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Archived News
August 2003
Week 1
Saturday August 9,
2003
A New Affiliate |
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Today Galactic Voyage has gained a new
affiliate! A big welcome to Marc Xavier of The
Furry Conflict. Special thanks goes to Marc for making
this affiliation possible. If you love Star Wars or Star Trek for
that matter, then you need to be sure to see this great site! Go and
visit our newest affiliate today!
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by Jedi
Power
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Friday August 8, 2003
Homing Beacon #91 |
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The latest Homing Beacon has arrived, and today we get to talk about
Pablo Hidalgo.
You
have only until this Sunday, August 10 to become a Hyperspace member
and submit your entry to be eligible to win a trip to the set of
Episode III in Syndey, Australia.
Along with watching
the Episode III shoot unfold live on the webcam, and even
participating in the creative process by choosing the color-scheme
for Obi-Wan's droid in the new movie, Hyperspace members have been
living vicariously through the daily set diary of Pablo Hidalgo.
"Pabawan" has been in Sydney since before the shoot began,
faithfully representing fandom and sharing with us all he sees and
hears.
Since the winner of
the trip to the set will have the opportunity to live Pablo's life
for a day placing the webcam and writing a set diary for
starwars.com, we asked Pablo to give us some insight into a typical
day for him on set...
August 5, 2003
| 5:00
a.m. |
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Alarm
goes off. |
| 5:30
a.m. |
Alarm
continues to go off. |
| 6:00
a.m. |
Off
to work. It's a nice day in Sydney, so I'm walking. |
| 6:30
a.m. |
Arrive
at Fox Studios, and head up to my office. Catch up on
Stateside emails, both business and personal. |
| 7:00
a.m. |
Breakfast
at the catering tent. Check the Call Sheet: eight Jedi
extras costume fittings listed throughout the day. Call
Costume Archivist Gillian Libbert to get details. Possible
Set Diary in the works. |
| 7:30
a.m. |
To
the set; Trade Federation Cruiser bridge is shooting today.
Watch shooting of animatronic Neimoidian pilot. Take notes
for potential Set Diary. Chat with Creature Shop Animatronic
operators to get the specifics. |
| 8:00
a.m. |
Between
takes, ask if it's okay to put the webcam on set for the
Wednesday and Thursday shoot, since the shooting is moving
to a webcam-accessible stage. It's a rather major sequence
being shot, so I promise to concentrate mostly on crew and
off-set action. Thursday is OK, but I'm asked to hold off on
Wednesday. I continue taking pictures of the set and the
filming. Since I don't know what the Set Diary is yet, I
always take many more photos than I end up needing. |
| 9:30
a.m. |
Take
Dave Weitzberg from ILM to the Creature Shop; introduce him
to the crew and show him around. |
| 10:00
a.m. |
Off
to costume fittings. Watch the first Jedi extra, Gervais
Koffi get fitted. |
| 10:30
a.m. |
Back
to office. More emails. Rick McCallum drops by the office to
look at some of the pictures I've taken. I take the
opportunity to hit him up for an online chat for next week.
He's all for it, but I've got to coordinate with his
assistant, Jacqui Louez, to fit it into his schedule. |
| 11:00
a.m. |
Ghent
phones from the States. One of the webcams is down. Rush off
to stage to check it out. The cam's been unplugged.
Thankfully, it's on the floor end so I don't have to climb
up into the rafters to reconnect it. Head back to office.
Talk to Ghent about this week's newsletter, which you're
reading right now. I then return a call to Anthony Daniels.
