How much was Harrison Ford paid to reprise his role of Han Solo? Around $25 million
48. How much were Daisy Ridley and John Boyega paid? Between $100k to $300k
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