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Day 24 Star Wars challenge...A character you didn’t like in the series...I never liked the Ewoks. I know, I know...everybody loves them but I just thought they looked out of place and really fake and they looked really awkward when they walked. I might have liked them better if they were GCI but I don't think that technology was available back in the 70's.
Hey Queli16:
Actually, for Return Of The Jedi (1983), Lucas originally wanted the battle to happen on the Wookie home world, but the logistics (budgetary and technology) constraints forced him to downsize the idea, hence why he created the Ewoks.
No CGI readily existed back then. Tron (1982) actually was one of the first full-length feature films to create a digital "backdrop" but even then, it was very rudimentary. Even the simple little computer simulation that Blair (actor Wilford Brimley) watches in John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982) was considered extremely high-tech; the computer designer even mentionning to Carpenter during production that "computers are not capable of such detailed animation"!
But back to the Ewoks: Lucas had to change the idea for small furry almost "teddy bear" creatures, which were played for the most part by "small people" (call I say dwarfs? Is that politically incorrect?) and some children, which explains how their walking stances may appear slightly "distorted". The same was done with Jawas in "A New Hope" (1977), whereas if you pay close attention to the R2-D2 kidnapping scene, you can tell which Jawas were played by "dwarves" and which were played by "children".
Lead Ewok character Wicket (who befriends Leia) was played by Warwick Davis of Harry Potter and Willow fame. Kenny Baker (R.I.P.) who played R2-D2 also played an Ework. Other "Time Bandits" (1982) actors Malcolm Dixon and Mike Edmonds also played Ewoks.
Myself I never was too keen on the Ewoks, first due to that horrible end song sequence (in the original version before the late 90s re-dux re-release), secondly due to the obvious marketability factor (it felt as though that by 1983, merchandising affected/inspired creatures in Star Wars), and lastly due to those horrible made-for-TV Ewok specials. Shudder!
I did however always had a soft spot for those puppet mini baby Ewoks, seen in baskets and the arms of their parent in the scene where C-3P0 tells the tales of our rebel heroes to the tribe.
Hello everyone...
Day 25 Star Wars challenge... favorite female fashion from any of the movies...okay, now this is really a challenge because those fashions were spectacular: some in their simplicity (Princess Leia's white fashion when we first meet her) and others because they were so elaborate...Princess Amidala, anyone?! I'm choosing, for no particular reason, Princess Leia's white fashion (when we first meet her) and Princess Amidala's white fashion 🙂
butterman...1999...yes, I didn't like the ewoks because they looked exactly like what they were...little people in furry suits. Most everything else looked so high tech (for the time) and they just look sooooo fake. The babies, however, were a whole other story 🙂 They were so adorable.
Tina...congrats on your new job. Stop by and take a break whenever you can.
Jackie...I really like the way the Stormtoopers looked. They made a lasting impression. Oh yeah, Darth was the ultimate villain...have a safe trip.
Shirls...that's quite a project you've gotten yourself into. Can't wait to see photos!...thanks...I love walking into the Hersey store. It smells heavenly!...I thought about buying that Sabine Wren doll but there are so many Barbies I want that I never followed through on it but you know I love her two toned blue hair.
The movie A Wrinkle in Time will be released March 8. I remember reading the book and not liking it. I will, however, see the movie. Mattle has the dolls in the shop: Mrs. Which-Oprah Winfrey, Mrs. Whatsit-Reese Witherspoon, Mrs. Who-Mindy Kaling. The dolls are black label, really beautiful, and designed by Carlyle Nuera.
Mrs. Which...curvy articulated body
Mrs. Whatsit...articulated body
Mrs. Who...curvy articulated body
Camila Cade got a new Little Twin Stars blouse from Target. Doesn't she look adorable?!
QUELI ~ I like looking at your doll shelves!
Tonight you get your wish as I am going to post ALL the pictures I took of this project.
Starting out with the shield project first. My Froggy has the right idea about using cereal box cardboard! I liked working with it a lot. My idea for shape of shield came from looking at many shield images. Since Cleo is so short-waisted and had lots of stuff around her waist, thought a long shield would work best for her.
Here are the shield parts ready to assemble. The 'rivets' on the edging were made using an awl; careful not to punch all the way through. This was my own idea.
In order to get a rounded shape for the shield, I glued the design on front and the faux leather backing to the shield. While still damp, secured the shield to this glass and let set overnight. This worked pretty well!
Next day after shield has dried and been shaped, I glued the edges. Was finally able to put the little closepins I bought at Target to use!!
The back of the completed shield. The faux leather looks great. Had leftovers from something else and JUST enough for Cleo's dragon book and this shield. Painting with a toothpick is far neater, so I may need to redo the printing on the book.
The last phase of Cleo the Dragon trainer and if need be; dragon slayer, is her horse! This took the longest. Too many ideas, too many accessories, a few redos, a few things that didn't work at all. Supplies for this horse included fabric left over from an outfit I made for Tonner's Sydney, the Marie Callendar pie tin remnants from the sword, an ankle bracelet, a necklace, an arm bracelet, faux leather( a piece from a jumper I wore in high school), silver and gold paint, needle & thread, 2 head pins, 1 thumb tack, jewelry kit leather(which smells horrific!), acrylic paints, Barbie Rapunzel's hair extension, glue, lots of patience and many searches on internet for saddle images, scabbard images again, medieval horses, etc. and lots of imagination. And Coco Chanel's advice, ha!
Face armor from the pie tin. Scrubbed with abaisive cleanser to get rid of the shine, a coating of watered down black acrylic paint, more punching with the awl, paint, thumb tack!! My ankle braclet across the forehead and down the sides of neck. ha! Needed to paint some whites in the eyes and a little pink in the inner canthus of the eyes.
Forgot to mention the curtain valance.......it had edging just perfect for this breast piece.
The arm bracelet was perfect for the making of a saddle. The individual wires makes it flexible, enabled me to sew the leather seat on to the bracelet, and it grips the horse pretty snugly so the 'Mithril' stays in place.