He wants to do another chat this Friday. I confirm the time
of the chat and when the driver should pick him up. I let
Second 2nd Assistant Director Paul Sullivan schedule this. |
| 11:30
a.m. |
Back
on set. Talk to Colin Ware, the man underneath the
Neimoidian pilot mask. Bingo. I know for sure I've got
material for a Set Diary here. |
| 12:00
a.m. |
Head
to costume fitting. The next Jedi extra, Josh Canning, is
being fitted. Another Set Diary is forming in my mind. |
| 12:30
a.m. |
Back
to office. Catch up on email. |
| 1:00
p.m. |
Lunch
in the catering tent. Talk publishing related news with the
visiting editor from LucasBooks, Jonathan Rinzler. |
| 2:00
p.m. |
Back
on set. Get a phone call from Gentle Giant Studios. They
tell me to turn on the webcam. Run back to computer to
switch them live to cover a tour walking through their
scanning area. Meanwhile, I re-dress the webcam wiring on
the set construction stage to prevent it from getting
disconnected again. |
| 3:00
p.m. |
Back
to costume fittings. Take many photographs of Jedi extras
Aliyah Williams and Dominique Chionchio. |
| 4:30
p.m. |
Take
a walkthrough of a few stages to scope out webcam placement
for later in the week. |
| 5:00
p.m. |
Another
phone call from Gentle Giant. They're soon to start a new
scan. When Anthony comes on in his tarnished protocol droid
outfit, I flip the webcam on. |
| 5:30
p.m. |
Back
to set, in case any late-breaking story ideas pop up. |
| 6:30
p.m. |
Shooting
wraps. Head back to office. Begin going through
audiocassettes, reviewing quotes and notes. |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Download
photos from digital cameras onto computer. Organize photos.
Today's total: 82 images. |
| 7:30
p.m. |
Start
writing first draft of article. Review. Proof. Rewrite. |
| 8:30
p.m. |
Begin
formatting of article, input into publication tool,
uploading of images. Review and readying of other site
content for Stateside team to publish the next day. |
| 9:00
p.m. |
Finish
up work. Tidy up office. Head off to the movies and a bite
to eat. |
If you're not already
reading the Episode III Set Diary, join
Hyperspace today to get in on the inside.
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Thursday August 7,
2003
Hyperspace Chat Tonight |
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The Official Star
Wars Site has announced another chat tonight with Anthony
Daniels! When informed that his first online Hyperspace chat netted
over 2000 unanswered questions, Anthony Daniels was quite surprised.
He promptly volunteered for a second chat, to field new questions,
revisit old ones, and continue the fun from last week.
So, the actor inside the classic protocol droid from all the Star
Wars movies will be online this Thursday, August 7, 2003 at 5:00
p.m. U.S. Pacific time (8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time, or Friday,
August 8 at 10:00 a.m. Sydney time).
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Wednesday August 6,
2003
"Pick the
Droid" Winner |
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 The
Official Star Wars
Site has announced the winner of the "Pick the Droid"
contest that Hyperspace members determined for Episode III. The
winner is droid #4.
The
bronze and copper astromech droid seems an obvious contender for a
toy, given the popularity of droids and the fact that fans had a say
in its design (Justin Dix has ordered the paints for the winning
droid, and plans to complete it by Friday).
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Wednesday August 6,
2003
What computer tools... |
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This report comes from the Official
Star Wars Site!
Answered by: Gavin Bocquet
What
computer tools do you use in your department?
In the Art Department
we use a number of computer software programs, both on PC and Mac.
We are generally a design-based department, which means we generally
use Mac computers, but there are no rules.
We have
draughtspeople using CAD with both Autocad and Vectorworks. We also
have concept designers working on a variety of 3-D programs
including Lightwave, 3-D Studio Max, Rhino, and 2-D programs like
Painter. We have graphic designers working on Photoshop and
Illustrator. We also do a lot of organizational work, like schedules
and budgets on spreadsheet programs like Excel and FileMaker Pro.
There are no rules as
to what are the correct programs to use. Each individual uses the
programs they feel most comfortable with for the work they are
doing, and for the education and experience they have had.
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Tuesday August 5, 2003
Galactic Voyage is Site
of the Month |
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Lia of LIA:TSWU
has informed me that Galactic Voyage is the "Site of the
Month" for August at her website! I am honored to have won this
award. Thanks a lot Lia! Be sure to head over to her great site to
see what she had to say about Galactic Voyage. It was really nice!
