Interview - Frank Ippolito: Creature Effects For The Mandalorian and The Force Awakens

The Resistance Broadcast: Star Wars Podcast

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4.6 • 881 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2021

⏱️ 103 minutes

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On this episode we interview creature/costume maker and puppeteer Frank Ippolito who worked on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Mandalorian seasons 1 and 2, and other awesome franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean and shows like Stranger Things! We talk all about his contribution to bringing fantastical elements of theses worlds to life, and get a close and personal look at that scene stealing sweater-wearing dock-working Mon Calamari he played in The Mandalorian! The Resistance base is open to all, so spread the word about our Star Wars podcast and join us! Be sure to subscribe free to the show on your preferred platform!

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0:00.0	If you're listening to this broadcast, you're a part of the resistance. Grab your cable knit sweaters, everybody.
0:32.6	It's going to be a cold one.
0:34.2	I don't know what that means, but it'll make sense in a second.
0:37.2	Welcome back, everybody. This is the Resistance broadcast. I'm John. what that means, but it'll make sense in a second. Welcome back,
0:37.8	everybody. This is the Resistance Broadcast. I'm John. Thank you so much for joining us today.
0:42.2	We have a really cool episode in store for you. James and Lacey with me as always. How's it going,
0:48.0	guys? How are you? I am so excited right now. Yeah.
0:59.1	I'm pretty excited about this upcoming conversation we're about to have. Yeah.
0:59.6	So, give you a hint.
1:00.5	It's a podcast.
1:02.0	It is.
1:02.9	It is a podcast.
1:04.4	Yeah, I see him back there on yours.
1:07.3	So, yeah, we are going to give you an interview with a self-proclaimed monster maker, as he refers to himself, Frank Epilito.
1:17.2	And he's worked in creature effects and puppeteering on The Force Awakens, seasons one of two of the Mandalorian.
1:22.9	And he actually played the, like I said, in the opening, the cable knit sweater wearing fan scene stealing Moncala in the Mandalorian third episode of the season.
1:34.6	So you know exactly who we're talking about that, doc working.
1:37.8	Everybody does.
1:38.8	Sassy Moncala.
1:40.4	That's Frank.
1:41.1	And we talk to him about all of that stuff and more uh an interview i
1:49.4	did not expect to be as rich as as it wound up being because we went beyond star wars with
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