To see other awards that Galactic Voyage has won, be sure to head
over to the Awards
section!
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Monday August 4, 2003
Fan Fiction-Star Wars:
Armageddon |
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Today we have added a fan fiction story from Darth Trocious to the Fan
Fiction section. Here are the facts:
Title:
Star
Wars: Armageddon
Author: Darth Trocious E-mail: Larsontalk@Centurytel.net
Category: Action
Timeline: 2,500 years after Return
of the Jedi
Rating: Either PG or PG-13
Summary: After the
destruction of Coruscant, refugees witness the most horrifying event
in all of the Galaxy’s history. Can a new power rise to fight this
genocidal power that uses the Jedi as puppets?
Status:
This story is actually a movie trilogy. The short story is open for
any constructive ideas you may have. There are no central characters
as of now, but any I would enjoy any feedback on ideas.
Disclaimer:
The Force and all of Star Wars are ideas of George Lucas.
I am not looking for money for what I write and do not own
any of his characters or ideas.
I also have no intention of giving his work a bad name
through what I write.
If you have a fan fiction story and would like for
the world to read it, be sure to visit the Submit
Fan Fiction page!
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Sunday August 3, 2003
New Entrance Page |
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Mace Windows has provided us with an outstanding new image for the
entrance page to Galactic Voyage! Thank you very much Mace! This
picture is definitely worth looking at, so if you don't normally
come to Galactic Voyage through the index page, today might be the
day you want to in order to take a look.
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Saturday August 2,
2003
New Site of the Month |
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Today Galactic Voyage has selected the next "Site of the
Month" winner! The winner for August, 2003 is Docking
Bay 101! Congratulations! I want to say thank you to all who
applied. Don't worry if you were not chosen this month. Once you
have applied, you will always be in the running!
Docking
Bay 101 is a Star Wars sound archive that is dedicated to
bringing you the very best sounds from the Star Wars movies. The
sounds are categorized by character for easy searching. Docking
Bay 101 currently contains 467 sounds and 16 tracks of music
from all of the movies. There are a couple of other features
available as well, including a forum, pictures from all the
episodes, links, and a guestbook with new categories to come in the
near future. If you like Star Wars sounds, then you will really
enjoy Docking
Bay 101.
If you would like to submit your site to be in the
running for September, then
apply here to be "Site of the Month!"
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Friday August 1, 2003
Pick Obi-Wan's Droid |
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The Official Star
Wars Site has announced that Director George Lucas and the
Episode III Droid Unit have decided to let Hyperspace members
determine the look of a new droid to appear on the big screen in the
summer of 2005.
While Obi-Wan Kenobi may not remember owning a droid, you'll be
able to select a memorable paint scheme for his new astro-unit in
Episode III. In the film, this new droid will accompany Kenobi on a
mission aboard his Jedi starfighter. There are four color schemes,
represented here as concept art, from which to choose.
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The
first is a striped design, with a unique metallic gray blue
pattern along a pewter dome. |
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The
second design features a metallic camouflage green eye and
selected panels, aluminum panels, and a pewter dome. |
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The
third design has an embossed circuitry look with raised
surface detail on a gunmetal gray head. |
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fourth design is very metallic, featuring copper panels on a
bronze dome. |
Only Hyperspace members can vote in the poll. The poll closes at
Sunday, August 3, 5 p.m. (Pacific). The Droid Unit will take winning
astromech design into fabrication. Go and vote for your favorite
droid! I did.
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Posted:
by Jedi
Power
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Friday August 1, 2003
When Anakin goes to see
Watto... |
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This report comes from the Official
Star Wars Site!
Answered by: Ben Burtt
When
Anakin goes to see Watto in Episode II, there's a weird bubbling
sound effect in the background. What is that?
That sound is boiling liquid nitrogen recorded in my
father's chemistry lab.
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by Jedi
Power
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